“Progressivism is a lot like cancer. Once it shows up in one place in the Body of Christ it tends to spread all over. The deadly progressive cancer will travel to other sites in the body by metastasis until their very foundation is different from biblical Christianity.”
By Marsha West – Repost/2023)
Because I’ve been involved in online discernment for 2 decades, people often ask me questions about the latest fads sweeping through the visible Church; likewise, my view on different movements or of someone’s teaching they find concerning. I’m often asked about theological cults such as Mormonism, Word of Faith/Prosperity Gospel, New Apostolic Reformation (hyper-charismania), Progressive Social Justice “Christianity” a.k.a. “wokeness”, and lest we forget the demonic New Age/New Thought spirituality and occult practices that have wormed their way into churches.
In the past few years people have asked me about false teachers, i.e. wolves in sheep’s clothing, who have YouTube channels. Since YT’s popularity has expanded, people don’t want to be taken in by “Christians” who promote highly unorthodox views and conspiracy theories on their monetized channels to the undiscerning. Not surprisingly, some very vicious wolves have a substantial number of subscribers/likes/shares, so buyer beware!
This article is not about youtubers (more on them here). Instead, I’m going to address some of the concerns I hear from family and friends and questions that frequently show up on my social media comments, PMs and email. What I often do, if appropriate, is refer people to Research Papers I’ve authored and published over at CRN. When time allows, I respond.
Following, as best I can recall, are synopsized conversations I’ve had with professing Christians whose names will remain anonymous. But first these cautionary words from B.B. Warfield:
If everything that is called Christianity in these days is Christianity, then there is no such thing as Christianity. A name applied indiscriminately to everything designates nothing.
“Women serving as pastors, preaching, teaching men Scripture, and exercising authority over men in the gathering of the Body is *not* a secondary issue. Nor is it a primary or tertiary issue. It is a sin. I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man; rather, she is to remain quiet. 1 Timothy 2:12“
(Ray Fava – Evangelical Dark Web) The 2026 Southern Baptist Convention was not looking to amount to much, but when the final gavel had sounded, the scoreboard told a story of an unlikely resurgence in Baptist life. The liberals were soundly defeated
1 Now the Spirit expressly says that in the latter times some will depart from the faith, giving heed to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2 in hypocrisy of ones speaking lies, having been seared in their own conscience, (1 Timothy 4:1-2 translated from the NA28 Greek text)
(Cecil Andrews – Take Heed Ministries) ‘New Testament scholar N. T. Wright is facing backlash after saying he is unsure whether some famous Bible figures were historical individuals. On his podcast, Wright suggested Adam and Eve may have been an original human pair chosen for a “special purpose,” while Job and Jonah could function more like “folk tales” or literary stories meant to teach truth. He said Christians should focus less on proving historicity and more on the message of each book.’ 
“Several implications stem from this claim, but each one is heretical. When one claims God is nonbinary, they must either deny that Christ had a true human body, which is a form of Docetism, or deny his true and full human nature, which is a direct violation of the Chalcedonian Creed that the Church has affirmed since 451 AD. To agree with either of these heresies would render Christ’s work of salvation effectively useless. This means that claiming God is nonbinary undermines the very Gospel itself.”
“While Mormonism is a bizarre un-biblical cult, and has been recognized as such by Christians for decades, their desire to be seen by Christians as Christian is a recent development…”
“We did extensive research and could find just one positive mention of the President in six years on “60 Minutes”. The program put on someone who said the Trump tariffs might work out. That’s it. One positive soundbite. Awesome.”
(Dan Crabtree – The Cripplegate) Gregory of Nazianzus said of his good friend Basil in the fourth century AD that they “seemed to be two bodies with a single spirit.” Likewise, Aristotle defined friendship as “one soul inhabiting two bodies.” Without fail, we share the lives of our friends and they ours, for good and for ill.
“Raman previously endorsed Bass for mayor and then quickly became a candidate herself when she was pressured to enter the race to ice out the surprisingly surging Pratt from the top two primary. How fringe is Raman? She campaigned with the Jew hating, Al-Qaida-loving, leftist podcaster Hasan Piker, who said the U.S. deserved 9/11. Wow.” 
Watch the video.
(Protestia) The best-selling “Christian” book The Shack has received a sequel. 
I’ve never seen anything like it. Again, I’m just going to have to let the video clips speak for themselves because I don’t even know how to explain it anymore than saying “Congress is a clown show.” 
“Guys, there is no universe in which it makes sense to message to children about sexual desires, regardless of worldview. Stop and think about what you’re doing.”
“Nobody in this country should lose access to financial services because regulators or activists dislike their views, religion, or their lawful business. The good news is this is another step toward dismantling the weaponized system that Biden cronies built from the ground up.”
“False teachers absolutely use biblical terms and they will quote scripture. But be careful, oftentimes the quoted scripture is ripped from context or only part of the verse may be used. They will make you feel good about yourself – this is the satisfying itchy ears phrase.”
The reality is that Bethel is an assortment of false teaching and bizarre charismatic shenanigans. From ‘Little God theology,’ using prophetic Uno cards, going on satanic treasure hunts, teaching that Adam created the animals in Eden, that Michael the Archangel wears tights, and that angels sit around the throne of God having “farting contests,” it’s a hotbed of strange fire burning uncontrollably throughout Christendom, including…”
“This one is tricky because Christianity actually sprouts from Jewish roots. However, the split occurs over the identity of the Messiah. Religious Judaism maintains that Jesus did not fulfill the messianic prophecies of the Old Testament and is still waiting for a savior. Christians point to hundreds of prophecies, from Isaiah 53 to Psalm 22, that Jesus fulfilled perfectly. To a Christian, rejecting Jesus means rejecting the very culmination of God’s plan for Israel. It’s like reading a mystery novel but refusing to read the final chapter that reveals the hero.”
“The time for placeholders has passed. The hour demands Joshuas — men and women unafraid to declare truth before hostile powers. May God raise them up, and may discerning voters recognize and support them. The future of our republic, and the witness of the Church within it, may well depend on the choice.”
“It’s just so selfish. The Bidens preached selflessness and service above all — and every decision they’ve made since he decided to run for reelection has been about themselves.” Ouch, that’s quite the indictment. And it’s coming from people who worked for the man.