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Silent God Silent Man, a Book Review

by | Jan 5, 2023 | Brennan Manning, Centering Prayer, Contemplative Prayer, Deception, Enneagram, Meditation, Mindfulness, mysticism, Perennialism, Richard Foster, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, William Meninger, Yoga

See to it that no one takes you captive through philosophy and empty deception, according to the tradition of men, according to the elementary principles of the world , rather than according to Christ. (Colossians 2:8) Brandon Medina et al. writes that love was the...

Testing the Spirits: Reflections from My Forty-Six Years of Counter-Cult Apologetics and Spiritual Discernment

by | 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...

Speak to Us Smooth Things, Prophesy Illusions

by | May 26, 2022 | Bible study, Deception, Discernment, Discipleship, Enneagram, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Guarding the flock, Heresy, Holiness, Homosexuality, Immorality, Kenneth Copeland, LGBTQA+, Word Faith

It is troubling to find so many Christians embracing false beliefs and teachings. But it is less surprising when we discover with George Barna’s most recent research that only “Only 37 Percent of U.S. Pastors Hold a Biblical Worldview.” That is astounding. Of course,...

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Theological Rationalism

by | Mar 17, 2022 | Deception, False Prophet, False Teacher, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Resurrection, Trinity, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society

The Watchtower Bible and Tract Society (WTBTS) routinely engage in spiritual “bait and switch” routines. Whether or not the person they meet at the door, or now by letter, actually knows much about the Bible and what it says, they probably believe the Bible’s...

The Abrahamic Family House: True Inter-Religious Fraternity or the Beginning of a Revelation 13 and 17 Scenario?

by | Dec 2, 2021 | Deception, Dominion Theology, False Prophet, Globalism, Islam, Occult, Paganism, Parliament of the Worlds Religions, Perennialism, Progressives, Richard Rohr, Roman Catholicism

The Bible cautions us that in the end times there will be many false prophets, teachers, and doctrines that will seek to denigrate the truth of the Word of God, undermine the Gospel of Jesus Christ, and deceive the true believers in Christ. Today, this truth is...