Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. –2 Timothy 2:23 I must admit it’s been fascinating to watch the hordes of professing Christians get fired up this past week after Donald Trump’s speech calling NFL players who kneeled during the pledge of allegiance or singing of the national anthem … Read more
It rains on the just and on the unjust –Matthew 5:45 Weather is one of those things that happens. In fact, weather happens every day. In further fact, weather happens every day everywhere. Proving that humanity continues to be as superstitious as our ancestors ever were, there have been lots of theories about why the … Read more
The Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) is the flagship of the Pentecostal-Charismatic-NAR multimedia empire. Started by Paul and Jan Crouch, affiliated with the Assemblies of God, in 1973. Since then, they have become known primarily for lascivious living, outrageous lifestyles, larger-than-life makeup, and putting heretics on a 24/7 parade. TBN owns five different television networks other … Read more
…Preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort, with complete patience and teaching. Such were the instructions of the Apostle Paul to the pastor, Timothy. Men called to the task of Gospel work are to “reprove, rebuke and exhort” both in season and out of season. The words … Read more
The tragic story of little Charlie Gard has captivated the Western world. The 11-month-old boy suffers from a rare genetic disease. Charlie is blind, deaf, and unable to move on his own and is currently on life support in a London hospital. Charlie’s parents are seeking to take their son to the United States, where … Read more
I have noticed that the preacher Todd White is becoming ever more popular in charismatic circles. Recently, I learned that he is scheduled to appear along with two high-profile prosperity preachers, Benny Hinn and Kenneth Copeland, at the 2017 Jesus Conference in Orlando. He has even been featured on the Trinity Broadcasting Network. According to … Read more
Benny Hinn might just be asking himself if “this is his day” … that “day” being the one that finds him federally exposed as the fraud that the Biblically faithful already know him to be. According to a news report coming from the Dallas NBC affiliate, Channel 5, federal authorities have initiated a raid on … Read more
If, instead of knowing them by their fruits (Matthew 7:15-16), as Christ told us, false teachers were known by colors, it might seem an easier task. Indeed, if false teaching, charlatanry, and heresy were colors, you could say that Phil Pringle & C3 Church’s Presence Conference looks a lot like Walt Disney has vomited a … Read more
The 2017 church conference circuit is in full swing and with it comes a plethora of unholy alliances. No surprise, Hillsong and Jesus Culture will headline the apostasy this year. In keeping with Paul’s exhortation from Romans 16:17-18, it behooves pastors and Christians to be aware of the sort of tactics that mainstream movements are … Read more
Here’s a little background on my typical weekday. I work the overnight shift, from 11:00 PM to 7:00 AM, so I can be home to take care of my infant son. Because I made poor career decisions in my past this is the path I must tread but I do not regret being there with … Read more
…heal thyself – Jesus (Luke 4:23) Granville Oral Roberts is one of the most controversial Montanist-Charismatic evangelists of the 20th Century. Venerated by modern faith-healers like Benny Hinn, Kenneth Copeland, and most of the lineup at Trinity Broadcasting Network, Roberts virtually invented televangelism with the Abundant Life Program in 1957. Roberts brought the Health and … Read more
The tentacles of false doctrine are not constrained to North America. South Africa has all too readily accepted doctrines that tickle ears. The word of faith movement, prosperity gospel, charismania, and the growing NAR have flourished in the past thirty years in this country. To give you an example of what sells here, a … Read more
There is a danger that has come into the sheepfold; apostates have come in and they probably have always been here. However, with the prevalence of social media, their influence has spread and it is more important than ever before to recognize the marks of an apostate, a person who at one time knew and … Read more
At some point in the last decade, it became popular for Montanist prophets to publicize the word or phrase of the year. Claiming revelation from God, vision-casting pastors and charismatic seers release into the world a magical term that will frame the next year. Steven Furtick’s prophetic word of the year in 2016 was “Crossover” … Read more
The 2017 Reformation 500 Together for the Gospel Conference will be held in Hamburg, Germany, on April 27-29. The Conference will feature notable speakers from the U.S. as Albert Mohler, Ligon Duncan, Mark Dever and David Platt. The event is sponsored by Evangelium21, an organization that dubs itself “a network of Christians who base their … Read more
