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The buzzwords 'stewardship', 'sustainability', and 'creation care' are ringing out from pulpits across the nation. At face value, they sound biblical and commendable. However, once we peel back the layers, we see a different picture—one where biblical truths are...
A dark and disquieting influence has infiltrated the modern church, casting long shadows across the pulpit and pews alike. Though this enemy began in a far subtler way—cloaked in the guise of social enlightenment, a pied piper playing the seductive melody of "woke"...
In a post-Christian culture where even a minute illusion of professing Christianity still exists, sensationalism often supersedes substance and the allure of prophetic visions and mystical experiences continues to bewitch believers. A case in point is the recent claim...
If you want to know just how low we've gone not only as a nation, but just how irrelevant we've collectively become as the Church, look no further than what passes as "Christian" music in the worship music industry.You may remember the ever-popular "Christian" rock...
Continuing our series on the snares confronting the modern church, we now delve into the subtle yet pernicious snare of clericalism. This term, perhaps unfamiliar to some, captures a dynamic that, unfortunately, is far too familiar within the walls of many...
Recently, Saddleback Church, which is now "pastored" by Andy Wood and his wife, Stacie, did something unusual. Well, actually it isn't all that unusual—this behavior is a disturbing trend in modern Evangelicalism. The husband-wife pastor duo dressed up like characters...
This past Mother's Day, one prominent Southern Baptist megachurch turned its congregation on to a blaspheming rapper who regularly drops the F-Bombs, takes the Lord's name in vain, and objectifies women in his music. I mean, isn't this the kind of role model our...
When a true believer goes to church on Sunday morning, the expectation is that the Scriptures will be opened, read, and taught. The expectation is that God will be honored and worshiped in spirit and in truth. And that the Word of God will convict of us our sin and...
As we continue our exploration of the snares of the modern church, a challenging, yet important, topic comes to the fore: Consumer Christianity. This term, while perhaps unfamiliar to some, paints a vivid picture of a troubling trend. It points to the conversion of...
Two teachers at a Southern Baptist Church-affiliated Christian school are completely baffled at why they were fired for attending a drag show featuring sex perverts and celebrating sexual immorality. Caught like a dear in headlights, they had absolutely no clue at...
We've written to you in the past that First Baptist Church Orlando, a Southern Baptist megachurch in Orlando, Florida, was openly baptizing practicing homosexuals and there has been absolutely no accountability from the Southern Baptist Convention for these...
It’s no secret that the woke social justice movement isn’t actually about racial reconciliation, but a progressive agenda designed to overturn civilized society, wreak havoc, and institute an economic and political system that has exchanged Constitutional freedoms...
In an era where absurdity appears to have become the new norm, an article at New Ways Ministry titled Queer Theory and Theology Can Help Widen Church’s Understandings of God and Creation epitomizes this trend with stunning arrogance. The claims made in this hit piece...
In Part I of our Snares of the Modern Church series, we dissected the issues of the modern church aligning with the prosperity gospel and an overemphasis on speculative interpretations about the unknown, drawing upon the wisdom of Colossians 2:8, 2 Corinthians 11:3,...
One of the nation's most notoriously woke pastors, Rich Villodas, recently spewed his hatred for Christianity and God while blaspheming God and accusing him of being behind the LGBTQ movement. His fundamental question—how do we free ourselves from the culture...
In an unsurprising assault on biblical truth and Christian orthodoxy, the Roman Catholic Pope Francis has yet again aligned himself with the cultural zeitgeist, telling a young transvestite that "God loves us as we are." According to an article in the Vatican's own...
This is the first in a series of articles I intend to publish involving the snares, or the enticing traps, that modern Christians face. In this first article, I will be covering three of them. But the driving focus of all of them will be that we must rely solely on...
The snare of ecumenism among charismatic churches is increasing at an alarming rate. For several years, Hillsong Phoenix had been hosting the Alpha Conference, an ecumenical conference designed to tear down doctrinal divides between opposing apostate Christian...
You may remember several years ago when a highly popular pastor, Josh Harris, surprised the Christian world with his sudden apostasy as he divorced his wife and became an open activist for the LGBTQ community. Oh, you weren't surprised? Well, neither was I, and...
Whatever the fascination is among certain crowds with foul-mouthed celebrities and anti-Christ figures, it's a trend that has this nation in its grips. But worse, the trend has taken over the professing Church to such a degree that their filth is promoted in pulpits...
Here at The Dissenter, we have repeatedly hammered the undeniable fact that the contemporary Christian music industry is essentially a breeding ground for apostasy. We've covered numerous artists and bands that have fallen over the last several years. From one of...
A prominent LGBTQ activist that TGC relentlessly promotes is Rebecca McLaughlin. McLaughlin, herself, openly admits that she is romantically attracted to other women. During this presentation at The Gospel Coalition, she states,“I’ve been romantically attracted to...
I'm not legalistic when it comes to what you wear to church, even if you're a pastor. But there is a such thing as reverence, and there are some who go out of their way to be irreverent in how they present themselves to the Lord for worship. Take Pastor Scott...
I post this here as an example of exactly how NOT to advocate for life at an abortion clinic. As one who has spent many hours in front of abortion clinics preaching the gospel and pleading with mothers not to murder their children, I can readily admit that the...
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Why did Jesus and His apostles perform miracles? What is it about the “miracle” that makes it unique in God’s plan? What was God really doing with miracles some 2,000 years ago? These are very important questions the answers to which are extremely important as it...
Russell Moore once stood as the public face of the Southern Baptist Convention and the vast majority of the denomination stood behind him in support of his public musings on political and social issues. And while most trusted him, few listened to the obscure voices in...
Yesterday, Politico published a leaked draft opinion of the upcoming Supreme Court decision that indicates that the nation's highest court is slated to strike down the long-standing Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed the "right" for mothers to abort their children...
You can't say you are pro-life ideologically but be unwilling to do what it takes to curb the slaughter of millions of innocent children around the world. Abortion is a moral issue, an issue of real justice. The lives of innocent people are at stake. But it is also...
Beth Moore was recently interviewed for an article at Religion News Service (RNS) titled Jesus saved Beth Moore’s life. Twitter blew it up, where she moaned about being "one tweet away from disaster." Beth Moore's entire career has revolved around the circus she has...
There is no shortage of stupidity going on in places that people like to call churches—they are not churches, they are goat farms. Popularized by Hillsong, the Circus Church™ has become an icon in modern, progressive seeker-friendly churches. These churches have...
The Conservative Baptist Network (CBN) formed as a subnetwork within the Southern Baptist Convention as a means to unify against the onslaught of liberal drift in the denomination and to fight against social justice and the influx of Critical Race Theory as well as...
Jesse James was a member of a Baptist Church, but he was never a Christian, nor was he a gun-slinging Robin Hood who robbed rich northern banks and trains giving the money to poor southerners living along the Kansas-Missouri border. He and his elder brother Frank were...
Last June, arguably the most unqualified pastor in the modern history of the Southern Baptist Convention was elected to the presidency of the denomination and has held the highest office for nearly a year. Shortly after his narrow victory in a run-off election against...
Last year, Crossroads Church which is pastored by Brian Tome, held an event with a speaker named David Mahan. Mahan is the Director of Policy with the Center for Christian Virtue who preached a really good sermon on sexuality from a biblical perspective, but the event...
Yesterday, Religion News Service (RNS) ran a story promoting someone calling himself a "transqueer Latinx theologian" who goes by the genderless pronouns "they/them/their." To be clear, it is not surprising that there are people who do this; the world is filled with...
Jesse and Frank James were from a long line of Christian leaders whose great, great grandfather arrived in James Colony in 1619. Their paternal grandfather was a highly respected Baptist pastor from Virginia who fought in the Revolutionary War alongside Light-Horse...
In a cosmic battle with both winners and losers, as Christians, we know who wins—and who has already won— the war. In fact, it was no contest at all. The winning of the war was ordained before the Creation of the world by God Himself and it took place two thousand...
In 2016, David Uth, pastor of First Baptist Church in Orlando, FL, invited all of the homosexuals in Orlando to take the stage in his church after a gay nightclub shooting in 2016. Uth, allowed another pastor to refer to the “LGBTQ community” as the “head...
Young evangelicals seem to view the practice of challenging orthodoxy through the lens of updating an outdated policy manual at work. The casual approach to such things is telling and reveals a very disturbing trend in many, if not most, evangelical churches. I believe this trend can be traced to the refusal of the Church to test those who claim to be believers and teachers and leaders who are not.
Carl Lentz, the former pastor of Hillsong NYC location, was removed from ministry by Hillsong's lead pastor, Brian Houston after he admitted to having an inappropriate relationship with another woman. The details of this relationship, which was sexual, were released...
In case you missed it, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Joe Biden's controversial "diversity" pick for the nation's highest court was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate with the support of only three Republicans. Brown Jackson, who is best known for her staunch pro-abortion...
Grant Gaines, who has become one of the most notorious Southern Baptist Convention ladder-climbers in recent years, and son of former Southern Baptist Convention president, Steve Gaines, has made a ludicrous comparison of a race-baiting false teacher to the late R.C....
As Hillsong Church has been plagued by multiple scandals over the last several years including its latest scandal involving its top leader, Brian Houston, the international organization now appears to be crumbling before our eyes opening the doors for another...
Remember when the Holy Spirit descended upon Jesus during His baptism by John the Baptist and God's voice could be heard from Heaven saying "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased"? Yep, that was God affirming that His Son, Jesus, was the Christ who came...
At present, the world and the church are in negotiations concerning the scandalous nature of a number of Christian doctrines. At stake, according to some in the churches, is the voice of the church where certain social and political issues are concerned. The church...
Tim Keller has been heralded as one of the "great thinkers" of modern Evangelicalism. With his pseudo-intellectualism and his pithy comments, it's easy for him to garner thousands of "likes" on social media from the mindless, unable-to-think-for-themselves NPCs all...
Despite the rank heresy that false teachers like Andy Stanley continue to peddle, Christianity actually does hinge on the accuracy and authority of Scripture. The Scriptures, which are God-breathed (2 Timothy 3:16-17), are the inspired words of God himself written...
The New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) is a spiritual cult whose roots can be traced back to the New Order of the Latter Rain. The Latter Rain movement, a Pentecostal dominionist movement founded in the 1940s by George R. Hawtin, Herrick Holt, and Percy Hunt, has morphed...
It is an absolute disgrace that the true Church refuses to denounce, with a bold and unified voice, these charlatans that continue to defile the name of Christ by pushing sexual perversions, Communism, and abortion in the name of Christ. I can't help but believe that...
"What do you call a person who's in a fight and doesn't know it? The Loser." That was what Voddie Baucham said during a recent interview with Tom Ascol on the Founders podcast referring to the fight that the Church is in against the cultural invasion of sexual...
Leftists are at it again and they won't stop until they have the complete and total submission of conservatives groveling at their feet. There is new legislation in Congress that aims to do just that. The Leading Against White Supremacy Act of 2023, introduced by the...
The transgender movement is an affront to the very foundations of logic, reason, and nature. It is a brazen rejection of one of the most fundamental truths of Creation: that God, in His infinite wisdom and power, made us male and female. In this age of political...
In 2018, Charlie Dates, a prominent and well-known uber-woke pro-socialist Southern Baptist pastor partook in the MLK50 Conference that was jointly hosted by The Gospel Coalition and the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission. At that...
If you are 18 or older, and have been living as your chosen gender for at least two years, you may apply for a Gender Recognition Certificate (GRC) which legally acknowledges your gender. At least, that's the narrative according to several official government websites...
A man wearing a plain yellow t-shirt that read "Jesus Saves" at the Mall of America in Bloomington, MN was recently approached by mall security and told that he would have to remove his t-shirt if he wants to continue shopping as it was deemed "offensive" to some...
On the 94th birthday of Martin Luther King Jr, President Joe Biden delivered a sermon at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, which is led by "pro-choice pastor" Senator Raphael Warnock. At the historic church, where King himself once preached, Biden's...
Oh, the irony of it all! The Miss Universe contest, a pageant of beauty and elegance, was graced with the presence of the Ukrainian delegation, adorned in the most saccharine and sacrosanct of garbs. Draped in a costume of pure, unadulterated white and gold, they...
HB 1894, also known as the High Occupancy Vehicle and High Occupancy Toll Lane Exemption for Pregnant Women bill, is a piece of legislation that seeks to grant a pregnant person's fetus the status of a passenger in a car, thereby allowing the vehicle in which the...
The sovereign, holy, righteous, and eternal God declares in Jeremiah 1:5, "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations." The historic understanding of this passage in Biblical...
This is not satire, this actually happened. It is truly staggering and deeply concerning to hear the absurdity of the claims made by certain members of the Democratic party regarding the Born Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. This legislation, passed by the...
The world's current obsession as it relates to social justice is "equity." Succinctly stated, equity is equality of outcome, as opposed to equality, which is equal treatment. In other words, equity ensures that all people are treated how they need to be treated to...
"Pastor" Mike Todd of the Transformation Church has been growing in popularity at an alarming rate, despite his repulsive and controversial behavior. Earlier this year, Todd made headlines for turning tithing into a million-dollar lottery, using his congregants as...
You may remember last year when The Dissenter published an article denouncing the deeply erotic and nearly pornographic nature in which a TGC author, Joshua Butler, described Christ's relationship to the Church. While his description was extremely graphic, comparing...
If you've been keeping up with the political landscape of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in recent years, you're likely aware of the narrative about a "sex abuse cover-up" that has been advanced by left-wing activists within the denomination. Russell Moore, who...
All throughout the History of the Church, the Bride of Christ, has stood a harlot who masquerades as the elect but lures people into the depths of darkness with seductive words and practices. But in modern times, Christianity has witnessed the emergence of a...
In a landmark decision that reverberates through the corridors of religious liberty and healthcare, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota delivered a resounding affirmation of religious freedom and the right of Christians not to violate...
In his book, The Existence and Attributes of God, the Puritan Stephen Charnock tells us, "It is natural to men to abhor those things that are unsuitable and troublesome as it is to please themselves in things agreeable to their minds and humors. And since man is...
The appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court has cast a long shadow over the principles of constitutional fidelity and judicial restraint. Her ascent to the bench, celebrated by progressives, is an unmitigated testament to the far-left's...
The fabric of society, historically interwoven with the integrity of the family unit, has faced increasing threats. This erosion, particularly pronounced in the United States, can be traced back to a series of ideological shifts that have sought to redefine the very...
Self-styled theologians, always cloaked in a facade of benevolence, are purveying a gospel that is a rude departure from the sound, uncompromising truths of Scripture. They twist the words of the Bible to advance a secular agenda, often under the guise of social...
In a recent podcast episode with Saints Unscripted, a Mormon podcast, creator of the TV series The Chosen, Dallas Jenkins joined the show to explain how Evangelicals and Mormons worship the same Jesus. "We have a lot of theological differences," Jenkins said, "but we...
A popular heresy among charismatic false teachers is little-god theology, or the belief that we as humans carry within us the potential to become God, or divine like God. This is not only a heresy found among charismatics, however, it is the underlying teaching of...
The world's current obsession as it relates to social justice is "equity." Succinctly stated, equity is equality of outcome, as opposed to equality, which is equal treatment. In other words, equity ensures that all people are treated how they need to be treated to...
"Pastor" Mike Todd of the Transformation Church has been growing in popularity at an alarming rate, despite his repulsive and controversial behavior. Earlier this year, Todd made headlines for turning tithing into a million-dollar lottery, using his congregants as...
You may remember last year when The Dissenter published an article denouncing the deeply erotic and nearly pornographic nature in which a TGC author, Joshua Butler, described Christ's relationship to the Church. While his description was extremely graphic, comparing...
If you've been keeping up with the political landscape of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in recent years, you're likely aware of the narrative about a "sex abuse cover-up" that has been advanced by left-wing activists within the denomination. Russell Moore, who...
All throughout the History of the Church, the Bride of Christ, has stood a harlot who masquerades as the elect but lures people into the depths of darkness with seductive words and practices. But in modern times, Christianity has witnessed the emergence of a...
In a landmark decision that reverberates through the corridors of religious liberty and healthcare, the United States District Court for the District of North Dakota delivered a resounding affirmation of religious freedom and the right of Christians not to violate...
In his book, The Existence and Attributes of God, the Puritan Stephen Charnock tells us, "It is natural to men to abhor those things that are unsuitable and troublesome as it is to please themselves in things agreeable to their minds and humors. And since man is...
The appointment of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the United States Supreme Court has cast a long shadow over the principles of constitutional fidelity and judicial restraint. Her ascent to the bench, celebrated by progressives, is an unmitigated testament to the far-left's...
The fabric of society, historically interwoven with the integrity of the family unit, has faced increasing threats. This erosion, particularly pronounced in the United States, can be traced back to a series of ideological shifts that have sought to redefine the very...
Self-styled theologians, always cloaked in a facade of benevolence, are purveying a gospel that is a rude departure from the sound, uncompromising truths of Scripture. They twist the words of the Bible to advance a secular agenda, often under the guise of social...
In a recent podcast episode with Saints Unscripted, a Mormon podcast, creator of the TV series The Chosen, Dallas Jenkins joined the show to explain how Evangelicals and Mormons worship the same Jesus. "We have a lot of theological differences," Jenkins said, "but we...
A popular heresy among charismatic false teachers is little-god theology, or the belief that we as humans carry within us the potential to become God, or divine like God. This is not only a heresy found among charismatics, however, it is the underlying teaching of...
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Disclaimer: This is not a political article nor is it meant to make a political point. I do that from time to time, and seek to engage politics through a decidedly biblical worldview. That being said, politics can't be completely avoided here, but this article is...
In the midst of a progressive shift and growing divide within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), social justice has become the dividing line that some are not willing to cross and others are not willing to go without. The social justice movement in the SBC has...
I've never been a fan of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) or its movement. I really just don't care much for the personalities involved in it, particularly, Charlie Kirk. But there are a lot of churches—so-called conservative churches—that are embracing, promoting, and...
Today, the glittering facades of prosperity and self-interest have largely shrouded the sacred reverence and humble piety at the heart of Christianity. The Holy Scripture is often misinterpreted and misused to serve the interests of man rather than glorify the...
The winds of modern thought have blown into the halls of the Church, stirring up a novel perspective that now echoes loudly from the pulpit to the pews. The perception that doubt is a beneficial, even necessary, component of faith has started to hold sway. This novel...
In a recent conversation with Jim Davis at The Gospel Coalition, Pastor of McLean Bible Church in the DC area, David Platt offered his assessment of the political tensions within the American Church that warrants a biblical critique. Platt attempted to identify an...
“Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is an abomination.” (Leviticus 18:22) “If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination…” (Leviticus 20:13) When confronted with these Biblical commands, the...
The Southern Baptist Convention's rogue entity known as the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC) has a strange reputation of doing the exact opposite of what its constituents support, not to mention, the opposite of what the Bible teaches, on a number of...
In the maelstrom of our continually metamorphosing society, a singular issue continually fuels the fires of contention, setting minds and hearts ablaze: the matter of abortion. This contentious topic cleaves society with an almost surgical precision, causing a chasm...
John Calvin said, “When God wants to judge a nation, He gives them wicked rulers”. The prophet Jeremiah also tells us in Jeremiah 23:19, “See, the storm of the LORD will burst out in wrath, a whirlwind swirling down on the heads of the wicked.”One out of five military...
If you needed any other reason to write off the Southern Baptist Convention's Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), look no further than its abortion lobby. I don't say that tongue-in-cheek, either. You may be asking, "abortion lobby"? The answer is, yes....
I'm typically not drawn to contemporary Christian music for the very reasons that I've written about a dozen times. I simply do not view the industry as God-honoring, rather it is a self-promoting, man-pleasing industry designed to launch the careers of artists whose...
A few days ago, as Iowa passed a six-week abortion ban, the state's Capitol building was amassed with terroristic militant women seeking to do anything they could to stop the state from interfering with their self-imposed "right" to murder their children when they're...
The Apostle Paul, in his second epistle to the Corinthians, makes an assertion of unparalleled profundity: "For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God" (2 Corinthians 5:21). This single verse in the...
I've been writing quite a bit the last few days about the issue of women pastors in the SBC and how the issue has become one of the most hot-button topics in recent Southern Baptist history. In fact, I can't remember a time during my former Southern Baptist life where...
As we gaze upon the sprawling panorama of modern culture, we're struck by a blinding constellation of unchecked desires and self-absorbed pursuits, illuminating the night sky of human morality. This present era, in its rush to drape itself in the gilded cloak of...
Last month, the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) passed an amendment that would bar cooperating churches from having women in the pastorate as is commanded in Scripture. The amendment was passed overwhelmingly by the messengers with more than 2/3 of the vote in...
You're probably aware by now that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC), during its annual meeting in June, voted to disfellowship several churches with women pastors, including Saddleback Church which was formerly pastored by Rick Warren. During the convention, the...
The Word of God stands like a mighty mountain, steadfast amidst the shifting sands of human culture and philosophy. Yet, we see attempts at every turn to chip away at this divine edifice, to cast doubt upon its authenticity and to discredit its authority. Skeptics...
This morning, I stumbled upon a tweet that sparked a sudden revelation or insight within me. The problem with the Southern Baptist Convention is that so many Southern Baptist leaders and pastors desire a false Jesus—one who is willing to compromise with their desires...
Andy Stanley’s disdain for the Holy Scriptures is a well-established fact, and it is nothing new that he has been vocal in his condemnation of the inerrancy and authority of the Word of God. He has gone so far as to declare the Scriptures to be...
A popular heresy among charismatic false teachers is little-god theology, or the belief that we as humans carry within us the potential to become God, or divine like God. This is not only a heresy found among charismatics, however, it is the underlying teaching of...
Did you ever think we would live in a nation that flippantly passed off two homosexual men living together and fornicating as a "happily married couple"? Even ten years ago, this would have been unthinkable. But that day is here and this should serve as a...
In an age where confusion often masks the truth, believers must remain vigilant. Our spiritual home, the modern church, finds itself facing an unseen threat from within. False prophets have slipped quietly into our congregations, pretending to shepherd us in faith,...
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