by Doug Groothuis | Jun 9, 2022 | Apologetics, Deceiver, Deception, False Prophet, False Teacher, G.I. Gurdjieff, Mormon, Mormonism, New Age, Occult
When I learned that my church would be giving a preaching series in John’s First Epistle, I asked to preach on 1 John 4:1-6, which speaks of “testing the spirits” in light of the truth of Christ. These truths have been of enormous importance to me over many years of...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 27, 2022 | Deceiver, Deception, False Prophet, False Teacher, Heresy, NAR, New Apostolic Reformation, Salvation, Worship
When Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman at the well (John 4:7-30), she pointed to an ongoing conflict between Samaritans and the Jews concerning the proper worship of God. The issue was location. “Our fathers worshiped on this mountain, but you say that in...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Apr 22, 2021 | Adultery, Deceiver, Deception, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, mysticism, Paganism, Truth
When our son Lee was a child, he was with a friend watching television in our living room one afternoon when a spot commercial for MASH came on. One of the male characters was trying to entice one of the female characters into a sexual liaison. He replied to her...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 18, 2021 | Claudio Naranjo, Deceiver, Deception, Enneagram, False Teacher, Helen Palmer, Hermeneutics, Occult, Occultism, Richard Rohr
About 3 months after God delivered the Nation of Israel from Egypt, they entered the wilderness of Sinai. God spoke to Moses and set up what we might call today “a meet at the mount.” We read about the “meet” in chapter 20 where God gave Moses the Ten Commandments....
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 21, 2021 | Deceiver, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Jewish, Kenneth Copeland, Mosaic Law, New Apostles and Prophets, Paula White, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Word Faith
It’s one strike and you are out for false prophets. No redo. No “oops.” God said in His word to give ‘em a “T” or give ‘em an “F” — mark them True or False. It is said that the late Walter Martin claimed God spends more time in Scripture on false prophets, false...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 9, 2020 | Deceiver, Deception, Deity of Christ, False Prophet, False Teacher, Heresy, Jehovah, Trinity
In 1969, Joe South’s hit, The Games People Play was released. Actually, it was a re-release. Songfacts notes: Joe South performed all the vocal and instrumental parts himself, and some consider it the first ever Country-Soul album. It was originally released in 1968...
