If Christopher Hitchens or Deepak Chopra penned a book that scoffed at the biblical teaching on hell, we would not be surprised. So why would anyone be shocked or confused when Rob Bell writesLove Wins? Has Bell shown any more commitment to gospel truth, or any more devotion to the principle of biblical authority than […]

In recent years the Charismatic movement has spawned its own variety of cargo cult. It is called the word faith movement; known otherwise as the faith Movement, known as the faith formula, known as the word of faith, hyperfaith, positive confession, name it and claim it, health, wealth, and prosperity teaching, all of those titles. […]

…he is a double-minded man, unstable in all his ways. (James 1:8) First Let Me Say, It’s Not About You. Ok, So Here, Now Let Me Tell You All About Wonderful You Apprising Ministries continues to do our part to expose the sinful ecumenicism of über-popular Southern Baptist megapastor Rick Warren of the influential Saddleback Church, e.g. Rick Warren And Teachings […]

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand. Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness; And your feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace. (Ephesians 6:13-15) If you […]

Audience member: My wife and I have two wonderful sons and two daughters. And one son’s at Southern Seminary and he’s kind of mildly, you know, thinking there’s good in the seeker-friendly movement—some of it—and my other son’s totally hostile to it, and I’m caught in the middle.  And I was talking to somebody who is very […]

Christian Research Network is a sister work of Apprising Ministries. Today CRN Associate Editor Erin Benziger of Do Not Be Surprised… brings to our attention her recent interview with Dr. John MacArthur: If you were granted ten minutes to speak with and interview John MacArthur, what would you ask? Would you inquire about the state of the church, or […]

discerning of spirits(v.10)—Satan is the great deceiver (John 8:44) and his demons counterfeit God’s message and work. Christians with the gift of discernment have the God-given ability to recognize lying spirits and to identify deceptive and erroneous doctrine (see Acts 17:11; 1 John 4:1). Paul illustrated the use of this gift in Acts 16:16-18, as […]

Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, for many false prophets have gone out into the world. (1 John 4:1) Reality Check: Do Not Just Believe Everything You Hear About God Truthfully—if I might be allowed that term—the only way we will have any real […]

I’m grateful for the widespread response this series of blogposts has generated, including all the feedback we have received from people who disagree about certain points. Yes, a few vocal critics have replied with mocking or misrepresentation, as if to illustrate the validity of some of my central concerns. But most of the response we […]

For God is not a God of confusion but of peace. (1 Corinthians 14:33) So Tell Me, Which Way Is The Wind Blowing? For at least the past six years now online apologetics and discernment ministries like Herescope, as well as here at Apprising Ministries, have warning about the growing infestation within evangelicalism of critical thinking […]