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In the spirit of the Reformation, this section has been dedicated to warning you about people and ideas that are at odds with the teaching of the Bible.  The fact that they appear means that we don't support them.  We will not question their eternal destiny, but their teaching is definitely not scriptural.  To add someone to the list, write us.

Benny Hinn Ministries  Do we really need to say anything about Benny?  Well, what we do say amongst ourselves is probably best left there, if you know what I mean. 

"When you say I am a Christian, you are saying I am a messiah in Hebrew." Oops!  I mean French, or Japanese, maybe its English?

Critique on Benny: On Doctrine-Benny Hinn

Joyce Meyer Ministries Mrs. Meyer is a great speaker and is often quite humorous.  Unfortunately, she is often heretical in her teaching and her business ethics are under investigation. "You've got to pray the blood!!!"  What?

Critique on Joyce: 

The Preacher Who Doesn't Tell It Like It Is The Truth Twisting And Tall Tales Of Joyce Meyer by Paul R. Belli and G. Richard Fisher

Joel Osteen Ministries   Lots of fluff but no meat.  Where's Christ in his messages?  He seems to be eerily absent.

"I find today that people are not looking for theology.”  Didn't the Bible say that somewhere in reference to our depravity?

A critique on Joel:  Joel Osteen, the Megachurch, and the Mini-Gospel by Justin Taylor

Charles Finney  He began the Revivalism movement and was a Pelagian.  He, in effect, lied to become a Presbyterian minister and later when he found out he disagreed with their doctrines, used his position to attack the church.  Today, he is held up as a great leader of the church. No wonder why we have problems.

A critique of Finney:  A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Fred Phelps  He is the pastor of Westboro Baptist Church in Topeka, KS.  You probably know them better for their slogan, "God Hates Fags."  Instead of displaying the love of Christ and following the command to "love thy enemies" they have decided to annihilate them.  Yes, homosexuality is wrong, but are we to treat them any different from the rest of godless humanity?  Vengeance belongs to the Lord alone.  We could link to his website but we don't want to be under investigation by the FBI.

Angelic Revelations of Divine Truth These people claim to have received new teachings from Jesus.  You know there is a problem when one of the first things they say is, "temporarily set aside questions about where the writings come from..."  Why?  Because it came from mediums using automatic writing.  Sorry, I can't quite get past that.  I guess we're just closed minded.

Jesus Seminar Started by Robert W. Funk in 1985, this group has led the way for liberal "Christianity".  "The ultimate goal of this website is that of the Jesus Seminar itself: to bring the quest of the historical Jesus of Nazareth to the center of a global forum."  Unfortunately, everything they do is based on their own opinions rather than fact.  It is interesting that they laud the degrees of their fellows but nowhere mention their character or if they are believers in Christ.  Doesn't Romans say that man by their unrighteousness suppress the truth?  Case in point!

Michael J Rood Mr. Rood is a modern day judaizer.  He claims that almost all of the church's practices are pagan and that we need to practice the civil law of the Torah.  There goes church on Sunday!  Of course, he claims that his teachings alone are right and that he is qualified to make these claims.  Take a look at the pictures of him on the website.  Growing your beard out, wearing robes and blowing a shofar must make you a real Messianic Jew compared to those pagan Gentile (?) ones that wear ties and khaki pants to church. 

David J. Stewart This guy's website makes you nauseous just looking at the jumble of text and pics.  The content has the same effect.  He is KJV only, hates the Roman Catholic Church with zeal, and strongly anti-calvinist, deeming it a heresy.  The interesting thing is that he has many Calvinists listed in his biography of the great men of God.  If Calvinism is a heresy, why are those that teach it great men of God?  Among many other fun quotes from his site you'll find these:

"The threat of a nuclear disaster is imminent.  The New World Order is here!  The stage is being set for the antichrist.  Mankind is destined for total destruction!"

"This website will not be here forever. The incarnation of the Beast is coming. Save information on your hard drive!"

The Religious Society of Friends/Quakers  No, its not just the cute guy on the oatmeal container.  The Friends having been mixing Gnostic mysticism with Christianity for the past several centuries.  Founded by George Fox who "discovered" that there is the Divine Light within all men that just needs to be awakened, the Friends deny the importance of the Cross and basically teach panentheism.  Unfortunately, their theology has made some major inroads into evangelical Christianity in the past several years and is one of the main theologies the Emmergent Church draws from.

Creflo Dollar  "Making a mark that cannot be erased" is their slogan and is an invitation of judgment if what he is saying is wrong.  Unfortunately, for Mr. Dollar, much of what he says in unscriptural.  The description of salvation on their site is man-centered and has the charismatic description of baptism by the Holy Spirit.  The best (read: worst) are his prophecies.  I guess in this day and age the Spirit moves English speaking prophets to prophesy in rhyme (and often quasi-rhyme at that.)  Dollar is just another sad victim of the Word Faith movement.

Kenneth Hagin Sr. and Jr.  Though now deceased, the legacy of Hagin still lives in his family.  Called the Father of the Word Faith movement this Positive Confession heresy has claimed many preachers and lay people in its wake. 

"You will never receive anything from God beyond the words you speak."

What about the free gift of God?  Well, you have to speak that too; it's called the sinners prayer.

A critique of Hagin