The occult is a set of practices associated with diverse beliefs listed in Deuteronomy 18:10-12. The New Age and the occult are two separate categories, though they overlap in practice. […]
Below is an edited version of a word study for Magi done as part of a research paper on Acts 13:4-12 for a Hermeneutics class at Southern Evangelical Seminary. However, the scope […]
Many wonder: Were the Magi in Matthew chapter two who came to see Jesus astrologers? Does this mean astrology is okay? What was the star of Bethlehem? […]
I looked into Madeleine L’Engle years ago after hearing some things she said at a nearby church that I found disturbing. I was also dismayed by her association with and […]
The following is an account of a talk and meditation session led by Rev. Thomas Keating in 2005 (Keating died in 2018). This is based on my notes and observations […]
The doctrine of the Trinity has been an essential of the faith throughout church history. Modalism, or Oneness, denies or redefines the Trinity. When T. D. Jakes, a Oneness pastor, was interviewed by two Christian pastors, Jakes cleverly played word games and redefined the Trinity in his own terms, thus fooling the two pastors involved (James MacDonald and Mark Driscoll), as well as others. This article examines how Jakes did this. Jakes has never confessed the Trinity and has continued his association with a group of Oneness churches.
(With a Brief Look at Magic) [This article is primarily for parents wondering about or wrestling with the issue of Harry Potter and a biblical worldview. For further information, please […]
Defenders of the Enneagram and other dubious or false ideas and teachings often state that God can redeem it. But this needs to be thought through carefully. What does God redeem according to Scripture?
Read Part 1 Here Enoch and Metatron Note in this citation that Enoch was supposedly the recipient of secret knowledge from God: Its only complete extant version is an […]
The book of Enoch (technically 1 Enoch) is pseudepigrapha (meaning “false writings), part of a collection of writings that were not written by the person claimed as the author. Furthermore, […]