Originally I wanted to find Old and New Testament examples about the Body of Christ, but unfortunately I could not find any Old Testament references. References for the Body of Christ are found only in Paul’s letters. When examining biblical concepts, it has become a habit of mine to look for references in the OT, [...]
I have been observing the doctrine Ted Haggard preaches for years now, especially since I got away from it (and away from Christian TV that propagates a lot of it via TBN).
Here is a short page I set up about him a while ago, it includes RSS links with the latest information:
Ted Haggard, New [...]
Doing things in the “right channels”
Mary Alice Chrnalogar discusses how different mindsets can cause a person to react to criticism about their pastor or group. She uses two fictitious persons as examples. One does not go to a controlling church and does not see criticism as sinful. The other person however, called “Eddie”, upon hearing [...]
September 20, 2006
There are various discussions on this topic, some insisting that it is a sin, some that say it isn’t. For those that hold scripture to be the authoritative work addressing “believers,” some answers can be found in it. Are the words “sin” or “disobedience” ever used in conjunction with a believer marrying an [...]
September 16, 2006
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers.”
What does this phrase really mean? Where does it come from? Some use it to forbid Christians marrying non-Christians or discourage Christians from doing business with non-believers. Is that warranted?
“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what [...]
September 12, 2006
“Shame on you!” A sentence like that is short, but sharp enough to embarrass and hurt another. If used by someone that is perceived to be in authority toward someone that is seen as subordinate, it can carry enough clout to break a person or severely impair them. Although guilt and shame are [...]
Torture chair at the castle of San Leo.
I went to the regions of Emilia Romagna and Marche on vacation this year and did a bit of sightseeing. Instead of visiting San Marino with family, had seen it on a previous visit to the region, I ended up seeing San Leo, which is within sight of [...]
These are some of the scripture verses that appeared randomly in the former blog. My randomize plugin may not work with the current version of WordPress; I am looking for another program. But here are all of the verses. I thought that they might benefit someone if seen all together. They are in no particular [...]
Here are at least some of the Scripture Verses pertaining to discernment that appeared on the former version of the blog. I thought it might be helpful to see them all at once. They are in no particular order. May add to them as I find more. I’ll try to get them back into a [...]
I recently finished reading The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse by David Johnson and Jeff VanVonderen - previously recommended to me by many others and already featured on my Spiritual Abuse page.
The book is about recognizing and escaping false spiritual authority within the Church. It explains how abusive spiritual dynamics can form in a church [...]
