“I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will clear his threshing floor and gather his wheat into the barn, but the chaff he will burn with unquenchable fire.” Matthew 3:11,12 “Did our hearts not burn within us while he talked to us…
Greet Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen and my fellow prisoners. They are well known to the apostles, and they were in Christ before me. Romans 16:7 When you read the Word of God, do you acknowledge that you are under apostolic teaching and reading the more sure Word of prophecy? I ask this question because of what can be observed today regarding the belief of modern apostles. There are current claims today from women, espousing to be apostles, and they…
For almost two decades of my life, I was immersed in the Charismatic movement. If I had to describe the beliefs I once held, they would fall under the cornucopia of Word of Faith, hyper Charismatic, and New Apostolic Reformation. For fifteen years, I professed to my own private prayer language, and I coached other people to do the same in altar calls, using verses such as Jude 20 to support it. There were dreams and visions I experienced through…
I recently had a great conversation with Richard Moore regarding diploma mills and honorary doctorates. There is a good amount of helpful information he shared in this discussion. Rather than trying to summarize our discussion, I encourage you to listen to the podcast. In this episode, we discuss the rise of supernatural schools of ministry and the rise of diploma mills and questionable doctorate degrees from schools with questionable accreditation. I hope you find this topic helpful, as there are…
If you are familiar with Remnant Radio, you know that they have a social media presence where they invite pastors, teachers, theologians, and historians from different denominations and churches to have discussions. They state up front that they may not always agree with their guest, but they desire to break people out of their theological echo chambers. Recently, they featured Alexander Pagani on their broadcast to discuss Christian deliverance ministry and his book, The Secrets to Deliverance. After watching it,…
Jesus said to him, “Because you have seen Me, you have believed; blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed.” John 20:29 It must have been quite an experience for the twelve disciples to have physically walked with Jesus in His earthly ministry. We would tend to think that having been with Him, there would be no doubt or unbelief. But we know that His disciples indeed did doubt that He was the Messiah. Thomas’ doubts were…
And you shall make of these a sacred anointing oil blended as by the perfumer; it shall be a holy anointing oil. Exodus 30:25 How to anoint your home with oil. That was the article title on a well-known Word of Faith minister’s website. In this article, the author stated that believers are promised protection from calamity in life, based on Psalm 91 and the blood of Jesus. However, this protection is not instant and needs to be appropriated by…
For those who have spent time in the Charismatic movement, you may have heard someone use the label “having a religious spirit” or being a Pharisee. This is typically used with response to those who would question a leader’s beliefs or teachings or seemingly challenge the anointing on one’s life. I was recently listening to an online conversation between two individuals, one who calls himself an apostle to the nations and the other professing to be a prophet, which seems…
Years ago, I remember sitting in a local Starbucks across from a ministry leader, receiving tips and instructions on how to advance my ministry. This leader had offered to do this of his own volition, and prior to that meeting, I was excited yet not fully understanding what this conversation would entail. As we sat at that table, he began to explain the importance of consistent personal branding. He suggested that I offer paid e-courses on how to start a…
His divine power has granted to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of him who called us to his own glory and excellence. 2 Peter 1:3 Recently, I was listening to a recorded conversation about deliverance ministry, and one of the individuals stated that she would not attend a church where deliverance was not performed on Christians because it was essentially a demon daycare. Another deliverance minister has stated that many pastors do not…