Bethel Leader Selling ‘Prophetic Leggings’ to ‘Enhance Your Awareness of God’s Prescence’

The product description for the leggings offers, “Go from yoga [no Christian should practice yoga] to dinner in our body hugging printed leggings! Compression fit performance fabric milled in Montreal,” and the prophetic meaning is “Everything miraculous. Every dream imaginable waits to be released for those who are willing to “see”. Let Heaven’s glory and mystery be unlocked within.”

(Protestia) Pastrix Theresa Dedmon teaches and leads the Kingdom Creative Movement at Bethel Church’s School of Supernatural Ministry (BSSM) in Redding, California. We wrote about her two years ago after she promoted ‘holy snoring’ as a means of God’s miraculous healing. Continue reading

False Assumptions Behind Youth Gender Transitions

“According to SEGM, studies that are cited by the transgender cult and proponents of radical leftist gender theory are extremely flawed and misleading, and unsupported by evidence. Trans-cultists often claim that brain studies show distinct differences in the brains of trans-identifying individuals—but those studies are bogus, according to SEGM.” – Matt Margolis, PJ Media

(Society for Evidence-based Gender Medicine) The highly medicalized approach to managing gender distress in youth, integral to the “gender-affirmative” care model, rests on several key assumptions. Publications promoting “gender affirmation” of youth fail to explicitly call out these assumptions—or misrepresent these problematic assumptions as proven facts. Continue reading

Pastors, Ditch the Metrosexual Persona: God Calls You to be a Faithful Shepherd and Steward of His Word

“The infamous Steven Furtick, Judah Smith, the disgraced former Hillsong pastor, Carl Lentz, and many, many more, share the same dangerous and insidious personality – one of ego, entitlement, and a thirst for power at any cost. But their egos and proclivity for self-promotion are not their only danger—these pastors also share a matching doctrine of deception and error, one that is designed to lure the unwary into their web of lies and manipulation.” 

(The Dissenter) As the shadows lengthen and the veil between worlds grows thin, a new and terrifying force has emerged from the depths of the church. It is the rise of the metrosexual pastor, a creature of preening vanity and superficiality, whose hunger for attention and adoration knows no bounds. Continue reading

Redeeming Our Time in This Evil Age

15 See therefore how carefully you walk not as unwise but as wise, 16 redeeming the time, because the days are evil. (translated from the NA28 Greek text)

There is a great deal going on the visible church, much of it having little to do with genuine Christianity, that most of us can do little about. Yes, we can pray, which is very powerful. We can also obey God and expose the evil to other believers. However, the older I get in the faith the outrage over much of what people like Rob Bell or Rick Warren say or write I no longer allow to consume me. I know what my role is in the Truth War. Do you know what yours is? For most of us it is to obey what the Apostle Paul wrote to the Ephesian church in Ephesians 5:1-21. Continue reading

Trump’s Recent Abortion Comments Are a Teaching Moment

Baby at 15 weeks. babycenter screenshot

“When does a human life begin? The objective answer would be that life begins at the moment of conception. How do we know that? Well, because before that moment, that entirely unique set of DNA did not exist, and given the nature of DNA, it can never be replicated again.” 

(Selwyn Duke – The New American) President Donald Trump’s recent claim that the GOP’s underwhelming midterm showing wasn’t his fault, but was due to the “abortion issue,” has sparked great controversy. One commentator said Trump had poked “a hornet’s nest,” another called his comments “wise, effective, and prudent,” while yet another stated that avoiding a hypocrisy charge required that 45 take “a refresher in Anti-Abortion Apologetics 101” (and all three were at the same website on the same day!)…. Continue reading

The Coup We Never Knew

“We are beginning to wake up from a nightmare to a country we no longer recognize, and from a coup we never knew.”

(Victor Davis Hanson – American Greatness) Did someone or something seize control of the United States?

What happened to the U.S. border? Where did it go? Who erased it? Why and how did 5 million people enter our country illegally? Did Congress secretly repeal our immigration laws? Did Joe Biden issue an executive order allowing foreign nationals to walk across the border and reside in the United States as they pleased? Continue reading

Biden Administration Goes All In For Abortion

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The Biden Administration finalized a rule making permanent an abortion policy they used Branch Covidianism to implement. Under emergency authorization the abortion weapon, mifepristone, was allowed to be prescribed via telehealth services. With the emergency no longer politically expedient, the Democrat administration looks to make the temporary policy enacted in 2021 permanent. Continue reading

The State vs. Parents on the Transgender Agenda

Jude and James Younger

(Emmy Griffin – The Patriot Post) The heavily contested gender ideology is a phenomenon that has flooded the modern scene with a vengeance. The battlegrounds are varied. Some are fighting the attempted subjugation of the language. Others focus on attacking the early sexualization and indoctrination of children. Some poor parents are in the midst of custody battles for children who have been talked into buying the transgender lie. Still others want to address accommodating gender-confused individuals’ bathroom preferences. This month has already seen three different court decisions regarding gender identity/confusion and the varying issues this enabled illness presents to the culture as a whole. Continue reading

Discernment, heresy, and apostasy

 

10 Reject a factious man after a first and second warning, 11 knowing that such a man is perverted and is sinning, being self-condemned. Titus 3:10-11 (LSB) 

True Biblical discernment is crucial for the spiritual health of the Body of Christ because there has and always will be a plague of false teaching and teachers upon it until our Lord’s return. If you have ever flown on public transportation and had to go through the entire TSA screening process then you know how unpleasant that is…. Continue reading

Is Tony Evans A False Teacher? What About His Daughter Priscilla Shirer?

“One of the most common label applied to Tony Evans by online discernment ministries is Pelagian. Pelagianism is the belief that Adam’s sin did not affect future generations of humanity, a rejection of the doctrine of Original Sin/Guilt. By the textbook definition of Pelagianism, Tony Evans is not Pelagian. He has a similar but distinct heretical view we will call Dispy-Pelagianism.”

(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) Tony Evans would be added to a long list of pastors who compromised in 2020 to the cult of Branch Covidianism. Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship received between $2-5 million in PPP Loans from the government in 2020. Continue reading

Idaho murder victims’ roommate heard crying, saw man in mask morning of killings: court docs

Ethan Chapin and Xana Kernodle, two of the murder victims.

“The bombshell revelations were revealed in a probable cause affidavit that was unsealed Thursday before Kohberger made his initial appearance in Latah County Court.”

(Fox News reporters) One of the Idaho murder victims’ surviving roommates heard crying then opened her door and saw a man wearing a black mask, according to a newly unsealed filing that paints a vivid account of the massacre.

The roommate, identified only as D.M., awoke at 4 a.m. Nov. 13 by what she thought was the sound Kaylee Goncalves playing with her dog, Murphy, on the third floor. Continue reading

Mark Driscoll Releases E-book on Sex that Describes in Graphic Detail Various Sex Acts

This is for real. The man has no shame. No sense of decency. Rom 16:17-18 certainly applies to “pastor” Driscoll.

(The Dissenter) Mark Driscoll was once a prominent figure in the religious community, known for his edgy, aggressive sermons and punk-inspired worship services. However, his penchant for inappropriate language and disturbing behavior ultimately led to his downfall. In 2014, Driscoll was embroiled in a scandal involving emotional and spiritual abuse of his followers, plagiarism, and financial misconduct. These heinous actions caused his empire to crumble, and he was forced to face the consequences of his actions. Continue reading

Shocking Brand New Research – Testosterone in Total Freefall, May Account for Explosion in Transgenderism

“Assuming that the Public Health™ authorities at the NIH or the FDA or the CDC actually concern themselves with health, the natural question arises: why are they seemingly doing nothing about this rapidly worsening problem?  Why the radio silence?”

(Ben Bartee – PJ Media) The left celebrates the trend while the right laments it, but what everyone can agree upon is that rates of transgenderism have exploded in the past decade. Continue reading

What does it mean to be devoured by Satan?

8 Be of sober spirit, be watchful. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 1 Peter 5:8 (LSB) 

I have written several posts about heresy and apostasy. However, I have always been puzzled by those believers who were once very effective in ministry or serving our Lord with Christ focused walks, but then something changed. Those men and women once very effective in ministry seemed to stumble badly or they who once stood firm now seemed be willing to compromise in areas of doctrine or they once stood against invasion of the world into “church,” but now seem to be all for it in one way or another. What happened? I know that many of us are willing to throw out the “apostate” label in these cases, but is that what really happened? Continue reading

SBTS Dean, Hershael York, Reveals Unbiblical *Nuanced* Mindset Behind Restoring Adulterous Pastors

“At this point in the argument, York decides to throw his theological truck into a four-wheel drive and vault headlong into the ditch of eisegesis, giving his own opinion on the matter without any regard for what the scripture definitively and directly says about the issue….”

(Paul Brown) The recent restoration of Pastor Johnny Hunt by a group of four pastors after a brief six-month hiatus from ministry has reignited discussions amongst evangelicals in regard to the issue of pastoral disqualification, including questions about what sins would disqualify a pastor from ministry and the question of whether a pastor who is removed from the pastorate for the sin of adultery should ever be restored to the pulpit. Continue reading

Making an Idol Out of a False Jesus: God is Not Your Genie-in-a-Bottle

“It is essential that we understand and accept the fact that God, in His sovereignty and wisdom, has determined what is best for us. His ways and thoughts are infinitely higher than our own (Isaiah 55:9). We must not question His plan or try to impose our own will on Him.”

(The Dissenter) It is a travesty that many so-called “professors of Christ” have turned Jesus into an idol, using Him as a tool to fulfill their own selfish desires. This type of false teaching is especially prevalent in charismatic circles, where God is treated as a genie in a bottle that can be summoned to do our bidding. This kind of thinking puts man above God, making Him subservient to us. Continue reading

Poll: Nearly Half Say It Is ‘Likely’ Coronavirus Vaccines Have Caused ‘Significant Number of Unexplained Deaths’

(Hannah Bleau – Breitbart) Nearly half of Americans believe it is at least somewhat likely that coronavirus vaccines have caused a “significant number of unexplained deaths,” and over a quarter said they know someone whose death may have been caused by side effects of the vaccines, a Rasmussen Reports survey released Monday found.

The survey asked respondents, “How likely is it that side effects of COVID-19 vaccines have caused a significant number of unexplained deaths?” Continue reading

The Fruits of Justification

28 Therefore, since we are receiving a kingdom which cannot be shaken, let us show gratitude, by which we may offer to God an acceptable service with reverence and awe; 29 for OUR GOD IS A CONSUMING FIRE. Hebrews 12:28-29 (LSB)

In my younger days when I was working on my undergraduate degree, I had a professor who used to work in a major manufacturing company in the US. He used his experiences there in analogies pertaining to the management topics we were studying…. Continue reading

The Grievance Factory

“Sanders, Warren, and Sharpton are dangerous people who have no respect for private property, self-reliance, or accomplishment. They are dividers, exploiting personal jealousy and peddling a distorted picture of America – a country that provides more opportunity than any other.”

(Bill O’Reilly) The mark of a noble life is the courage to challenge adversity. We all get hammered – betrayal and deceit are now bold signatures in American life as our culture declines. Continue reading

TREASON: Gen. Mark Milley Hid Nuke Codes from Trump – Held Secret Calls with Chinese Defense Officials – Then Surrendered to Taliban and Armed Them with $80 Billion in US Weapons

“An extraordinary moment in American history. A speaker of the House asks the chairman of the joint chiefs if the nuclear codes are safe because she fears the president is crazy and liable to make a deadly decision to stay in power.”

(Jim Hoft – Gateway Pundit) According to the book “Peril” written by Bob Woodward, General Mark Milley, the Joint Chiefs chairman, told China in a secret phone call that he would give advance warning if the US was ever going to attack. Continue reading

Does Scripture Really Say That? A Critical Appraisal of Bestselling Book ‘Gentle and Lowly’

Why would we publish a mostly negative review of a popular book that other discriminating reviewers have praised—a book that is likely to introduce new readers to the Puritans? Because at the end of the day, the book’s problems outweigh its benefits. The imbalanced view of Christ’s human character would be trouble enough. But Ortlund’s view of the divine character is the deal breaker—God as internally conflicted, moved by complex passions. Again, that idea is a dangerous and significant departure from classic theism.”

(Jeremiah Johnson – Grace to You) Where do you look for enduring comfort and security? The past twelve months [now almost three] have been a stark reminder that there is none to be found in this world. We’ve seen firsthand that nothing can guarantee our financial stability or physical health. In fact, the only constants seem to be chaos and corruption, as we languish under leaders that alternate between ineptitude and outright evil. It’s clear that we need a source of hope from outside this hopeless world. Continue reading

The Illusion of Unity: When Feel-Good Doctrine Trumps Truth

“There is one group of people that they consistently refuse to unite with: those who actually believe the scriptures, hold to sound doctrine, and contend for the faith. It seems that, in the eyes of these pro-unity evangelicals, such people are simply too divisive and unlovable. They are viewed as being stubbornly committed to their beliefs, unwilling to compromise or bend to the whims of the culture.”

(The Dissenter) The concept of unity within the church is something that we often hear discussed, particularly within the evangelical community. In fact, it seems that unity has become a central focus for many within the Church. The Bible is clear on the importance of unity among believers, with several passages emphasizing the need for agreement, a lack of division, and being of one mind. Continue reading

Dr. Atlas Stood Alone as Scientists Censored Truth, and People Died

“To sway the American people to accept lockdowns, professors with prestigious titles and affiliations denied scientific data about risks, effective mitigation and biological protection. They spouted politicized opinion as if it were objective truth and demonized views counter to their preferred narrative.”

(Mary Dowling – Independent Sentinel) Dr. Scott Atlas, who served on the Trump COVID panel, said in a recent interview aired on Newsmakers that by censoring medical science and health policy, “you are killing people.” Continue reading

Trump Champions Abortion Exceptions for ‘Rape, Incest, and Life of the Mother’

“Abolitionists, or those who staunchly oppose abortion, are firm in the belief that the person responsible for the crime of rape or incest should be held accountable, not the innocent child who is conceived as a result. They view the child as a human being, made in the image of God, who does not deserve to be punished with death for the actions of their father.”

(The Dissenter) Despite the overturning of Roe v. Wade, a significant number of Republicans continue to support exceptions for abortion, including in cases of rape and incest. This position, which allows for the termination of unborn life in certain circumstances, stands in contrast to a small but vocal group of Christians and conservatives who strongly oppose abortion in all cases and rightly view it as the equivalent of murder. Continue reading