(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) It is often surprising how few seem to know why the New Testament epistles, and we would say the Gospel of John as well, were written. In the main, with the exception of Philemon, they were written to expose false teachers, false teachings, and bad behavior – while also laying down correct doctrine and proper behavior. It is not that the Epistles and the Gospel of John cannot be understood without that information but knowing that background makes the text far clearer to the readers and far more useful toward the defense of the Christian faith…. Continue reading
Author Archives: Marsha West
Dominionism, Kingdom Now: NAR’s Heretical Eschatology
By Marsha West
Do the foundational offices of apostle and prophet remain in effect today as some Charismatics claim? Should believers submit to modern-day apostles and prophets? The answer is absolutely not. Fourteen years ago, I wrote a 2-part essay entitled Gladiator-style takedown of demonic forces. In Part 1 I tackled Kingdom Theology, a movement within some Pentecostal and Charismatic churches in America. I scrutinized spiritual warfare prayer/deliverance movement that had weaseled its way into the visible Church through New Apostolic Reformation/Dominionist (NAR/DOM) so-called apostles and prophets. In Part 2 I dug into the specifics of spiritual warfare prayer, used to cast out evil spirits from those who are allegedly demon possessed. Next I exposed some of the false teachers who managed to shoehorn their way into high places through their association with the Religious Right movement and their involvement in politics.
Before I move on, you need to know that Kingdom Now a.k.a. Dominion theology does not emphasize the atoning work of the cross and the gravity of sin and repentance. Kingdom Now’s aim is the establishment of God’s kingdom on earth NOW, before Christ’s return. As you will see, proponents’ of this dangerous theology are outside the pale of orthodox Christianity.
Kingdom Now Eschatology
- The Great Commission in Matthew 28:19-20 is a mandate for Christians to take control over secular institutions in order to establish God’s Kingdom on earth.
- Most miracles and supernatural gifts described in the New Testament should be practiced today, including faith healing, prophecy, exorcism, and speaking in tongues.
- The church is meant to have authority over earthly governments and institutions.
- Before Jesus returns, the world will experience a great end time revival and nearly all people will convert to Christianity.
- Christ cannot return until a certain amount of spiritual warfare has taken place on earth and until the church has established dominion.
- Kingdom Now Eschatology reflects an “over- realized eschatology where the blessings of the messianic kingdom are expected now instead of awaiting their future fulfillment. (Source: BibleAsk)
- The Kingdom of God: already and not yet — While many Christian traditions affirm that God’s kingdom has begun in the hearts of believers (Luke 17:21) but will be ultimately perfected at Christ’s return, Kingdom Now Theology can tilt heavily toward the “already” aspect. Some adherents believe that as believers walk in faith, they can manifest God’s complete reign in the present age. (Source: BibleHub)
BREAKING: 2,500 Deployed Marines Heading to the Middle East
“They’ve been killing innocent people all over the world for 47 years, and now I, as the 47th President of the United States of America, am killing them. What a great honor it is to do so!”
(Catherine Salgado – PJ Media) The U.S. Marine Corps is sending more than 2,000 men currently stationed in Japan to the Middle East as the joint U.S.-Israeli Operation Epic Fury continues to intensify.
The Wall Street Journal and ABC News reported the deployment shift first and Fox News subsequently confirmed it after speaking with a federal official…. Continue reading
‘MOCKERY OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT’: Cities Church Attorney Slams Catholic University for Honoring Don Lemon
“Don Lemon’s hatred of Catholic doctrine is well documented, which alone should stop any college calling itself Catholic from having him come speak. However, it is Don Lemon’s disregard for the First Amendment that makes his invite so egregious.”
(Tyler O’Neil – The Daily Signal) An attorney for Cities Church, the St. Paul, Minnesota, church that faced an anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement invasion in January, condemned a private Catholic university for hosting former CNN anchor Don Lemon, who stands accused of interfering with the First Amendment rights of churchgoers, as a headliner for its “First Amendment Week” celebration. Continue reading
Should Christians Influence Politics? A Response to Mike Erre and Preston Sprinkle
(Kathy Athearn – The Washington Stand) After Christian apologist and political influencer Charlie Kirk was tragically assassinated six short months ago, there has been heightened debate among Christians about what our proper role in the public sphere should be: should we seek to improve society through apologetics, college campus discussions, and political involvement as Kirk did, or should we “stand above” the messiness of politics which is of “this world” and instead focus on personal transformation and thereby influence the culture in a less confrontational manner? Continue reading
Beth Moore Presents Herself as the Spiritual Savior of the Church From the Invasion of Politics
“During the first Trump era especially, Moore emerged as one of the most recognizable voices condemning conservative Christians who supported Donald Trump. The criticism wasn’t occasional or incidental. It was relentless—sermons, social media threads, interviews, conferences. Always the same melody. Trump supporters inside the church had “corrupted” Christianity, traded Jesus for political power, abandoned the gospel.”
(The Dissenter) There’s a moment in this clip [watch it on the site] where you can almost hear the gears grinding. Not the polite conference-stage gears. The rhetorical ones. The kind that try to move a freight train of history while pretending nothing is happening. Continue reading
How Do I Know If I Am Saved?
(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) After Paul Washer’s sermon at Shepherds Conference on Friday afternoon, a firestorm erupted on social media criticizing one particular aspect of the sermon. Washer detailed his final visit with the late John MacArthur, sharing what he said to MacArthur during his time with him last March. Washer inquired about the condition of MacArthur’s soul and followed up that question by asking about MacArthur’s fellowship with Christ as his life drew near its close.
Legions of critics have decried what Washer said as preaching “law” to a dying man, calling it cruel and heartless, dis-inviting Washer from visiting them on their death beds (as if he were coming anyways), and saying that these queries were tone deaf…. Continue reading
Dr. Mehmet Oz Says Millions Lost to Obamacare Fraud. What Else Were We Told Wrong?
“Federal law enforcement agencies have already brought criminal cases involving fraudulent health insurance enrollments tied to government subsidy payments. Several investigations focused on agents who created fake accounts or moved consumers to different plans to generate commissions; those cases demonstrated how vulnerable the system can become when large subsidy payments move through private brokers…”
(David Manney – PJ Media) Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, says fraud tied to the Affordable Care Act has cost taxpayers millions of dollars, describing it as a serious abuse of the federal health insurance exchange system…. Continue reading
Satan’s School of Deception
Prayer for hard times image
By Ken Silva, Sept 18, 2014
Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or alarmed, either by a spirit or a spoken word, or a letter seeming to be from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. Let no one deceive you in any way. For that day will not come, unless the rebellion comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, who opposes and exalts himself against every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God. (2 Thessalonians 2:1-4)
Proclaiming The Truth Of Scripture Is the Antidote To Antichrist Doctrine
Leaving aside his penchant for reading mystics, some 60 years ago A.W. Tozer was dead-on-target when he wrote the following. In fact, I offer that there may be even more truth today in what he says below. While commenting upon Exodus 3:9-10 Tozer told us:
Yes, if evangelical Christianity is to stay alive, it must have men again—the right kind of men. It must repudiate the weaklings who dare not speak out, and it must seek in prayer and much humility the coming again of men of the stuff of which prophets and martyrs are made.
God will hear the cries of His people as He heard the cries of Israel in Egypt and He will send deliverance by sending deliverers. It is His way. And when the deliverers come…they will be men of God and men of courage. They will have God on their side because they are careful to stay on God’s side.
Are Christian Wellness Trends Becoming a New Gospel?
“The opinions on the subject of health have always been diverse and dizzying. Advice changes as time passes. Red meat is bad. Red meat is good. Eggs give you cholesterol. No, eggs are good. In the 1970s we were told that a strict, low-fat, high-carb diet was the way to go. In the 1990s and 2000s, low or no-carb and healthy fat was the best diet. Like the weather, wait a while and it’ll change.”
(Elizabeth Prata – The End Time) Are you doing Christianity right? Correctly? By this I mean that there is always a trend of books pumped out from Christian authors that tout the ‘correct’ way to live as a Christian. Continue reading
Even if the Iranian Regime Is Overthrown, Its Most Dangerous Weapon Will Remain
It won’t matter if the government of Iran falls. The fatwas against Rushdie and others are eternal. The very nature of the fatwas requires the faithful to kill for Islam. The fatwa’s power is that “it is a few sentences read aloud on Radio Tehran, mere breath, that will remain its most successful method of exporting the Islamist revolution, even after the murderous regime it created goes down.”
(Rick Moran – PJ Media) It was Valentine’s Day 1989, and in addition to all the love poems, hearts, candy, and flowers, the Muslim leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, was in high dudgeon about… something. Continue reading
Lawsuit: Greg Laurie’s Church Covered up Sexual Misconduct by Top Pastors, Paid $4,000,000 For NDA
(Protestia) Greg Laurie’s Harvest Christian Fellowship church was hit with a 201-page federal lawsuit last Friday, according to a story by The Roys Report.
The lawsuit consolidates 23 lawsuits filed by victims of former Harvest pastor and missionary Paul Havsgaard, who some have described as perhaps one of the most prolific pedophiles alive in America today, and reveals new allegations of a cover-up of sexual misconduct by Harvest church pastors. Continue reading
Empowering Trump
“…criticizing the removal of the terror regime is off-the-charts lunacy. How many innocent people does Iran have to kill before the Democratic Party begins supporting forced change in Tehran? Is the recent murder of an estimated 30,000 Iranian protesters not enough for Senator Charles Schumer and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to get angry? Nope. They apparently despise Trump more than the Mullahs.”
(Bill O’Reilly) President Trump’s enemies are helping him immensely. You want irony, here it is: the Democratic Party is so discombobulated and leaderless that the President is able to do pretty much whatever he wants without restraint. Only the Supreme Court can delay his agenda. Continue reading
Francis Chan apologizes for his careless words
“I also want to apologize for specific careless words I spoke when I said that people were “so foolish” for ditching Mike “because you heard something from a friend.” When I said that, I had in mind common theological critiques and unverified criticisms. In light of everything that came out afterwards, I regret saying that, as I realize I could have discouraged people who had legitimate concerns or given the impression that silence is best when there is real abuse or unrepentant sin.”
(Francis Chan) “This is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.”(Isaiah 66:2)
Because I have been teaching the Bible for 40 years, I need to pray regularly for the ability to “tremble” at His word. I cannot allow Bible verses to become ordinary or mere teaching points. By the grace of God, I woke up the other day with some scriptures that convicted me deeply—almost to “trembling”. Continue reading
Why Trump Took on Iran
“President Trump understands that you can’t make enemies go away by pretending that they’re not there. Whether it’s the border, the economy or anything else, he knows that change requires going through the crisis, not retreating backward and hoping that it will somehow go away.”
(Daniel Greenfield – Frontpage Mag) Few Americans want another war. We’re tired of wars. Especially wars in the Middle East. Unfortunately the Islamic terrorists who have been killing us for 50 years aren’t tired.
No one was more tired of war, and just plain tired, than Joe Biden. After 9/11, Biden proposed, “this would be a good time to send, no strings attached, a check for $200 million to Iran.” Continue reading
What Does the Bible Say About Angels
(Robb Brunansky – The Cripplegate) Angels appear frequently throughout Scripture, signaling that God intends His people to understand these spiritual beings and their role within His creation and redemptive purposes. Cultural fascination with angels persists, largely driven by portrayals in entertainment media, yet these popular depictions often bear little resemblance to the biblical witness. In contrast to cinematic or fictional representations, Scripture presents angels as created spiritual servants who exist to glorify God and carry out His will. This article examines the biblical teaching concerning the nature, characteristics, roles, and contemporary relationship of angels to believers. Continue reading
Liberals and Conservatives are Not ‘Equal But Opposite’ Evils
(The Dissenter) “Yes, Democrats are evil, but Republicans…” I always hear the David French types, the Phil Vischer types, the JD Greear types, attempt to argue that Republicans are some kind of “opposite” evil from Democrats. These center-leftists, for lack of a better term, will often concede that the left has gone too far with its embrace of abortion on demand or LGBTQ ideology. But then they attempt to equalize it by turning it back on conservatives.
“Republicans are racist…” “Trump hates women…” “Christians hate immigrants…” “Right-wingers idolize guns…”
Blah, blah, blah. Continue reading
James Talarico and the PCUSA Exposed
(Crystal Rose Wilson) James White offers a critical examination of James Talarico, the Democratic candidate for Senate in Texas, focusing on his controversial theological and political viewpoints, particularly in relation to the Presbyterian Church U.S.A. – slide the bar to 3:30.
Key points of the discussion include:
Critique of PCUSA and Seminaries (3:30-12:37): James White argues that Talarico’s views exemplify the liberal trajectory of the PCUSA, especially in its seminaries, which are accused of denying the authority of scripture (7:05-7:10) and not engaging with conservative arguments (8:43-8:50).
Is Progressive Christianity Christian?
(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) As human beings, we cannot know the heart of another. We certainly do not know someone’s spiritual condition as it relates to the Lord. However, determining whether individual Progressives are Christian is a completely different question than determining if Progressive Christianity is Christian. This is hardly a new issue. In his excellent 1923 book, Christianity and Liberalism, J. Gresham Machen compared and contrasted historic Christian teachings with those of theological liberals. At times he would say liberals are religious but not Christian. He didn’t speak to individual salvation but rather the overall doctrines in essential areas. In the Introduction he commented on why these sorts of questions are important, Continue reading
NOTE TO TALARICO: God Is NOT ‘Nonbinary’
“A “nonbinary” gender identity is neither male nor female, but rather a rejection of the notion that humans are male or female. In other words, it’s a direct rejection of the clear biblical teaching that human beings are male and female.”
(Tyler O’Neil – The Daily Signal) If you’re going to claim that God supports transgender ideology, you might want to think twice before rejecting his preferred pronoun.
The latest star of the “Religious Left” has claimed not only that Christianity is compatible with the idea that men can become women and vice versa, but that God himself is “nonbinary.” Continue reading
Tim Tebow Gives Powerful Testimony In Congress Regarding CSAM
“Look at the map. 338,000+ red dots. Unique IP addresses trading, distributing, and sharing child sexual abuse material… children under 12.”
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) In a powerful Senate hearing on March 4, 2026, former NFL quarterback and philanthropist Tim Tebow delivered a stark warning about the escalating crisis of online child sexual exploitation. Testifying before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism, Tebow presented compelling evidence to advocate for the Renewed Hope Act of 2026, a bill aimed at bolstering federal efforts to identify and rescue vulnerable children from abuse. Continue reading
If This Is True, the DNC Has a Moral Earthquake Coming
(David Manney – PJ Media) Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem testified that the Biden administration funneled cash to sponsors who trafficked and abused unaccompanied migrant children.
Federal dollars poured through the Department of Health and Human Services right into the pockets of adults escaping screening, meaning many of those people ended up as outright predators.
The Office of Refugee Resettlement dumped kids into homes without solid background checks, skipped consistent DNA testing, and ignored follow-ups that could’ve kept them safe. Nearly 450,000 kids cycled through the system, many of whom disappeared after sloppy placements. Continue reading
Worshiped as God: The Secret Cult Behind the NAR
…NAR, the New Apostolic Reformation. … It is like Grape Nuts – it’s not grapes and it’s not nuts. It’s like Christian Science – it’s not Christian and it’s not scientific. Well, the New Apostolic Reformation isn’t new, it isn’t apostolic, and it isn’t a reformation. But it is a rapidly expanding movement being generated by some of the same old troubling false teachers and false leaders that have been around in Charismania for decades, always dishonoring the Holy Spirit, always dishonoring the Scripture, always claiming miracle signs, wonders, visions, dreams. ~ John MacArthur Continue reading
How To Stay Sane And Not Look Stupid When Talking About The Iran War
“Everyone, not just media and intel agencies, has an agenda. And many of those people will use the current thing to advance their agenda however possible. There are a lot of NeverTrumpers eager to see a foreign conflict fail and derail his presidency, the midterms, and the 2028 election. There are a lot of war hawks determined to feed the military industrial complex at any cost. And there are a lot of people who will say anything for clicks and for the payout that often comes with them.”
(Elle Purnell – The Federalist) When President Donald Trump sent U.S. special forces into Venezuela to capture dictator Nicolás Maduro, it was immediately hailed by some as a brilliant act of international 4-D chess regarding oil/China/immigration and condemned just as quickly by others as a needless excursion into regime-change territory…. Continue reading
Trump Hits Back at Megyn and Tucker
“This last item is only tangentially related since Trump either wisely chose to ignore it, or — better yet — is unaware that it happened. The “it” in this case is Candace Owens doing her Candace Owens thing once again.”
(Stephen Green – PJ Media) Part-time Hitler apologist Tucker Carlson and gal pal Megyn Kelly used their shrinking-to-nonexistent MAGA credentials to question Operation Epic Fury, but President Donald Trump is having none of it from either of them.
Speaking to author and big media alum Rachel Bade on the phone yesterday, Trump suggested that Kelly “outta study her history book a little bit,” and that Tucker’s criticism “has no impact on me.” Continue reading