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...
by Don Veinot | Jan 2, 2020 | False Prophet, False Teacher, General, Hypocrites, Pharisees, Politically Incorrect Jesus
Is naming names a New Year resolution for us? We don’t really make New Year resolutions like losing weight, or any other of a number of things around here. There is probably not a week that goes by that I don’t receive an email or note contending that it...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 15, 2019 | Deceiver, Deception, End Times, Enneagram, False Prophet, False Teacher, Guarding the flock, Heresy, NAR, New Apostolic Reformation, Self deceived
Many seem surprised at how easily and quickly blatant false teaching is spreading today throughout the Evangelical church. But in fact, what we are seeing is not something new – heresy and deception have been with us since the beginning. The first deception is that of...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 8, 2019 | Centering Prayer, Church leadership, Contemplative Prayer, Eastern Mysticism, Evangelical Left, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, Hinduism, mysticism, Perennialism
After I spoke at a church this past weekend, I was asked, “How is it that so many celebrity preachers, celebrity Christian authors, and celebrity pastors take the stage with known (and popular) false teachers?” There are, of course, many possible reasons. It could be...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 30, 2019 | Deity of Christ, False Prophecy, False Prophet, False Teacher, Good Works, Heresy, Hyper-charismatic, NAR, New Apostolic Reformation, Pentecostal
In the public debate over the orthodox vs heretical nature of the NAR (New Apostolic Reformation), the appeal to signs and wonders as evidence by those fully invested in the movement is a recurring theme. Detractors spend a great deal of time attempting to prove the...
by Don and Joy Veinot | May 16, 2019 | DIvided Families, Faithful and Discreet Slave, False Teacher, Friends, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormon, Mormonism, Muslim, Spiritual Abuse
When someone leaves a cult or spiritually abusive religious group, it often means they will be abandoned by everyone who was their friend when they were inside the group. This practice is called shunning, and cult members take very seriously their spiritual “duty” to...
