by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 16, 2026 | Authoritarian, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Christian living, deconstruction, Definitions, Discernment, Grace, Jesus, Legalism, Morality, Morals, Pastors, Repentance, Salvation, Self deceived, Spiritual Abuse, Spiritual arrogance
I (Don) was interviewed last week by Daniel Silliman, senior reporter for the Roy’s Report. The title of the interview is, “Bill Gothard’s legacy: How his errant teaching enabled abuse.” Silliman had just finished reading the updated version of our book on Bill...
by Joy Veinot | Nov 13, 2025 | Evangelism, Free Grace, Grace, Jehovah's Witnesses, May/June 1996, MCOI Journal, Rewards, Salvation, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
(Originally printed in the May/June 1996 Issue of the MCOI Journal) In our last issue, we made the case that salvation is a free gift, not of works. We discussed the cultic view that “faith plus works = salvation.” Under cultic belief systems, faith in...
by Joy Veinot | Dec 19, 2024 | Good News, Grace, Incarnation, MCOI Journal, November/December 1996, Salvation
(“The Gift” was originally printed In the November/December 1996 MCOI Journal) What is it about Christmas that draws us every year to celebrations of this holiday? What is so special about Christmas? Christmas is a special time because of the happiness it...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Nov 30, 2023 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, False Teacher, Grace, Hermeneutics, Legalism, Temptation
Editor’s Note: Bill Gothard’s unique and at times, unbiblical teachings have impacted churches, homeschool groups, and Christians far beyond the over two and a half million that have attended his Basic Seminar. If his teaching on authority is applied...
by Ron Henzel | Aug 17, 2023 | Atonement, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Grace, Hermeneutics, Wrath of God
A few weeks ago I made a post on the platform formerly known as “Twitter.” It was a simple post, affirming the crucial doctrine of Penal Substitutionary Atonement (PSA). PSA teaches that on the cross, in mercy and grace, the Lord Jesus Christ acted as our substitute...
by Stephanie A Potts | Jul 20, 2023 | Bible, Christ, Good Works, Gospel, Grace, Hell, Purgatory, Roman Catholic, Roman Catholicism, Sanctification, Sin, Traditions
This article is the first in a series I will be writing regarding my concerns with the official teachings of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC). Someone very close to me recently converted to Catholicism and has become an avid Catholic apologist and teaches catechism at...
