What would you call a “Christian”
speaker, conference leader and self-described spiritual authority who:
Engages in Contemplative
Spirituality (a mystical practice not found in Scripture which includes
elements of eastern mysticism.)?
Claims to have direct
revelation from God apart from Scripture?
Is involved with false teachers such as Joel Osteen and Louie Giglio?
Claims to have visions and
direct encounters with Jesus?
Claims to have been shown
the world through His eyes, and heard God's voice personally?
Has had “personal
revelations” not in the bible that "Jesus" then said to teach from?
Asserts that what is
received from God was given as a secret, but 'He knows I'm going to tell it.'
States unequivocally "I
am not a sinner"?
Wrote a book, claiming to
have received the book directly from God as if a force had taken control of the
writing?
Claims to have been with
Jesus in another dimension and was taught new things?
Twists scripture and
compares personal exposition to credible teachers' work?
Wants you to feel your
theology?
On a personal website does
not draw firm doctrinal lines while implying the Roman Catholic Church is a
Christian denomination alongside the Methodist, Baptist, and other
denominations?
Has a penchant for making
promises about God's intentions, as if to know at any given moment what God would
do in this or that situation?
What would you call such a
person in light of 1Timothy 1:3; 1:7; 4:1; 4:7; 4:16 and 6:3?
Would the fact that this person has a very, very large following make it alright for a few false doctrines to slip in?
Would the fact that a person speaks well, uses interesting illustrations, looks sincere and has great enthusiasm make a few false doctrines OK?
Would you call that person a false teacher?
You would not be wrong to
call that person Beth Moore.
Further references: 1 Corinthians 2:14; 1 Corinthians 12:10; Hebrews 5:14.
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