But I fear, lest somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve by his craftiness, so your minds may be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ. For if he who comes preaches another Jesus whom we have not preached, or if you receive a different spirit which you have not received, or a different gospel which you have not accepted—you may well put up with it! - 2 Corinthians 11:3-4 In a recent post Our Greatest Danger, we asked: “…what potentially produces the most trouble and torment—and even Continue Reading
Socialism and Christianity
Socialism (e.g., Marxism; communism; statism; or other forms of collective utopian-isms) is the involuntary taking—by force, by the government—of the money, power, and wealth of the masses, and then giving part of this money to some of the people, and calling it “justice.” This is also known as: redistribution of wealth; economic justice; re-distributive justice; and social justice. While the stated goal of socialism is a utopian society of equality, the functional reality is an Continue Reading
Why Christians Must Resist The Socialist Marxist Agenda
Mark was recently interviewed about his books Making Sense of the Madness and Jesus Was a Socialist? by our friend Doreen Virtue. Doreen was miraculously saved out of the New Age/New Thought ideologies, where she had been a bestselling author and speaker for many years. Because of her background and firsthand experience with deception, she is uniquely qualified to recognize and point out false teaching both without and within the church. Here is what Doreen had to say about the discussion she Continue Reading
Destructive Discerners
And this I pray, that your love may abound still more and more in knowledge and all discernment, that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.Philippians 1:9-11 Our life and love depend on our discernment. (Prov 2:11ff; Phil 1:9-11; Deut 30:14-20; Gal 6:7-8) If we make a foolish decision, then we, and others, Continue Reading