False Christian teachings, trends….
This post contains a 6-minute video by Pastor Sinclair Ferguson which clarifies Jesus’ teaching on gender and marriage. With all the confusion in the 21st century church, he is a voice of reason that stands with God, His word and His Messiah. You may do what you want, but there are consequences, as Ferguson indicated in the brief video. Also, as some recently tried to say about Ferguson and other evangelicals from across the pond, their compassion is actually in line with God’s, not with man’s.
This issue of Mike Gendron’s Newsletter covers the following topics and more: The Falsification of Spiritual Blessings; Scripture Exposes Rome’s Deceptive Teaching; The Timing and Purpose of Water Baptism; Water Baptism Cannot Cause Spiritual Rebirth; Only God and His Word Can Cause Spiritual Life; Do Not Be Deceived About “The Chosen;” Letters to Equip and Encourage the Saints. [Gendron cites Roman Catholic practices and contrasts them with biblical truth and doctrine.]
This very brief Got Questions Ministries article explains the 7 deadly sins from a biblical perspective.
This post contains a 16-minute video by Doreen Virtue, former New Age guru, converted to Jesus Christ. It warns of the dangers of Joni Eareckson Tada’s new book, “Practicing the Presence of Jesus.’ That is a mystical practice. Doreen also warns the The Chosen is using mystical ideas. Erroneous ideas from Rick Warren, Sid Roth and Sarah Young are also discussed. Summary points of Doreen’s video are provided; also explanations of two forms of meditation are noted below summary points for those who want more.
You might hear Christians say they are ‘same-sex attracted’, and what they mean by this is that they struggle with same-sex attraction. We need to be clear-thinking in how we refer to these things. There is a huge difference between “I am that”, and “I feel that.” Join Rosaria Butterfield in a discussion about understanding and fighting indwelling sin, practical sanctification, and rooting your identity in Christ, not your sinful inclinations!
The 7-minute video of this post opens by mentioning Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who brought transcendental (TM) meditation to the west, via the influence of the Beach Boys and the Beatles. Pastor Joe Schimmel, who created the video, then moves to the topic of church leaders who are encouraging TM: Rick Warren and Rob Bell, two of many. Then Pastor Joe S. discussed mantras: their unbiblical nature, even if these are words from the Bible. Lastly, true biblical meditation was succinctly explained…. [Even though this video is a decade old, Hindu meditation and Hindu yoga are still a problem in the church, find out how that is so]
The late Caryl Matrisciana herein contrasts the new type of “Christianity,” that emphasizes experience, emotions…, that incorporates eastern spirituality, yoga, meditation… with biblical Christianity; in the process, she reveals the lies that are pulling people away from God’s word into man-made spirituality, such that you will be able to see them if they are present in your world-view. A path back to orthodoxy is explained.
This post contains a video from Christian Warrior about the crisis concerning policing in America. Keith Graves takes a deep dive into the recent deployment of the National Guard to the New York City subway system due to a shortage of police officers. He discusses numerous other problems indicated by this law-enforcement move
This post contains two videos by Pastor Michael Grant. The first, a 2-minute video featuring Pastor John MacArthur, stating why MacArthur rejects The Chosen; the second video spends 14 minutes on Dallas Jenkins statements that the Mormons with which he affiliates while making The Chosen, believe in and love the same Jesus he does. The 6-minute video on Mormonism that concludes the video undoubtedly proves that Mormonism does NOT worship the same Jesus as evangelical Protestantism. In fact, no other heretic or false preacher that is reported on in this blog comes close to the extremely unbiblical Jesus of the Mormons. Please watch that last 6 minutes of the second video to see for yourself.
The video of this post is from the YouTube site: Mike (Joyful Exile). Mike uses sermon excerpts of Pastor Voddie Baucham confronting the false teachings of the following counterfeit pastors: Joel Osteen, TD Jakes, Steven Furtick, Kenneth Copeland, Rick Warren, Bill Johnson, and Gino Jennings. Video imagery of Joyce Meyer and Oprah are shown in the process of this expose’ of false teachers and ministries [a chart that contrasts God-centered and man-centered worship concludes this post, as this post is largely about man-centered worship and a Christian needs to be able to identify that]