by Ron Henzel | Apr 6, 2023 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, context, John MacArthur, Joni Eareckson Tada, Patriocentric, Rachael Denhollander
Mark Twain once wrote, “All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence; then success is sure.”1Mark Twain penned this amusing remark in a letter dated December 2, 1887 which he sent to ‘Mrs. Foote’. The letter was reprinted in the ‘Los Angeles Times’ on March...
by Ron Henzel | Mar 23, 2023 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, John MacArthur, Rachael Denhollander, Rick Warren
I’ve spent a fair chunk of my life researching Bill Gothard, interviewing him, warning others about him, and debating him and his followers. So, when someone comes along and accuses a well-known Christian of teaching Gothard’s concepts, it tends to get my attention,...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 4, 2021 | Agnostic, Atheism, Atheist, Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Courtship, Remnant Fellowship, Weigh Down Workshop
Children of the Corn was a short story written by Stephen King and first published in 1977. It has since been adapted for film and television. It is a simple tale of a small town inhabited by a cult of children, all under the age of nineteen. The Christian church and...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 1, 2019 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Courtship, Jonathan Lindvall, Lindvall, Sexual prosperity gospel
The story is told of a young pastor who developed a series of talks titled, “The Ten Commandments of Child Raising,” which was a big hit – making him a much sought after speaker. By and by he and his wife had children of their own, and after a while...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 21, 2019 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Deception, Jesus, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Miracles, Progressives, Theological liberalism, Weigh Down Workshop
Earlier this week someone posted a meme of a church marquee with the message, “A Caravan of 5000 Migrants Confronted Jesus. So, He Fed Them.” This reminds us of the assertion made by many that Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were “homeless.” No, they were never homeless. They...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 10, 2018 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Definitions, Gospel, Grace, Heresy, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legalism, Mormonism, Roman Catholicism, Sacrifice, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
I am constantly amazed at the large number of people who do not truly understand the biblical concept of grace. Since grace is, of course, spoken of in Scripture, it is part of the vocabulary of most churches and even cults. The shorthand definition we most often use...