How old is the Prosperity Gospel?

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 Blindness of Ministers, J. C. Ryle 2 Minute Devotional

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

Signs of False Prophets in The Church by Voddie Baucham

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

Word of Faith Fellowship Spindale NC, And Similar False Ministries, Part 1 of 2

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….

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