Biblical texts often taken out of context by prosperity teachers and others – World and Church Trends and Bible Prophecy

Three biblical texts that are often taken out of context by health, wealth and prosperity teachers

A TEXT TAKEN OUT OF CONTEXT, IS A PRETEXT FOR PROOF-TEXT

Here are three of the most taken out of context, misplaced, misapplied, misappropriated, and misinterpreted Bible verses that we hear. All three of these verses are found in Matthew 18:18-20; all three of these verses have to do with church discipline; and all three of these verses can mean only one thing in their proper context. Let’s take a look…

Chuck Colson says Christians cannot defend their faith I agree with the spirit of Chuck Colson’s quoted statement but lets look at the issue and at what Colson said and did not say a little more closely. The main reason “Christians” cannot defend their faith is because most of them are not Christians at all. They have no faith other than some faith […]...
Chuck Colson’s new book provides a theological grounding for Christians? Chuck Colson is correct that the church in America needs to return to orthodoxy and truth. We need more leaders rejecting the postmodern trend that is rethinking and redefining known Christian truths. Having said that, Chuck Colson is part of the problem because he wants the largely dead church in America to go back to the truth it never embraced. The true Church in […]...
Bible prophecy websites It really is getting very hard to find good Bible prophecy websites to link with and to put in my website directory. A few of the biggest names in Bible prophecy seem to be getting nutter that a fruit cake. Many other prophecy websites have bought into every conspiracy theory there is and still others […]...
Something is drifting down Willow Creek Willow Creek tells us there is a big paradigm shift coming but we can’t be certain of what that paradigm shift is all about until they come out with it. However, by looking at the guests that speak at Willow Creek I am not encouraged that they will now suddenly emerge with great biblical discernment. […]...
Erwin McManus’s False Teachings This will get to the heart of the matter about the heresy within the emergent church movement. In a nut shell their goal is a Jesus religion that cares little about the Biblical Jesus or His words. They plan to reinvent Christianity so it will fit right in with the postmodern generation taught that there […]...