Jesus did everything He did as God, or else He doesn’t save
Some charismatics claim Jesus lived his life as a man in right relationship with God, not AS God. Not only does the Bible refute this idea, but it shows that such a Jesus cannot save us.
Fire! Glory! And God killing His anointed ones
Here’s a Biblical story of God manifesting His fire and glory on His anointed ones during a time of worship. It’s not like how we use those words today.
Christians can’t be deceived, some charismatics say
Hypercharismatics like Bethel Church think they have the ultimate defense for their false teachings: God won’t let us go wrong.
Why the story of Jonah is ridiculous (it’s not the fish)
The story of Jonah is one of the most difficult stories in the Bible to believe. But it’s not because he lived inside a fish for three days.
The weak, helpless, puny god of Bethel’s ‘Physics of Heaven’
The New Age movement has stolen God’s creative power, and we need to take it back. So says “The Physics of Heaven.” Who would worship such a weak, pitiful god?
How Bethel’s bonkers book butchers the Bible
The authors of Bethel-based “The Physics of Heaven” interpret Scripture in a way that is, frankly, beyond ridiculous. It’s insane.
Bethel’s quantumania: The sensual mysticism of ‘The Physics of Heaven’
In “The Physics of Heaven,” Bethel-based authors urge readers to follow sensations of light and sound, saying God works through that medium even more than through the Bible.
Bethel points Christians to New Age in ‘Physics of Heaven’
Bethel’s book says the New Age movement has stolen God’s power, and Christians need to take it back by doing what New Agers do.
Bethel’s ‘Physics of Heaven’: A new way to interact with God?
A book that came out of Bethel Church claims God is revealing a new, “hidden” way of interacting with him, which means we need to stop clinging to the Bible.
Christ will lose nothing: The eternal security of the Christian
A comprehensive, overwhelming, Bible-saturated case for the impossibility of a born-again Christian losing salvation.
Christians, don’t call only some people evil
There’s a time for Christians to call out sin and evil, but it’s critical that we do it with love, gentleness and the right theology.
‘Gradual’ healing? How we’re not seeing this story clearly
Some Christians have somehow taken the story of the blind man in Mark 8 to mean that healing can take as long as years.
Can a nation be saved? What Jesus sent us to ‘disciple’
Some Christians believe “make disciples of all the nations” means Christianizing countries. Let’s break down the Great Commission in Matthew to see what Jesus meant.
That time I stood in line to hear a ‘word’ from the Lord
You don’t need to go anywhere and wait to hear God speak to you. He does that through the Bible, and that’s the more sure word anyway.
Faith vs. intellect: Is the Bible meant for our brains?
Some Christians try to pit our intellect against our hearts. But the Bible doesn’t divide our hearts and minds like they do. God wants to engage both.
I can do all things through a verse taken out of context
When Christians quote Philippians 4:13 (“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me”), chances are they’re conveying the opposite of what Paul was saying.
Is healing ‘the children’s bread’? No
One of the proof-texts cited by those who claim that God wants all Christians physically healed now is the "children's bread" passage about Jesus and the Syro-Phoenician woman. But an examination of that story shows it doesn't mean that at all.
What Jehovah Jireh really means
If you’ve heard the phrase Jehovah Jireh, chances are it was in the context of God providing material things for us. But the only place in the Bible that name is mentioned reveals it’s about a far greater provision.
The real satanism
When you think of satanism, you may think of explicitly worshiping an actual devil. But when we let the devil speak for himself in the Bible, we see that true satanism not about worshiping him, but ourselves.
The preacher preached Jesus. People said they were healed. But …
The preacher preached to thousands. He spoke of the love of God, and the name of Jesus. Several people appeared to be healed. It's a scene that resembles a charismatic church ... but it wasn't.