Girded with Truth » Mysticism

Ted Haggard, Todd Bentley, and Roberts Liardon

Karen — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:00:23 +0000

What do Ted Haggard, Todd Bentley, and Roberts Liardon all have in common?

All either compromised with false doctrine or preached it even before their public falls from grace.

As we have warned repeatedly, like morally discredited false teachers from Jim Bakker to Paul Cain and Bob Jones, when someone goes off doctrinally it is a symptom that they have gone off morally. And when someone [Continue reading ...]

Emergent Pattern – Understand The Times – Roger Oakland

Karen — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 10:29:59 +0000

Roger Oakland’s ministry “Understand The Times” has been such a blessing in my walk with the Lord. Here he explains the Emergent Pattern of The Emergent Church, a seeker friendly Christian movement touted to be the “New” Christianity for the Post-Modern World. But is the Emergent Church really a fresh approach to teaching sound doctrine, or is it part of the great end times apostasy predicted in [Continue reading ...]

Scripture, Tradition, and Rome – Part 1 Part 2

Karen — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:26:08 +0000

John MacArthur

The tendency to venerate tradition is very strong in religion. The world is filled with religions that have been following set traditions for hundreds–even thousands–of years. Cultures come and go, but religious tradition shows an amazing continuity.

In fact, many ancient religions–including Druidism, Native American religions, and several of the oriental cults–eschewed written records of their faith, preferring to pass down their legends and rituals and [Continue reading ...]

The Pope and The Papacy (Pt 1) – John MacArthur

Karen — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 20:01:46 +0000

Motivated by money, it invented Purgatory. And by the way, Purgatory is what makes the whole system work. Take out Purgatory and it’s a hard sell to be a Catholic. People hang in there because of the deception of Purgatory. Purgatory is the safety net, when you die, you don’t go to hell. You go there and get things sorted out and finally [Continue reading ...]

The Apathy of The Modern Church (Part 1) (Part 2)

Karen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:36:02 +0000

“Does The Truth Matter Anymore?”

The Dangers Of Pragmatism (Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3)

Karen — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:48:12 +0000

Pragmatism : its origin and meaning explained

“Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction—and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life—and only a few find it.” Matthew 7:13-14

UK Warnings of Mysticism Reported in 2004

Berean — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:42:48 +0000

From The Times : November 4, 2004

Spirited away: why the end is nigh for religion

Christianity will be eclipsed by spirituality in 30 years, startling new research predicts. Our correspondent reports on the collapse of traditional religion and the rise of mysticism.

In the beginning there was the Church. And people liked to dress up in their best clothes and go there on Sundays and they praised the [Continue reading ...]