by Richard Howe | Sep 14, 2023 | Born Again, Church History, Cults and Religions, Deity of Christ, January/February 1996, karma, MCOI Journal, New Age, Reincarnation, Resurrection
(Originally printed in the January/February 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) Introduction No doubt, some in our society today find the doctrine of reincarnation to be strange, at best; and false, at worst. In Christian circles, especially, reincarnation is looked upon...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 3, 2023 | Deity of Christ, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Resurrection, Scripture, Self deceived, Trinity, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
In Matthew 22:23 — 33, we read of a group of Jewish religious leaders, the Sadducees, whose theology informed their understanding of Scripture rather than allowing Scripture to shed real light on their faulty theology. “This Jewish group apparently based its doctrine...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jun 22, 2023 | Bible reliable, Chat GPT, Deity of Christ, Incarnation, Theology, Trinity
AI (Artificial Intelligence) is a very hot topic today. One of the newest iterations, ChatGPT, learns and teaches itself. Is it a good thing, or will we rue the day man brought this particular Frankenstein “to life?” All of a sudden, everyone seems to want to...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 16, 2023 | Angel of the Lord, Angels, Church Councils, Deity of Christ, Gwen Shamblin, Jehovah's Witnesses, Weigh Down Workshop
The Lifetime Network premiered their film, “Gwen Shamblin: Starving for Salvation,” on February 4, 2023. It was more a docu-drama than a documentary and was generally based on Gwen Shamblin’s life from the time she started the Weigh Down Workshop until her fairly...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jan 12, 2023 | Counterfeit, Definitions, Deity of Christ, False Prophet, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, Heresy, Legalism, Rick Warren, Salvation, Tantra
As most of our readers know, MCOI is a mission to cults and non-Christian religions. In the early days we never envisioned having to research, write and warn believers about false and/or harmful teaching gaining ground within the church. Early on, however, we began...
by M. David Johnson | Dec 29, 2022 | Adventists, Bible, Christ, Deity of Christ, Jehovah's Witnesses, Seventh-Day Adventist, Translations
In the November 24, 2022 issue of MCOI’s E-Letter The Crux, under the heading of “The Deity of Christ Throughout Scripture,” Don points us to Kaspars Ozolins’ article in the Proclamation! Online Magazine, “How the Little Book of Jude Refutes Adventism.” In that...