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...
by Guest Writer | Jan 6, 2018 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Eastern Mysticism, False Teacher, Lawlessness, Legalism, Mass Shootings, MCOI Journal, Satanic RItual Abuse, SRA, Volume 11, Winter 2005
(Originally printed in the Winter 2005 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 12) By Jan Fletcher Our freedom to home-school is precious to us. Home-schooling parents cherish the freedom home-schooling gives our children to learn and grow in the ways we, as...
by Guest Writer | Nov 25, 2017 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Discernment, Fall 2004, False Prophet, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, MCOI Journal, Volume 10, William Branham
(Originally printed in the Fall 2004 Issue of the MCOI Journal beginning on page 12) We live in a time and place where tolerance is considered more of a virtue than truth, and where truth is more highly valued in used-car salesmen than in the local Church. But the...
The Catholic Church does not definitively teach that the three Marys were the same. Scholars since the early church have…
Attempts have been and continue to be made to bring about repentance. In the Old Testament, false prophets were to…
The Reformed position doesn't "replace" Israel with the church. Like the apostle Paul, the Reformed position is that believing Jews…
What kind of Christian has no love for other people? What kind of author allows this in the comments? I…
That is a great question. There are enough issues of serious concern with the program, as we point out in…