Debp Posted October 12, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,028 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,369 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,398 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted October 12, 2023 Sorry to say, but there are so many new strange teachings going around nowadays. Usually new Christians are more susceptible since they don't know a lot of the basic Christian doctrines. When I was in Bible college we studied the cults. Walter Martin's Kingdom of the Cults was the textbook. But now there are multitudes of strange teachings. A somewhat new Christian sent me a video elsewhere. I listened to it to see what kind of teaching she was following. (She tried to get me to listen to their live Bible studies.) Anyhow the guy had a lot of strange ideas, all about the second coming of Christ. (Not normal teachings.) I did reply to her explaining some things and hope and pray she will consider what I said. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FJK Posted October 12, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,349 Content Per Day: 7.61 Reputation: 1,305 Days Won: 1 Joined: 03/01/2023 Status: Offline Share Posted October 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, Debp said: Sorry to say, but there are so many new strange teachings going around nowadays. Usually new Christians are more susceptible since they don't know a lot of the basic Christian doctrines. When I was in Bible college we studied the cults. Walter Martin's Kingdom of the Cults was the textbook. But now there are multitudes of strange teachings. A somewhat new Christian sent me a video elsewhere. I listened to it to see what kind of teaching she was following. (She tried to get me to listen to their live Bible studies.) Anyhow the guy had a lot of strange ideas, all about the second coming of Christ. (Not normal teachings.) I did reply to her explaining some things and hope and pray she will consider what I said. Christians have let alien beliefs, false doctrines, infiltrate their thinking heavily since the beginning of the 20th century, it has led to all sorts of distorted views of Bible scripture, relegating some of it to being in the category of a myth and other parts being considered symbolic and not actually meaning what they say so that they need to be replaced or modified to conform to the thinking of men instead of developing a true understanding of them. This is the "New Age" Church where its members look to hear what they want to hear instead of sincerely seeking to understand what God wants to understand from the Word he gave us to learn from. The way I see it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who me Posted October 12, 2023 Group: Royal Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 17 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 3,302 Content Per Day: 1.71 Reputation: 1,686 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/27/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted October 12, 2023 1 hour ago, Debp said: there are so many new strange teachings going around nowadays True and unfortunately it is evangelical christianities dislike of education that is to blame. Instead of teaching the theological what and why we believe it is all about what one " feels ". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlade Posted October 12, 2023 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2,235 Content Per Day: 1.35 Reputation: 1,137 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/06/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/25/1961 Share Posted October 12, 2023 7 hours ago, Debp said: Sorry to say, but there are so many new strange teachings going around nowadays. Usually new Christians are more susceptible since they don't know a lot of the basic Christian doctrines. When I was in Bible college we studied the cults. Walter Martin's Kingdom of the Cults was the textbook. But now there are multitudes of strange teachings. A somewhat new Christian sent me a video elsewhere. I listened to it to see what kind of teaching she was following. (She tried to get me to listen to their live Bible studies.) Anyhow the guy had a lot of strange ideas, all about the second coming of Christ. (Not normal teachings.) I did reply to her explaining some things and hope and pray she will consider what I said. I will agree but what is a strange teaching? I know we tend to know our personal belief is the real one but to others some of what we believe is strange. As a prophet in the 40'-50's said "there are ALLOT of different doctrines here but not on the one that matters most". We tend to focus only on what we don't agree with when we should focus on what we do agree with. Christ coming in the flesh the only way to the Father. We lol read doctrine of devils. We insert words that are not written there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis1209 Posted October 12, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 350 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,512 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,412 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted October 12, 2023 Hi Debp, This is off-topic; I hope you do not mind. I wish I was younger and could go to Bible College. At my age now, it would not pan out. Could you tell us what Bible College you attended and how you liked it? What you enjoyed best, and what you did not care for. I understand that the departments of study are Christology, angelology, Pneumatology, Soteriology, etc. The study of Israelogy is absent from most colleges; is that your experience? If you had all the material and resources at your fingertips, in retrospect, is there anything you learned that you could not have discovered studying on your own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted October 12, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,028 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,369 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,398 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 12, 2023 19 minutes ago, Dennis1209 said: Hi Debp, This is off-topic; I hope you do not mind. I wish I was younger and could go to Bible College. At my age now, it would not pan out. Could you tell us what Bible College you attended and how you liked it? What you enjoyed best, and what you did not care for. I understand that the departments of study are Christology, angelology, Pneumatology, Soteriology, etc. The study of Israelogy is absent from most colleges; is that your experience? If you had all the material and resources at your fingertips, in retrospect, is there anything you learned that you could not have discovered studying on your own? Hi, I'll pm you later when I get back on the computer. Blessings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Debp Posted October 13, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 52 Topic Count: 1,028 Topics Per Day: 0.15 Content Count: 12,369 Content Per Day: 1.80 Reputation: 16,398 Days Won: 92 Joined: 07/19/2005 Status: Offline Author Share Posted October 13, 2023 12 hours ago, Dennis1209 said: Hi Debp, This is off-topic; I hope you do not mind. I wish I was younger and could go to Bible College. At my age now, it would not pan out. Could you tell us what Bible College you attended and how you liked it? What you enjoyed best, and what you did not care for. I understand that the departments of study are Christology, angelology, Pneumatology, Soteriology, etc. The study of Israelogy is absent from most colleges; is that your experience? If you had all the material and resources at your fingertips, in retrospect, is there anything you learned that you could not have discovered studying on your own? Hi Dennis, I just sent you another PM as I promised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama Etna Posted October 13, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 14 Topic Count: 38 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 4,977 Content Per Day: 5.40 Reputation: 6,065 Days Won: 45 Joined: 11/05/2021 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/25/1961 Share Posted October 13, 2023 I have Walter Martin's book Kingdom of the Cults. I found it to be very informative. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis1209 Posted October 13, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 350 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 7,512 Content Per Day: 2.70 Reputation: 5,412 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/27/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted October 13, 2023 3 hours ago, Debp said: Hi Dennis, I just sent you another PM as I promised. Got it, thanks! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starise Posted October 13, 2023 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 13 Topic Count: 279 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 13,126 Content Per Day: 9.67 Reputation: 13,658 Days Won: 149 Joined: 08/26/2020 Status: Offline Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/12/2023 at 7:29 AM, Debp said: Sorry to say, but there are so many new strange teachings going around nowadays. Usually new Christians are more susceptible since they don't know a lot of the basic Christian doctrines. When I was in Bible college we studied the cults. Walter Martin's Kingdom of the Cults was the textbook. But now there are multitudes of strange teachings. A somewhat new Christian sent me a video elsewhere. I listened to it to see what kind of teaching she was following. (She tried to get me to listen to their live Bible studies.) Anyhow the guy had a lot of strange ideas, all about the second coming of Christ. (Not normal teachings.) I did reply to her explaining some things and hope and pray she will consider what I said. I guess for those who are in a stable church it isn't as apparent. Whenever I venture outside of the church to read what some so called Christians are saying, I am sometimes surprised, flabbergasted, even though we are told there will be false teachers. They have always been with us. Seems much worse now. Aside from the quasi Christian cults, we have a proliferation of new age growing ever stronger. Supported by many universities. New age is getting into some once Christian churches. It's really a mess. God is not the author of confusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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