Odds and Ends for Discernment and Education

Well-worth reading article about the Eastern Orthodox Church—and why it’s not any better than Roman Catholicism when it comes to false teachings. You might also take a look at my article from 2010 where I examine their teachings.

What about the Episcopal Church’s heresy? I’ve often exposed issues with them but this article is a good overview of why they are no longer worthy to be called “Christian.”

What the Philadelphia 11 has for the SBC.  Women leading churches has led to the destruction of churches they lead.  Yet Rick Warren supports them.  A good response to Warren and his ilk.

Even Catholics are capitulating to the “alphabet mafia.”

The Bible and Homosexuality—six minutes, 30 seconds video.

A Biblical Response to the ‘Transing’ of America: Romans 1:18-28, by Gary Hamrick. Excellent sermon.

A good video explaining many un-Christian aspects of The Chosen; homosexuality promoted in the background, horrid representations of the biblical figures, Mormon involvement, etc. These are things YOU support if you watch this unbiblical series.

The Encounter We’ve Never Had.  Thought-provoking. Don’t forget to read the comments.

Bethel is about as heretical and aberrant as it gets.

Notice with artificial intelligence giving a sermon it is about feeling good.

Rank heretic, false teacher extraordinaire, Steven Furtick, exposed as the non-Christian that he is.

John Piper just keeps getting worse; he’s a wolf.

Andy Stanley’s church embraces homosexuals and “transgenders.”

Evidence that this university is NOT Christian.

This absolute heresy is from a United Church of Christ.

So much false teaching is invading the church that discernment is really, really needed.

Wrong Worship Songs

 

"Pride" Month

The ultimate message of Pride Month is that God -- if He exists at all -- is a liar, and that you can do whatever you wish in the sexual realm without consequence. This is why no Christian should have any part of it.

Trevor Thomas, ‘Pride’ is Nothing to Celebrate

Things to Think About!

False teacher Tim Keller has died. I’ve reported on his false teachings many times.

Evangelicals and Progressives: The Great Divide

You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits…

Here is another excellent article addressing the issue of How Should Christians View Transgender Day of Visibility?

Why I no longer use Transgender Pronouns—and Why You shouldn’t, either.

God bless Ken Ham for rebuking Andy Stanley.  Ray Comfort has a good 9-minute+ video explaining the issue.  This shows just how corrupt are Stanley and those who support him.

The Troubling Trend of False Teaching in the Church. Excellent video of a class which took place in a recent conference.

How Bethel and Hillsong Took Over Our Worship Sets. Don’t use anything from these apostate and often heretical groups.  If you do, you are helping to finance them.

Fire baptism? NO SUCH THING.

Allen Parr is a new one to me, but he’s a dangerous WOLF.

Lauren Daigle, false believer.

The Passion “translation” of the Bible is pure garbage.

Another example of the unbiblical/unChristian ideology of The Chosen: Supporting the whole “gay” agenda. More.  And a wee bit more.  Finally, there’s this one; if you haven’t stopped watching The Chosen due to unbiblical theology, then you need to stop watching it because it supports the LGBTQ agenda.

But…there are gay penguins, right?

Gossips

A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 16:28

Consumer Christianity

 

Husbands and Wives

Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything. Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her 26 to make her holy, cleansing[b] her by the washing with water through the word, 27 and to present her to himself as a radiant church, without stain or wrinkle or any other blemish, but holy and blameless. 28 In this same way, husbands ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself.

Ephesians 5:22-29

Brian Simmons, False Teacher to Avoid

The following was posted on These Aren’t the Apostles You’re Looking For Facebook page on 4/21/23 :

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090095345514

This is the author of the "Passion Translation,” Brian Simmons. 

Christian friend, if you use TPT, I care for you and simply wish to inform you. Simmons claims Jesus took him to Heaven to give him the keys to God's emotions that are supposedly lost in existing translations. He also claims that Jesus promised to bring him back to Heaven at a later time to give him John chapter 22 (There are only 21 chapters in John). He says this latter day revelation of John 22 will trigger the greatest revival of all time (The greatest deception would be more likely). He told this story to Sid Roth on "It's Supernatural". You can Youtube it. 

The pictured quote is from a conference in 2014. He goes on to say, "It would have to be a Quartet". It's not taken out of context. I listened to hours of it...the context is even worse. He says in another talk during this conference that…”We are the reincarnation of Jesus Christ." 

Simmons is a Charismatic mystic and some consider him to be an apostle. He is widely accepted in the hyper-charismatic movement which believes in new apostles and prophets. It's possible that you've never heard of it. You may even like TPT and I'm not trying to attack you personally. I have been deceived before. Feel free to reach out if you have questions. I've deconstructed a lot of erroneous beliefs and am rebuilding on the solid rock. We can build together. 

Truth matters, and I still believe truth can be known. I can also hold to my beliefs without being nasty, so fear not. If Jesus said "Love your enemies", surely I can love a sibling in Christ with whom I disagree. I've made a ton of mistakes in discernment, which makes me eager to extend grace. 

So grace to you, dear friend.

Fake Healers Seek Medical People!

The following was posted on the Famine in the Land Facebook page on 4/22/23:

 https://www.facebook.com/Famine-in-the-land-679286202242353/

Havilah Cunnington is Bethel's Women's Pastor. She's literally surrounded by those who claim to bring Heaven to Earth and teach that there's no sickness in Heaven so there should be no sickness on Earth.  If she just waits for two weeks she can attend Bethel's healing school in May (she's on staff so I presume the $165 fee doesn't apply to her). According to Bethel's website "At Bethel Healing School we will explore a heavenly culture that overflows into the miraculous. You will be inspired, activated, and launched into a lifestyle of healing and miracles.”

The reality is that these celebrity teachers, NAR, and word of faith frauds, cannot practice what they preach - and even worse what they sell. Kenneth Copeland has a pacemaker, Todd White suffered from a serious heart condition, and need I list all the NAR & faith healers who died from disease? 

As for Lisa Bevere, as far as discerning believers are concerned liking or not liking an individual is irrelevant. What they teach is relevant! Lisa and John Bevere are word of faith/prosperity gospel/NAR false teachers. John Bevere believes we can speak to the wind and command it to "blow from east to west." With this kind of authority, why not speak a creative miracle into being as Lisa Bevere has one prosthetic eye - that would be a real miracle. 

Nevertheless, here we have Havilah Cunnington, who like the rest of us is relying on medical professionals to deal with a medical condition. One would expect however that a leader in one of the leading "churches" that pursue, teach on, and peddle healing and miracles, would promote their own healing school...perhaps she knows the truth.

(We certainly believe that the sick should be prayed for and that God may heal some according to his will - we just don't believe in snake oil salesmen).

More Odds and Ends

Lots of information on the ‘net about a so-called association of Bill Gothard with John MacArthur, but any who knows much about Gothard should know it’s a lie. A lengthy article shows where this “gossip” came from and the misrepresentations of what’s in a photo.

Examples of bad interpretations of Scripture by various Church Fathers

A great review of Debi Pearl’s new book, Created to Be His Help Meet. You can bet she twists scripture into pretzels.

While the major topic of this post is Nancy Pelosi’s violation of Catholic tenets, it really has good information about Christian doctrines which are violated by many who call themselves Christian.

“Heaven Tourism” is a dangerous fraud.

3 Reasons Why “The Chosen” Does More Harm Than Good. Beware that there is some Calvinist theology taught.

Beth Moore has gone full LEFT with calling “white” people racists. If this video doesn’t convince you that Beth Moore is a false teacher, you are in denial! By the way, she’s taught her daughter to be a horrible person.

Revoice—worshiping Satan and defending evil.

It’s difficult for me to believe Andy Stanley is really a Christian. He denies the Creation in Genesis.

Take the time to watch this video—52 minutes. You’ll learn why almost all the teachings you hear about angels is from false teacher who prove they are false Christians; what they teach is demonic.

Another MAJOR problem with Hillsong—Greed. Another example.  Scandals in the church abound.