Let’s get real. Prayer events arranged by ‘Christians’ who deny core beliefs of the historic Christian faith DO NOT glorify God

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(Marsha West – Chistian Research Network) Six years ago the Southern Baptist Convention borrowed the Seven Mountain Mandate (7MM) from the New Apostolic Reformation/Dominionism (NAR) to promote the National Day of Prayer. To be clear, the NAR is a theological cult. So those of us involved in online Discernment were gobsmacked when we got wind that the SBC guide contained the same spheres of power as the NAR’s 7MM. Pulpit & Pen (now Protestia) took note and promptly raised a warning flag:

The SBC Executive committee released a guide designed to support members during the upcoming National Day of Prayer. Captioned ‘How to pray the 2020 theme, Pray God’s Glory Across the Earth, into the Seven Centers of Influence in America for the National Day of Prayer, May 7, 2020.‘… (Source)

In summary P&P reported that SBC’s guide was suspiciously like the NAR’s “Seven Mountain Mandate.”

Before I go any further, for those reading this who are asking what exactly is 7MM theology? Back in 2016 I published a piece entitled 7 Mountain Politics and Theology where I wrote: Continue reading

No Easy Peace

13 “For from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is greedy for gain, And from the prophet even to the priest Everyone practices lying. 14 They have healed the brokenness of My people superficially, Saying, ‘Peace, peace,’ But there is no peace. 15 Were they ashamed because of the abomination they have done? They were not even ashamed at all; They did not even know how to feel dishonor. Therefore they shall fall among those who fall; At the time that I punish them, They shall be cast down,” says Yahweh. Jeremiah 6:13-15 (LSB) 

 

Genuine Christians are regenerate. They are new creations (2 Corinthians 5:17). This means a great deal, but what it does not mean is that Christians have instantaneous and complete victory over our enemy within, which is the flesh…. Continue reading

Inside the $50 Billion Lawsuit Shaking Christian Music

“The Newsboys were effectively sidelined across much of the Christian music ecosystem. Relationships deteriorated. Opportunities disappeared. The lawsuit argues that the reporting did not simply describe events but helped trigger a cascade of decisions that removed TCA and the Newsboys from the marketplace.”

(David Morrill) What began as long-whispered allegations about Michael Tait has now exploded into a $50 billion federal lawsuit, one that claims the scandal was not just reported but weaponized. The case pits the Newsboys and their business partners against major concert promoters, MercyMe, and Julie Roys of all people, raising uncomfortable questions about contracts, competition, and how stories get told in the Christian media world. Continue reading

The ‘Jesus’ of Mormonism à la Glenn Beck

“Influential evangelical within the Religious Right James Robison says Jesus is in the heart of devout Mormon Glenn Beck. Leading SBC spokesman Richard Land says that he hears Beck clearly preach the Gospel on TV. Well, here’s the heart of the matter, if Glenn Beck’s ever to be considered a Christian, then let him publicly repent of and repudiate the Mormon theology in this heavily documented article you can examine for yourself.” – Ken Silva, 2012

(Ken Silva) Being an online apologetics and discernment work Apprising Ministries does not involve itself in politics per se; however, there are times when those issues will cross, as is the case with popular conservative talk show host Glenn Beck.

Lately it’s becoming more apparent that Beck, who is a baptized member in good standing with the non-Christian cult of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons), being portrayed by influential evangelicals as a Christian.

Take for example James Robison Says Jesus Is In The Heart Of Mormon Glenn Beck and The god Of Glenn Beck. In the latter piece you see embattled Southern Baptist leader Richard Land tell us he’s heard Beck preach “the Gospel so clearly.” Continue reading

New Footage of Trump Assassination Attempt Released. Here’s What It Shows.

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) The friendly fire theory just got buried — on video.

For days, questions swirled about whether a Secret Service agent wounded at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner had actually been hit by fellow agents in the chaos. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro put that narrative to rest Thursday night.

Pirro released new, high-quality security video from the Washington Hilton Hotel showing 31-year-old Cole Allen charging through a Secret Service checkpoint during the April 25 dinner, where President Trump was scheduled to speak. The footage, she noted, had already been submitted to U.S. District Court. Continue reading

Progressive Christianity Watch: Flirty God, Lesbian Angels, and Other Things Not in Your Study Bible

“Progressive Christians love to take the “love chapter” of 1 Corinthians out of context to justify everything from homosexuality to, in this case, satanists getting married at a church. It’s too bad she didn’t share the truth about Christianity with this couple; that would’ve been truth to rejoice in.”

(Chris Queen – PJ Media) It’s been a while since I’ve written a Progressive Christianity Watch. I have a trio of doozies for you today, so enjoy.

Let’s head over to Houston, where Rev. Lura Groen, a woman pastor (shocker) preaches at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, which is part of the far-left Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. She’s also an “out bisexual.” Continue reading

Why I Strongly Warn About Alpha

“One of the most serious concerns with Alpha is its intentional ecumenical approach. The course is designed to unite participants across denominational lines, often by minimizing doctrinal distinctions. While biblical unity among true believers is important, that unity must never come at the expense of essential doctrine—especially the Gospel itself.” –Berean Research

(Amy Spreeman – Berean Research) Alpha, or The Alpha Course, has become very familiar in churches all over the world. On the surface, Alpha looks simple enough. It’s friendly. It’s relational. There’s food, conversation in small community groups, and lots of videos on an app that introduce people to the basics of Christianity in a very non-threatening way. Continue reading

Sin, Grace, Faith, Righteousness, Flesh and Spirit

51 Jesus said unto them, Understand ye all these things? They said unto him, Yea, Lord. 52 Then said he unto them, Therefore every Scribe which is taught unto the kingdom of heaven, is like unto an householder, which bringeth forth out of his treasure things both new and old. Matthew 13:51-52 (1599 Geneva Bible) 

Charles Spurgeon spent the last several years of his ministry contending with “liberalizing” efforts within the Evangelical churches in England in what came to be known as the “Great Downgrade Controversy.” That “downgrade” gained momentum not only in England, but here in the United States and around the world. It began in the 19th Century when Seminaries began embracing “higher criticism” of the Bible…. Continue reading

BREAKING: Supreme Court Drops HUGE Ruling on the Voting Rights Act

“Democrats have spent years leaning on majority-minority districts as a structural advantage — a way to pack reliably Democratic voters into safe seats under the cover of civil rights law, unconstitutionally expanding their majority in Congress. The Court just called that strategy what it always was: using race as the predominant factor in drawing political boundaries, which the Constitution does not allow.” 

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) The Supreme Court just handed down one of the most consequential redistricting decisions in a generation — and Democrats are not going to like it one bit. Continue reading

Premarital Counseling: Concerning Wheat, Tares, and Being Born Again

“In conception, the child has the nature, the DNA, of its parents. So too, when one is born of the Holy Spirit, he or she has the nature, the DNA, of God. It cannot be otherwise. And God’s DNA produces the fruit of the Holy Spirit, i.e., the character of God. And that corresponds with the death of self. “Unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it cannot bear fruit …” That’s DNA talk. That’s “parenthood of God” talk.”

(David Harris – TruthScript) In an email exchange with a pastor who uses our premarital workbook (1), he mentioned premarital counseling with a couple he wasn’t sure were Christians or who professed some belief, but their lives made him question their conversion. This is a common and likely perplexing situation for pastors. I started a reply with comments and concerns about counseling premarital and married couples, but my brief reply turned into this lengthy commentary, or rather, into a lengthy question. Continue reading

Jimmy Kimmel’s Blood Feud With Melania Trump: Why Disney Fiddles as Its Magic Kingdom Burns

“But it’s not just a phantom First Amendment privilege that Kimmel is asserting. He’s also arguing that it’s the audience’s fault for misunderstanding his hilarious “joke” about Mrs. Trump….Kimmel is wrong: The First Amendment doesn’t entitle Americans “to say whatever” we want. Nor does it protect us from the consequences of our speech.”

(Scott Pinsker – PJ Media) I’m a professional political writer: PJ Media pays me to analyze politics, culture, news, and entertainment. Our business relationship isn’t complicated: I write it, and PJ Media publishes it.

But it’s a high-risk job on all sides. When you opine about controversial topics like race, gender, public policy, and war, you’ll inevitably offend someone. (And not always deliberately!) Continue reading

Counterfeit Christianity

1 This second Epistle I now write unto you, beloved, wherewith I stir up, and warn your pure minds, 2 To call to remembrance the words, which were told before of the holy Prophets, and also the commandment of us the Apostles of the Lord and Savior. 3 ,This first understand, that there shall come in the last days, mockers, which will walk after their lusts, 4 And say, Where is the promise of his coming? for since the Fathers died, all things continue alike from the beginning of the creation. 2 Peter 3:1-7 (1599 Geneva Bible) Read verses 5-7 on the site.

The Word of God is filled with references to testing and proving. During our Lord’s ministry his enemies asked him tough questions in order to “test” him. Jesus ordered lepers whom He had healed to show themselves to the Priests to “prove” that they were no longer unclean…. Continue reading

Like the Latest Trump Shooter, Your Child’s Teacher Could be ‘Teacher of the Month’ Too

“They are teaching these children that the nation is inherently evil, that traditional values are tools of oppression, and that “success” is defined not by virtue, but by the intensity of one’s resistance against the existing order—and that Christian conservatism is perpetuating this “injustice.”

(The Dissenter) If you needed another reason to pull your children from public schools, look no further than this latest near-tragedy. The shadow falling across our nation is not an accidental byproduct of a few “troubled” individuals—it is the inevitable destination of a decade-long, state-funded crusade to dismantle the moral foundations of our children. Continue reading

Texas Baptists to Study Relationship With Baylor University

“The “All Are Neighbors” event is set to feature two well-known self-identified gay Christians as guest speakers. It is believed this is the first time an openly gay, self-identified Christian advocacy speaker has appeared on Baylor’s campus.”

(Kendall Lyons – Ministry Watch) In an advisory sent to Texas Baptists the afternoon of April 17, Texas Baptists Executive Director Julio Guarneri said the convention will study its relationship with Baylor University following concerns over recent campus events. Continue reading

Look what dirtbag reporters were doing while shots were fired…

“This is called emotional gasoline, and it’s being dumped all over a country already on fire. And when someone unstable decides to light the match, the same people who spent years pouring fuel everywhere suddenly seem shocked and confused.”

(Revolver) Saturday night should’ve been one of those smug little DC rituals where the media dresses up, congratulates itself, and pretends it’s the brave guardian of democracy.

Instead, President Trump had to be rushed out of the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after a gunman opened fire at the Washington Hilton, wounding a Secret Service agent who was saved by his protective vest. Trump, Melania, JD Vance, and cabinet officials were unharmed, and the suspect is 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen from California. Yet another left-wing, violent nutbag, hell-bent on assassinating Trump. He was taken into custody. Continue reading

America’s Red Summer is Coming

“Regarding the upcoming “Red Summer,” communists point with glee to a 2025 CATO Institute poll which “revealed the extent of this radicalization among the youth,” according to one Marxist group. It found that 62% of 18 to 34-year-olds had a favorable view of socialism – and 34% have favorable views of communism.”

(Cliff Kincaid – RenewAmerica) The American revolution was preceded by “A Great Awakening,” which also happens to be the title of a new film that gives meaning to America’s 250th birthday by highlighting our nation’s Christian heritage. But the enemies of America have other ideas. Continue reading

Dead to Sin, Alive to God

1 What shall we say then? Shall we continue still in sin, that grace may abound? God forbid. 2 How shall we, that are dead to sin, live yet therein? Romans 6:1-2 (1599 Geneva Bible) 

No Lordship salvation teaches a form of grace that is weak and ineffectual. Some have referred to it as “sloppy grace.” Perhaps a more common name for it is “Cheap Grace.” Cheap Grace is that which appears free, but has little value. It has not the power to change lives. Its sole beneficence is that those who bestow it on themselves proclaim they are saved. On the other hand, Genuine Grace is that which is free, but it very costly. It is priceless…. Continue reading

Scenes from the Trans Wars: The war on our women and children is ramping up.

“The Department for Health, however, is supposed to answer to evidence. It now faces a choice: abandon a failing model, or continue an unnecessary experiment on children to placate gender fanatics. The Finnish study must mark the end of the road for Pathways, and for the dangerous fiction of gender-affirming care.”

(Bill Muehlenberg – Cultural Watch) Today in the West all things trans are being shoved down our throats every day, every hour. As but one indication of the trans tsunami in action, two decades ago I had nothing on my website discussing transgenderism. Sure, I had plenty of articles on the homosexual revolution tearing apart the West. But now I have well over 300 pieces devoted to trans activism. Continue reading

The Cycle of Charismatic Comebacks Continues. Next up…

“When a movement drifts away from Scripture as its anchor and starts orbiting a personality, it doesn’t matter how polished the sermons are or how emotionally charged the worship feels, Christ is no longer the head in any meaningful, governing sense. He’s invoked, sure. Referenced. Sung about. But practically? The gravitational force is the leader.”

(The Dissenter) There’s a pattern in the charismatic movement—and once you see it, you can’t unsee it.

Another leader crashes. Another “movement” staggers. Another circle of loyalists scrambles to explain, reinterpret, salvage. Not repent, but salvage. Not submit to Scripture, but manage the optics. And certainly not step back. But stage a comeback. Continue reading

Mortification of sin

12 Therefore brethren, we are debtors not to the flesh, to live after the flesh: 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye mortify the deeds of the body by the Spirit, ye shall live. Romans 8:12-13 (1599 Geneva Bible) 

God is Holy. God is Righteous. God is Just. God is Sovereign. Yehōwāh (יהוה) our Adhōnāy (אדן אדון), God our sovereign one, our Lord, our Kurios (κύριος), is also Love, Mercy, and Grace. We must not have a view of God that emphasizes His love, mercy, or grace over His Holiness. We are commanded to “work out our own salvation with fear and trembling” (Philippians 2:12)…. Continue reading

Deleted 12 Minute Clip Of Tone-Deaf Jenn Johnson Responding To Bethel Scandals

“Jenn Johnson is acting like we don’t have text messages, witness testimony, images, video, etc. of these incidences.”

(Protestia) Jenn Johnson is the senior worship ‘pastor’ at Bethel Church in Redding, California. The co-founder of Bethel Music and Bethel Music Worship School, she is also a musician, songwriter, singer, author, and speaker. She is considered part of Bethel Church leader Bill Johnson’s inner circle, being his daughter-in-law and head pastor for decades. Continue reading

The Parable of the Soils

1 The same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2 And great multitudes resorted unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat down: and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3 Then he spake many things to them in parables, saying, Behold, a sower went forth to sow. 4 And as he sowed, some fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up. 5 And some fell upon stony ground, where they had not much earth, and anon they sprung up, because they had no depth of earth. 6 And when the sun was up, they were parched, and for lack of rooting withered away. 7 And some fell among thorns, and the thorns sprung up, and choked them. 8 And some again fell in good ground, and brought forth fruit, one corn an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, and another thirtyfold. 9 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. Matthew 13:1-9 (1599 Geneva Bible) 
There is nothing man can teach or preach that can compare with that of our Lord Jesus’. His parables are especially succinct and not only drive home His point, but reveal mighty truths straight from God to our hearts. The parable of the soils is not only important and relevant, it is vital for our post-modern Church to understand…. Continue reading

Swalwell: The Real Story Is the Cover-Up

“The real story here is how the Democrat Party controls its members through blackmail. It’s got a blackmail file on ALL of its politicians, and it uses them to leverage and control them until it’s time to release it! That is how sick and twisted the Democrat Party is. That’s the next thread we’ve got to pull out here.”

(Mark Alexander – The Patriot Post) “It is of great importance to set a resolution, not to be shaken, never to tell an untruth. There is no vice so mean, so pitiful, so contemptible; and he who permits himself to tell a lie once, finds it much easier to do it a second and a third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells lies without attending to it, and truths without the world’s believing him. This falsehood of the tongue leads to that of the heart, and in time depraves all its good disposition.” —Thomas Jefferson (1785)

Remember when, during the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, Demo rising star Rep. Eric Swalwell  proclaimed Kavanaugh was unfit because of allegations of sexual misconduct? Those allegations were false, but it didn’t matter to the opportunistic Swalwell. He posted on social media: “Support survivors. Believe survivors. We are with you.” Continue reading

Here’s How Trump Can Nuke Virginia’s New Gerrymandered Map — And It’s Brilliant!

“That has to stop. And there may be a remarkable way to stop it right now.”

(Matt Margolis – PJ Media) Virginia used to be a model of fair redistricting. That reputation is now gone.

On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats passed a redistricting plan that transforms one of the most fairly apportioned states in the country into one of the most blatantly gerrymandered.

Keep in mind that Virginia only narrowly backed Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in 2024 by roughly five points…. Continue reading

The religion of works-righteousness

 24 “Strive to enter through the narrow door; for many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. 25 Once the head of the house gets up and shuts the door, and you begin standing outside and knocking on the door, saying, ‘Lord, open up to us!’ and He then will answer and say to you, ‘I do not know where you are from.’ 26 Then you will begin saying, ‘We ate and drank in Your presence, and You taught in our streets!’ 27 And yet He will say, ‘I do not know where you are from; LEAVE ME, ALL YOU EVILDOERS.’ 28 In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God, but yourselves being thrown out. 29 And they will come from east and west, and from north and south, and will recline at the table in the kingdom of God. 30 And behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” Luke 13:24-30 (NASB 2020)

Many who believe they are Christians are not. They have a form of righteousness, but it is not the righteousness born from above. It is self-righteousness. One group that contended with John the Baptist, our Lord Jesus Christ and His disciples, was the Pharisees. Who hasn’t heard believers accusing other believers of being Pharisees?… Continue reading