Bill Johnson of Bethel Church Encourages False Prophecies

Caleb Corneloup on his iThink Biblically YouTube channel released this 15-minute video examining some of the teachings of Bill Johnson of Bethel Church in California. Corneloup tests Bill Johnson's teaching against scripture and finds it severely lacking in truth. Johnson spreads the New Apostolic Reformation teaching that it's okay to share false prophecies so you...

That Time When Joel Osteen Joked About People Using Marijuana

As someone who has witnessed over the decades how marijuana usage negatively affects people and their lives, I've never thought it's usage or the abuse of any drugs or alcohol was a laughing matter. I grew up in the late 1970s and 1980s when Hollywood joked about and glorified pot use in movies like the...

Charles Stanley Is Ushered Into Heaven

It's not a habit of mine to watch many preachers on television. Charles Stanley was among the few I enjoyed watching. He really knew how to explain God's word and relate it to everyday topics and situations. Today, at the age of 90, he has passed. Over the years, whether his sermon was on how...

God Makes It Possible For Everyone To Hear About Jesus Before They Die

In our day and age, believers and unbelievers alike are still asking, "What happens to people who have never heard about Jesus when they die?" Given all the forms of human communication we have today (print, Internet, satellites, radio, TV, etc.) in addition to God's natural and supernatural capabilities to reach every single human on...

The Prophetic Ministry of Music in the Church

Music has always been a major aspect of serving and worshiping Jehovah. It's so important to God that it was present when he created Earth (Job 38:4-7) and it will be present when he goes through the process of ending Earth (Revelation 15) in the last of the last days. In our service to the...

The Traits of a Wise Preacher

Since we are living in the last days, it should be no surprise to us that our world is full of both trustworthy, godly teachers and false teachers who get their kicks from deceiving people. This is what the Lord Jesus and his apostles prophesied would happen. Given that reality, it's in the best interest...

The opposition can’t shipwreck my faith

Because our human nature is sinful, it should come as no surprise when we discover the default setting for most who hear the gospel is to reject it. Isn't that why Christ said broad is the way leading to destruction and many go that way (Matthew 7:13)? When our default setting is to sinfully reject...

Remaining obedient to the heavenly vision

All of us saints have a story to tell that is tied to a vision the Lord gives us. For some of us that vision may have come about by the Lord working through normal, natural channels or circumstances, such as when someone hits rock bottom based on bad choices in life and cries out...

Faithful ambassadors

When our Heavenly Father draws us to himself to be saved, among the many things that come with that relationship is the fact he employs us as his ambassadors, authorized representatives and/or messengers for his kingdom. It is truly an honor to hold that distinction for the King above all kings. As his representatives, we...

Street preachers in the UK win their appeal

An appeals court has overturned the convictions of two street preachers in the UK. Michael Overd of  England and Michael Stockwell of the US were initially arrested for preaching at a shopping center in Bristol, England, after being heckled by some Muslims in the crowd even though their sermon was against all sin in general...