by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 21, 2019 | Boston Church of Christ, Children of God, Christian Science, Gwen Shamblin, Hebrew Roots Movement, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormonism, New Apostles and Prophets, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Weigh Down Workshop, William Branham, Word Faith
What is the cost of leaving a cult or false religious group? What does that even mean? Many well-meaning Christians are under the impression that being in a cult or false belief system is easily remedied by simply exposing bad theology and replacing it with correct...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Mar 7, 2019 | Deception, False Prophet, False Teacher, Greek Mythology, Gwen Shamblin, Heresy, Idols, Jehovah's Witnesses, Kolob, Mormon, Mormon History, Mormonism, Paganism, Remnant Fellowship, Weigh Down Workshop
Creating a god in your own image can have many temporal benefits. Such a deity would reflect your views and sanctify your behavior. He or she might even make your own behavior look better in comparison. The ancient Greek and Roman gods, who could be extremely nasty...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Feb 21, 2019 | Bill Gothard / IBLP, Deception, Jesus, Liberal Left, Liberal Theology, Miracles, Progressives, Theological liberalism, Weigh Down Workshop
Earlier this week someone posted a meme of a church marquee with the message, “A Caravan of 5000 Migrants Confronted Jesus. So, He Fed Them.” This reminds us of the assertion made by many that Mary, Joseph, and Jesus were “homeless.” No, they were never homeless. They...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Aug 16, 2018 | Atheism, Bible reliable, Church History, Church Invasion, Deity of Christ, False Teacher, Gwen Shamblin, Heresy, Jehovah, Jehovah's Witnesses, Satan, Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, Weigh Down Workshop
Out of concern that the First Century believers were susceptible to deception, the Apostle Peter warned in chapter 3 of his second epistle to be careful of those who distort Scripture “…to their own destruction.” The ones Peter warns about here seem to be a different...
by Don and Joy Veinot | Jul 7, 2016 | Abraham Maslow, B.F. Skinner, Benny Hinn, Bill Gothard / IBLP, Bob Larsen, C. Peter Wagner, Church Growth Movement, Creflo Dollar, Gwen Shamblin, Kenneth Copeland, MCOI Journal, Neil T Anderson, Robert H. Schuller, Summer 2004, T.D. Jakes, Volume 10, Weigh Down Workshop, Willow Creek Community Church, Word Faith
(Originally printed in the Summer 2004 Issue of the MCOI Journal ) When our children started school, we were introduced to the “Stranger Danger” program. With a growing concern about strangers abducting school children, we, along with most other parents, spent time...