by Joy A Veinot | Apr 9, 2020 | Atheist, Bible, Forgiveness, Passover, Sacrifice, Salvation
I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teen years, I became quite skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I really doubted the existence of God, but I did not feel I liked Him all that much, or at...
by Joy A Veinot | Jan 10, 2019 | Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Salvation
Jehovah’s Witnesses often argue that they are the only true Christians, because they are the only ones who know and use God’s proper name, Jehovah. Of course, the counter argument could be made that God’s proper name is NOT Jehovah at all, but YHWH, but this essay was...
by Joy A Veinot | Oct 4, 2018 | Agnes Sanford, Christian Therapy, False Memory Syndrome, Lauren Stratford, MCOI Journal, Mike Warnke, Minrith-Meier New-Life Clinics, Repressed Memory, Satanic RItual Abuse, Satanism, Spiritual Warfare, SRA, Summer/Fall 2001, The Courage to Heal, TheoPhostic Counseling
(This originally appeared in the Summer/Fall 2001 edition of the MCOI Journal) Don’t you just love the VeggieTales videos? They communicate deep truths to children in a way that is both comical and easy to understand. One of our favorites is Larry-Boy and the Rumor...
by Joy A Veinot | Mar 22, 2018 | Christ and the Church, Church, Cults and Religions, Culture and Society, Resurrection, Salvation, Theology
(This originally appeared in the March/April 1997 edition of the MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say I...
by Joy A Veinot | Jul 31, 2016 | Cults and Religions, Deity of Christ, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, MCOI Journal, Resurrection, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Winter 2004
(Originally printed in the Winter 2004 Issue of the MCOI Journal ) In our last Journal, we discussed the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society’s (WTBTS’s)* Should You Believe in the Trinity1(WTBTS, Should You Believe in the Trinity? (Brooklyn, NY WATCHTOWER...
Ron, great research, insight, and a fair differentiation between MacArthur and Gothard. I had to laugh at the "Gothard 5:8"…
Lordship salvation and the "Umbrella of protection" are different things. Bill Gothard is an eclectic mystic who hears ideas he…
Question? Does this have anything to do with Lordship Salvation's concepts that MacArthur teaches? I am glad you brought this…
“ Now, in every theological error, there is usually an element of truth.” There is always real cheese in a…
That is an interesting and, as it turns out, a false accusation. The criteria we draw on are not of…