Some of you would be aware that American pastor John MacArthur has been holding a three-day “Strange Fire” conference which is a criticism of the…
In Part One of this article I began discussing John MacArthur’s Strange Fire conference being held in southern California. I offered there some background to…
There are all kinds of Christians proclaiming all kinds of gospels. But there is a very easy test as to whether or not that which…
Any careful student of church history knows how easy it is for truth to give way to error, for orthodoxy to collapse into heterodoxy. They…
The prosperity gospel is notorious for bad theology, shocking exegesis (or lack thereof), loopy logic, and dodgy hermeneutics. This is certainly the case with their…
A common claim made by the prosperity gospellers is that Jesus and his followers were actually quite well off. I have heard myself how one…
To support the claim that Jesus and the disciples were rich, the prosperity gospel teachers often appeal to the story of the casting lots for…
The timing was impeccable really. I had just finished watching a television segment about the lavish demands of the super rich celebs and entertainers on…
“Learn how to love yourself” says a current television ad for yet another “Mind, Body, Spirit” festival. This is of course a New Age get-together…
The gospel of Jesus Christ is about acknowledging that we are selfish sinners, heading for a lost eternity, in need of redemption by the work…
We are all familiar (or should be) with the time of Israel in the wilderness. Given that much of Christendom has spoken of the value…
One major part of the health and wealth gospel is the positive confession movement. Also known as “name it and claim it” teaching, this spurious…
Like some of the other passages I have discussed in this series of articles, this is not really a “difficult” passage as such. But it…
Often I will get a fellow believer complain to me. They do not like the fact that I raise certain issues which they would rather…
As we speak, all over the world Christians are being persecuted, imprisoned, tortured, and killed for their faith. The worst persecution of Christianity in its…
Many people reject Christianity because they perceive it to be a big money-making racket. And sadly for far too many Christian leaders and ministries it…
It goes without saying that suffering is a major part of life. No one denies this. Yet there are some Christians and some theologies which…
Judging by some teachers, if you come to Jesus, you are entitled to prosperity, riches and the good life. But according to Jesus, if you…
As I am reading through the book of Acts right now I am again struck at how markedly different the gospel the first Christians preached…
This passage is as much a misused passage as a difficult one. And its misuse can often be deadly. There have been a number of…