False Christian teachings, trends….
In January 2015, Doreen Virtue was listening to her car radio and heard a sermon by Pastor Alistair Begg about false prophets. Doreen recognized that she matched the description of a false prophet, and she began going to church. In early 2017, she began studying the Bible. When she read Deuteronomy 18:10-12, which lists the sinful activities of the new age, Doreen repented and gave her life to our Lord and Savior Jesus.
Pastor David Henneke uses much scripture to expose many false Christian preachers their music and writings; he provided a long list of names and explained why their ministries are not biblical [sermon highlights to his 55 minute sermon are provided]
This post contains a 7 minute video by Tim Challies that gives seven marks of a false prophet; following that is a 6 minute video wherein Brian McLaren talks about his book: The Secret Message of Jesus. The points of Challies are used to critique McLaren; additionally, several scripture verses are cited that undermine McLaren’s ideas.
The vlogger in the following 7 minute video reads critiques from St. Augustine of Hippo about preachers who wrongly preached the prosperity gospel; he then explains the errors, and explains what the Christian faith really requires. So, regardless of what you think about the prosperity gospel, please listen to what one of the giants of the Christian theologians had to say about it.
The following 2 minute devotional by J. C. Ryle uses scripture to warn those who fail to check their preachers words against scriptures, as the apostle Paul encouraged believers to do. Jesus asked, in the gospel of Luke, 6:39, “Can a blind man lead a blind man, will they not both fall into the pit?” He was talking about false religious teachers and their hearers. Jesus’ intended to warn of the danger of listening to false teachers; this devotional offers insight
In the Sermon On The Mount, Jesus exhorted that His followers examine the fruits of teachers to distinguish the true from the false – fruits are explained by Dr. Baucham. Dr. Baucham emphasized the necessity of knowing scripture as it is what preachers and teachers are to be explaining; and if you do not understand what is on the pages of scripture, then there is no way you can identify a false teacher; he also explained how to evaluate teachers and their doctrines and more
This post discusses the Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale NC and several other ministries that diverge from the Bible in similar ways. Four talking points are taken from a secular news report on the Spindale fellowship, of which only the first is discussed in this post – individuals that start churches. In this case, Jane Whaley: she had no Christian education; demanded that she be honored (like cult leaders do); abused congregants….
The bizarre ministry of Todd Bentley, an NAR apostle
False NAR apostle Cindy Jacobs ministry is herein critiqued by vlogger, Polite Leader.
False NAR Harvest Rock Church of Che Ahn Exposed by vlogger Polite Leader