08/25/2026
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The great tragedy is not so much that the power hungry soft-NAR church planting associations grow across the world, or that the Bill Johnsons, Kathryn Kricks, Katie Souzas or Cindy Jacobs types flourish. The great tragedy is that people prefer that. People want that. People crave the counterfeit. And many of those people once were in a Biblically sound church. Does that break your heart? It does mine.
They run after “spiritual experiences” at the cost of truth, never testing the source. They mistake emotional manipulation for a move of The Spirit. They follow the false “prophet” who says God speaks to him. They adore the shouted promises of power. It’s not power. It was just loud. It was just persuasive. It’s their preference.
The people sit amazed at new, fresh words. They exclaim, “I never heard it like that before!”. Of course they haven’t. Before, they heard it in context. Now it’s twisted. Now a verse is lifted from context and means nothing that the Author intended. And the listeners sponge it. “It’s anointed!”. “It’s a new revelation!”. “It explains everything!”. And they mock the church with sound doctrine. They mock seminaries that teach the Word of God in context. They disparage terms like exegesis.
Beware dear Christian. The counterfeits are flourishing. The Christian bookstore contains more false teaching than you would ever have dreamed. The only way to protect yourself is to know truth. Know your Bible in context. Test everything. Learn the Word in context. Pray for discernment. Ask that the Spirit of truth fill you daily. Love God. Love your neighbor. Love God’s word. Attend a church that teaches the Bible, word by word, verse by verse, chapter by chapter, book by book. Encourage your pastor to do that, if he doesn’t.
Heresy in the “church” isn’t coming. It’s already here.
But there are godly men (not perfect -mind you) who faithfully teach God’s word. They are faithful to their Redeemer. They are faithful to their wives. They are faithful to their flock and feed and protect them. They run off wolves, not invite them in. Find a pastor like that. He will know your name. He likely won’t be standing in a spotlight (unless it’s to better see the Scripture). He will want you to glorify God and God alone.
