by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 24, 2024 | Apocalyptic, Christ, Church Invasion, Counterfeit, Deity of Christ, Faithful and Discreet Slave, False Prophet, False Teacher, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Pastors, Satan, Shincheonji, The Chosen, Truth
When Jesus warned in Matthew 7:15 and told the people to “Beware of false prophets,” He did describe them – saying they will look remarkably like true prophets. They would be wearing “sheep’s clothing.” They would look “right,” sound “right,” and might even perform...
by Don Veinot | Jul 25, 2024 | AIDS, Bible study, Biblical Ethics, Church Invasion, Eastern Mysticism, Enneagram, False Prophet, False Teacher, Guarding the flock, Heresy, Heretics, Immorality, Liberal Left, Mindfulness, mysticism, Panentheism, Progressives, Spiritual AIDS, Virus
Nehemiah is one of my favorite Old Testament books, and while reading it this week, I came across a familiar favorite passage of mine. Though I am familiar with the passage, I was struck anew with its importance. Nehemiah had overseen the rebuilding of the Jerusalem...
by Salvador Ung Hayworth | May 23, 2024 | Counterfeit, Deceiver, Deception, Evil, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Hyper-charismatic, Occultism, Poverty, Sangoma, Word Faith, Worldview
In part 1 we looked at Cultural Influences Among Some African Word of Faith Adherents. Syncretism has been and continues to be a major danger that arises any time the Gospel penetrates a cultural context. The merging, at times imperceptible merging, or syncretizing of...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 7, 2024 | Authoritarian, Deity of Christ, False Prophet, False Teacher, Guarding the flock, Gwen Shamblin, Heresy, Jesus, Michael Hyatt, Remnant Fellowship, Trinity
It doesn’t seem possible that it has been nearly 24 years since we received a phone call from a concerned Weigh Down Workshop participant. She, along with over a million others in 30,000 churches across 60 denominations, joined Gwen’s group at the invitation of their...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 16, 2023 | Faithful and Discreet Slave, False Prophet, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus - Michael the Archangel, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
I (Don) have been to Israel twice. I was ordained in the Garden of Gethsemane the first time. Both times, it was with groups that had booked with a reputable company that handled the many details involved with travel by air and ground. Hotels and two meals a day were...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Oct 5, 2023 | Branch Davidians, context, Discipleship, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Jehovah's Witnesses, Jesus, Jesus - Michael the Archangel
Understanding a word or Biblical turn of phrase can sometimes be difficult. The meaning of a particular text isn’t always apparent until we discover the potentially ill consequences of applying an unintended meaning. When we were young, married, and preparing to go...
