“We and others contacted all of these publishers and sent evidence of the Enneagram’s origins, worldview, and teachings, and they all ignored it. The deception was and remains deeply rooted, and it is now being taught in Christian colleges and universities.”
(Don & Joy Veinot – Midwest Christian Outreach) In 1971, the Temptations recorded a rather long (more than 12-minutes) rendition of Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong’s song, “Smiling Faces Sometimes,” for Motown. The same year, Norman Whitfield produced a version of the song edited down to about 3:20, performed by The Undisputed Truth. That version reached #3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B charts. The premise of the song is simple: you cannot trust someone just because they are smiling:
Smiling faces sometimes Pretend to be your friend Smiling faces show no traces Of the evil that lurks within (Can you dig it?)
Verse two adds some additional sad info:
Let me tell ya The truth is in the eyes ‘Cause the eyes don’t lie, amen Remember, a smile is just a frown Turned upside down, my friend So hear me when I’m sayin’
It isn’t a Christian song per se, and yet it well reflects similar biblical warnings. For example, it is a theme in Proverbs 26:
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Research
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18 such as those mentioned in the article.