In his article “Rethinking a Much Abused Text: 1 Corinthians 3:1-15” Brian Borgman provides a great summary of the background and elements of the “carnal Christian” teaching. I will provide you with just enough material from his article to whet your...
Continue ReadingThe “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 3)Category: False Counselors
The “Christian” Abuser — Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 2)
ESV 1 Corinthians 3:1-4 But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. (2) I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it....
Continue ReadingThe “Christian” Abuser — Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 2)The “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 1)
But I, brothers, could not address you as spiritual people, but as people of the flesh, as infants in Christ. I fed you with milk, not solid food, for you were not ready for it. And even now you are...
Continue ReadingThe “Christian” Abuser: Couldn’t He be a “Carnal” Christian? (Part 1)“The Lord Says” – A Common Line Used by the Wicked to Deceive and Control Us
It is soooo common today for people who claim to be Christians to also claim to speak God's Word to us. They have their little phrases - "Well, the Lord says...." or "The Lord showed me that..." - you've heard...
Continue Reading“The Lord Says” – A Common Line Used by the Wicked to Deceive and Control UsWhat do we do when a “good” teacher goes “bad”?
1Timothy 1:18-20 This charge I entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with the prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may wage the good warfare, (19) holding faith and a good conscience. By rejecting this, some...
Continue ReadingWhat do we do when a “good” teacher goes “bad”?A Powerful True Account of How False Teaching on Forgiveness is Dangerous
The following is a comment submitted to me at my other blog, unholycharade.com I am posting it here, and there, as a stand-alone post because of its importance. Many, many thanks to the courageous lady who wrote and shared her...
Continue ReadingA Powerful True Account of How False Teaching on Forgiveness is DangerousWhat Does a Waterless Cloud Look Like?
Jud 1:12-13 These are hidden reefs at your love feasts, as they feast with you without fear, shepherds feeding themselves; waterless clouds, swept along by winds; fruitless trees in late autumn, twice dead, uprooted; (13) wild waves of the sea,...
Continue ReadingWhat Does a Waterless Cloud Look Like?No One Can Call Jesus “Lord” Except by the Holy Spirit
1Co 12:3 Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking in the Spirit of God ever says "Jesus is accursed!" and no one can say "Jesus is Lord" except in the Holy Spirit. There was deception going on...
Continue ReadingNo One Can Call Jesus “Lord” Except by the Holy SpiritReject the “Politician” Pastor
Job 32:21 I will not show partiality to any man or use flattery toward any person. Psa 5:9 For there is no truth in their mouth; their inmost self is destruction; their throat is an open grave; they flatter with...
Continue ReadingReject the “Politician” PastorJust STOP Saying “We Are All Sinners” – STOP IT!!
1Co 6:9-11 Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality, (10) nor thieves, nor the greedy,...
Continue ReadingJust STOP Saying “We Are All Sinners” – STOP IT!!