Random Aberrations, Apostasies, and Heresies

I really hope that the majority of the churches in this country do not invite this woman to speak.  Notice, though, that the churches noted in the article as providing her a forum for her deviance are of denominations I’ve reported as being apostate.

I’ve many times noted that T.D. Jakes is a heretic and a Oneness Pentecostal.  For those who aren’t familiar with Oneness Pentecostal teaching, and why it is heretical, Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry has a succinct article explaining them.

I read some good information about the “Insider Movement.”  If your church is into missions, it is important for you to keep a wary eye out for IM invading.

Yes, there is another completely ridiculous “Christian” movie coming out soon, this purporting to be about the Holy Spirit.  I’m sure it will be just as accurate as the previous films we’ve had this year. It looks like the subject will be from a charismatic perspective.  As I was watching the trailer, I had to ask how does the film-maker know that the Holy Spirit is leading him to make this movie, or if it is just his own fleshly emotions?

Not to be outdone by the Holy Spirit movie, there is also a movie coming out about the Exodus from Egypt.  Yep, another movie to totally misrepresent the Bible.

And while we are looking at movies/books, how about another review of “Heaven is For Real”?

Mark Driscoll is in the news again.  I was shown this link by another blog, and neither of us can recommend this site, however, the information about Mark Driscoll and Mars Hill church is well worth spreading as a warning for people to avoid Driscoll and his “church”.

For those who study Mormonism, The Book of Abraham should be familiar to you.  For those who don’t study Mormonism, it will be new to you.  The BOA was supposedly translated by Joseph Smith from an Egyptian funeral document that came into his hands.  Of course the man couldn’t read Egyptian, but no one questioned him because he said his “gift” of translation was from God.  Since the original parchment was found back in 1966, the Mormons have come up with lots of excuses as to why the document doesn’t read as Smith claimed.  They’ve recently came up with another defense of the document - a defense that doesn’t hold water.  Mormon Coffee addresses the issue.

As you’ve probably noticed, if you look at my blog often enough, that I’m slowly working my way through reviewing Gail Riplinger’s “New Age Bible Versions,” and demolishing her claims.  I was pointed to another site last week, and this site also has some examinations of Riplinger’s claims, providing more proof of Riplinger being a false teacher, although his arguments are primarily in defense of the NKJV while exposing the KJVO nonsense.

I have reported many times about the apostate condition of the ELCA Lutheran Church.   Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry has details on the latest by the ELCA to sanction homosexual behavior.

Erin tells us about a woman who let Jesus take the wheel of her car - in her imagination, anyway.

Lastly, an article at Sola Sisters address problems with the book, “Healing Oils of the Bible.”   There sure are some wacky authors out there!

Random Aberrations, Apostasies, and Heresies

Lots of good stuff about the Roman Catholic Church this week, most of which came from Christian Apologetics & Resource Ministry posts on Facebook  (By the way, as a disclaimer - CARM is operated by staunch Calvinists, so you will encounter that sort of theology being defended there.)  Here are the topics you may find useful for dealing apologetically with Romanists:

A list of false teachings in the Roman Catholic Church.

Maintaining Salvation in Roman Catholicism.

The Exaltation of Mary.

Roman Catholicism, comparing Mary to God.

Roman Catholicism, Mary, and Idolatry.

The Cripplegate had a good article about why Peter isn’t the “rock” on which Jesus built the Church, contrary to Romanist claims.  “So, to paraphrase Jesus’ words, the Lord told Peter,’“I say to you that you are a small stone, and upon this bedrock I will build My church.’ It was a play on words that made a significant spiritual point.”

All this proof about the false teachings of the Romanist church means nothing to smiling Joe Osteen; he gives the Pope praises.

CARM also had an article about what Oneness Pentecostals teach, and why it is heresy.

And then we come to Mormons again:
Something I’ve know for a long time, since I study Mormonism more than any other false teaching, is the fact that Mormons as a whole are under more stress than the average population.  With their constant striving for perfection, and worrying about whether they’ve done enough to earn salvation, it is no real wonder why they are so stressed out!  I’ve previously read that Utah has the highest rate of depression in the U.S.A.

One of the doctrines Mormons try to pretend never happened is Brigham Young’s teaching - which he claimed to get from God - about Adam being God.  The discount that Young was speaking as a prophet of God, and nowadays try to say he was just expressing a personal belief.  Well, the history proves the LDS to be - as usual - liars.

Over the years I have stayed in various Marriot brand motels, and enjoy trading the ever present Book of Mormon in the rooms with one I have annotated.  Well, I’m not staying in their motels any more, unless that’s all I can find.  Unlike real Christians who avoid pandering to homosexuals, Marriot is pandering to them to enrich himself.  Of course the Mormon church won’t excommunicate the Marriots because that would be a huge loss of money for them.

Do we really need another Bible based on the entertainment or personality industries?
HT to Erin.

A woman who reads this blog sent me a link to this article which points out what happens when the church panders to the world - it causes more loss of the younger generation.  Those of us in the apologetics ministry have been saying this for a long time, as we have condemned the seeker-sensitive and market-driven philosophies.

One last item to demonstrate the future of the American church - in Denmark the Church now has to allow homosexual “couples” to “marry” in their churches, and they even have to supply the clergy.  Those who wish to follow Christ should leave these establishments.