Good, Bad, and UGLY

So much comes across my desk that it’s difficult to keep up with it!!

First, the good

A very interesting article about the names in Jesus’ genealogy.

Good, thought-provoking article about the current state of the church. This is from an email received from a ministry I have followed for years; I had been receiving this newsletter in the mail but I recently signed up for the email version.

Another thought-provoking article explaining how Christians are responsible for the state of our politics.

Godly rainbows and ungodly replicas. Thoughts about the culture in which we must live.

The Bad

Nation of Islam: a racist, anti-Semitic cult.

New Saddleback Church pastor, Andy Wood, is a false teacher.

A perfect example of why we quit supporting the Salvation Army years ago—and we used to be bell-ringers!

Joyce Meyer, heretic extraordinaire, now has a tattoo for God.  NO, she doesn’t “belong to Jesus,” and those who follow her are non-discerning sheep.

Is There Gnosticism In Your Church?

UGLY

Another example of the false teaching by Bethel’s Kris Vallotton.  But there’s more!  He also teaches the New Age idea of spirit animals. Vallotton is a perfect example of the problems with Bethel Redding “church.”

Then there’s the lying Bethel “pastor", Sean Feucht, teaching more unbiblical nonsense.

And don’t forget just how unbiblical and nonsensical is Hillsong.

Baptism of fire? NONSENSE!

“Christian” ouija board?!?! Talk about an oxymoron! It’s satanic.

If you think you can ‘bind satan’, think again.

Kat Kerr is more bizarre as days go by!

More evidence proving that the United Church of Christ has nothing to do with Christ. This particular assembly brags about a congregation of “over 50% LGBTQ.”

Beating a dead horse, maybe, but I can’t warn enough about The Chosen and how bad it is. And don’t forget they will give you a free trial of an “app” that lets you pray with cast members!

NOW, how about a humorous way to teach the Gospel to end this post!

Random Aberrations, Apostasies, and Heresies

Well, it’s been almost a week since my last post.  We were 500 miles away from home due to the death of my father-in-law.  Getting caught up now is going to take me a while!  I figured I may as well start out with a “Random” post based on links I’ve collect the past couple weeks.

Oh joy!  Roma Downey has a new TV show.  Downey, a New Ager/Roman Catholic, will be highlighting false teachers — as standards of truth!!!!

Erin Benziger gives a perfect example as to why I rarely step into a “Christian” bookstore.  They are minefields of aberrant theology, apostasy, heresy, and even outright blasphemy — let alone idol worship!

Freemasons have claimed that Jesus was married and had children, the Mormons have claimed that Jesus was married and had children, the “Da Vinci Code” made similar claims.  And if that wasn’t enough people lying, you can buy a new book with the same story!  And of course they all say the the wife was Mary Magdalene.  Someone really needs to get a new lie.

While this article may be a bit humorous, there is much truth in it.  The way so many in our culture see Jesus has no resemblance to the Jesus of the Bible.

Many people claim to have come to Christ due to Billy Graham and his crusades.  However, as I have previously pointed out, Billy Graham is not really a good teacher!  He may be used by God to reach people, because God can use many things to reach people, but he still has some really rotten teachings and theology. After all, many of those attending his crusades are sent to Roman Catholic churches for further spiritual guidance, and he teaches a form of universalism.  Additionally, Graham has very often sanctioned false teachers, and his political affiliation is the Democratic party!  I could give a whole lot more reasons why Billy Graham should not be followed or recommended, but I’ll leave that to this article by Elizabeth Prata.

Sola Sisters has a great article about Reconstructionism (and Dominionism), of which I have many times stated is a legalistic and aberrant theological system.

Neil has a good examination of one of the prayers to “Mary” used by the Pope.  As Neil notes, this prayer gives Mary the attributes of the Holy Spirit.

If you want to know who to watch out for in regards to bringing the “new spirituality” into the church (stuff like lectio divina, labyrinths, contemplative prayer, Spiritual formation, etc), Lighthouse Trails Research Ministry has a listing of them.

Lastly, Lighthouse Trails also has a report about the damage control at Thomas Nelson in regards to Sarah Young’s book, “Jesus Calling.”  Thomas Nelson apparently only cares about false teachings when an uproar is made, since they still publish Benny Hinn.

Some Good Stuff

As I have noted before, I come across some good article which I feel should be shared with other believers for their edification.  Here are five which have been collected since the end of December.

David Phillips has finished a thorough study on the issue of headcoverings for women, as noted in 1 Corinthians 11.  The home-page link allows you to view the document via PDF or Google Document reader.

Jon Gleason has a good article about the ancestry of Jesus.

I have to agree with this article, which makes the case for why ALL pastors should also be apologists.

Janis Hutchinson has a good series on the Trinity started.

And lastly, what does it mean to take the Bible “literally”?