If we look up “spiritual abuse” in a concordance, it’s not a term we will find. Does the Word of God speak to this dynamic? Does God care? Who really hates what false prophets and teachers do to the sheep of God’s flock? If I or someone I know has experienced devastation at the hands of people who spoke … Continue reading
Category Archives: Bethel Church, Redding
Posts that reference Bethel Church and the “Bring the Kingdom” teachings popularized throughout the NAR (New Apostolic Reformation), but predominant in that movement.
Excerpt from Book
I have been working on a book about my journey out of charismania. While other excellent books like Wandering Stars deal with the doctrines and practices of these self-appointed prophets and apostles, my book has a different focus. It is my story, and I am telling it to expose the mindsets and heart attitudes that … Continue reading
Fruit #5: Witchcraft, Drunkenness, Revelry…Spiritualism
This post is part of a series focused on the “bring the kingdom” teaching of ministries like Bethel Church in Redding, CA and ministers like Bill Johnson and the fruit in real people’s lives. Witchcraft is a strong word, but describes the practice of seeking power, revelation, and encounters from the spirit realm apart from … Continue reading
Fruit #4: Hatred of Discernment
This post is part of a series focused on the “bring the kingdom” teaching of ministries like Bethel Church in Redding, CA and ministers like Bill Johnson and the fruit in real people’s lives. This post will make a lot more sense if you’ve seen the video in the previous post. My son, IF you … Continue reading
In anticipation of Fruit #4, a walk down memory lane…
Here is an excerpt from “a ceremony celebrating the formal apostolic alignment of Todd Bentley,” as described by C. Peter Wagner. With much pomp and ceremony, culminating in the giving of a ring to “seal the commission,” following the Lord Himself speaking left and right through pretty much everybody on the stage about His delight … Continue reading
Fruit 3: A False Gospel
This post is part of a series focused on the “bring the kingdom” teaching of ministries like Bethel Church in Redding, CA and ministers like Bill Johnson and the fruit in real people’s lives. I once knew a woman whose dad had been a small-time drug dealer. He sold and used marijuana, and was … Continue reading
Fruit 2: Preaching that does not save
This post is part of a series focused on the “bring the kingdom” teaching of ministries like Bethel Church in Redding, CA and ministers like Bill Johnson and the fruit in real people’s lives. Imagine a lovely lady with a husband who sometimes attends church. It’s impossible to speak to him about Christ, because he … Continue reading
5 Fruits of the false teaching of the “Bring the kingdom” crowd … Fruit 1: The Heaviest Yoke
This post is part of a series focused on the “bring the kingdom” teaching of ministries like Bethel Church in Redding, CA and ministers like Bill Johnson and the fruits produced in real people’s lives. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find … Continue reading
Book Recommendation, Wandering Stars by Keith Gibson
A reader suggested a book to us that we have just recently gotten (many thanks!!!). It is so clearly researched and analyzed in light of Scripture. It provides a forthright and specific theological response to the error and heresies of not just one, but many of the movements I have begun to discuss here in … Continue reading
Saved From the Deception of Charismania
This article impacted me deeply, and explains why I am doing what I am doing. God forbid! God forbid a young man or woman grow up spiritually drugged and doped to think they were in the faith, only to be lost… My cry to the church is: how can this be? How many testimonies like … Continue reading