by Don Veinot | Nov 8, 2012 | Authoritarian, Christian living, Cults and Religions, Discernment, Eastern Mysticism, Hinduism, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legalism, Psychology
Most often when we think of the consequences of false teaching, we think in terms of eternity. Where will those we care about be after they pass from this world to the next? That is a very big consideration but there are consequences to false teaching and false...
by Don Veinot | Sep 27, 2012 | Christ and the Church, Christian living, Culture Driven Church, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, Scripture
Many well meaning Christians, even those who have a fairly good grasp of Scripture, often try to defend their faith with what is rightfully called, Incorrigible truth. It is a claim or claims, which by definition cannot be corrected or falsified. Let me give you an...
by Jonathan Miles | Apr 19, 2012 | Christ and the Church, Cults and Religions, Jehovah's Witnesses, Resurrection, Scripture
“Marley was dead to begin with . . . This must be distinctly understood, or nothing wonderful can come of the story I am going to relate. ” I love that line. It’s from Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. It’s an important concept because...
by Don Veinot | Oct 23, 2011 | Cults and Religions, Fall 2011, False Prophecy, Jehovah's Witnesses, MCOI Journal, Salvation, Seventh-Day Adventist
(Originally printed in the Fall 2011 Issue of the MCOI Journal) US preacher: “What I meant was the end of the News of the World.” American evangelist Harold Camping has confirmed that his earlier prophecy of the end of the world, which was due to fall on 21 May this...
by Don Veinot | Jun 23, 2011 | Church History, Culture Driven Church, Defend the Faith, Emerging Church, Evangelical Left, Jehovah's Witnesses, Liberal Theology, Politics, Theology
Many of us are somewhat disconnected from history. The recently released Report: Student don’t know much about U.S. history is but one example. “Just 13 percent of high school seniors who took the 2010 National Assessment of Educational Progress, called the...
by Joy A Veinot | Apr 21, 2011 | Cults and Religions, General, Jehovah's Witnesses, Legalism
(This originally appreared in the March/April 1997 edition of the MCOI Journal) I was raised in a Christian home but, in my teens and early twenties, I became very skeptical of Christian claims, the good book, and especially of God Himself. Looking back, I cannot say...
