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It's not always that we get to report a positive movement within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC). As of late, we've been reporting a lot on one Florida SBC megachurch that seems to continue to slide closer and closer to fully embracing homosexuality. That church...
Last week, Andy Stanley, a pastor who is widely considered by many orthodox, Bible-believing Christians to be a false teacher, has been at the center of a heated controversy over his statements regarding the faith of homosexuals. Stanley's approach, known as...
At The Dissenter, we have been closely following the controversy surrounding pastor and author Andy Stanley and his heretical views on homosexuality, the authority of the Scriptures, the virgin birth, and practically every other aberrant and unbiblical view a...
In case you missed it, this week, Andy Stanley has been at the center of a heated controversy for his statements regarding the faith of homosexuals. The pastor, who is widely considered by most orthodox, Bible-believing Christians to be a false teacher, has been met...
"Do not boil a goat in its mother's milk" -Deuteronomy 14:21. I remember the first time I read this verse in an Old Testament course in college, a long time ago. It struck me as very odd. Another one was, "If you come across a bird’s nest in any...
Preston Sprinkle, one of the founding advisory board members of Revoice, the “gay Christian” movement within Evangelical churches, has been instrumental in shifting the church’s doctrinal stance on homosexuality and other aberrant sexualities. It is through Sprinkle’s...
Brandan Robertson has been in the headlines quite a bit in the last year or so as he is an openly gay, self-described “pastor” who opposed traditional, biblical theology while installing himself as a biblical scholar and theologian. Robertson is an advocate for sexual...
The fall of man, as described in the book of Genesis, was a monumental event in human history that drastically altered the course of humanity's existence. It was the moment when humanity's disobedience towards God resulted in a separation from their Creator, commonly...
Pastor K. Francis Smith, the lead pastor of Excel Church Worldwide, is making headlines for a crazy sermon illustration he put on a while back where he was making the point often made by prosperity gospel charlatans that not tithing ten percent of your income is like...
The Charismatic movement encompasses a wide range of ideologies and practices, ranging from the flamboyant and sensationalistic, with its reliance on flashy lights, smoke screens, and emotive music, to the highly polished, upscale, and affluent, with its imitation of...
The LGBTQ lobby desperately wants your children and if you're unconvinced of it, just look at all of the examples out there of crazy queers seeking out children to poison with their ideological filth. If our children see us cave to the sexual revolution and become...
Last year, we broke the news that Danny de Armas, the former chairman of the board of trustees for the Southern Baptist Convention's North American Missions Board preached a sermon praising homosexuals, transgenders, unmarried cohabitating couples, pro-choice people,...
Jesus said in Romans Mark 12:30-31 that the greatest of God's commandments are to "love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength" and to "love your neighbor as yourself." These are powerful words...
The doctrine of Sola Scriptura, which translates to "Scripture alone," is a fundamental belief held primarily by the Protestant and Evangelical tradition of Christianity. This doctrine asserts that the Bible is the supreme authority in all matters of faith and...
Jonathan Merritt is the openly, practicing homosexual son of former Southern Baptist president and recently-hired Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary faculty member, James Merritt. James Merritt, who took aim at conservatives during the 2021 Southern Baptist...
Have you ever heard your pastor tell you, frogs are a sign of the Fall? I have never read that in a commentary. But every time I talk to Christians about people who are intersex, they say, 'Well, they must be a result of the Fall, because we don't find them in Genesis...
The Church of England (CoE), also known as the Anglican Church, was established in the 16th century as a result of King Henry VIII's desire to divorce his wife, Catherine of Aragon. When the Pope refused to annul their marriage, Henry broke away from the Roman...
In case you missed it, the Christian Post has reported that Andi Rozier, a former member of the Vertical Worship Band and worship leader at New Life Church in Colorado Springs, has been dismissed from his position following allegations of extramarital misconduct. The...
The proliferation of sensationalism in the contemporary Christian landscape is a dire and ominous phenomenon that threatens to undermine the very foundations of the faith itself. From the gaudy spectacle of circus acts on Sunday mornings, to the saccharine and...
It is a damning indictment of our society when the genuine concerns of a young girl are dismissed and disregarded by the very institutions that are supposed to protect her. The fact that it is even legal for a grown man to masquerade as a woman and enter private...
Andy Stanley, a clearly-defined false teacher, has faced a well-deserved backlash from conservative Christians for his unorthodox and deviant teachings on various subjects such as biblical interpretation, theology, and the role of the church. His approach, which is to...
Last year, a statement released by Biologos, a pro-evolution group, caused a stir for its labeling of Francis Collins, former NIH director, as an "Apostle." The statement, titled "Love Your Neighbor, Get the Shot: A Christian Statement on Science for Pandemic Times,"...
In an explosive new report, the Conservative Baptist Network, a powerful network of Southern Baptist Convention leaders, has indicted a number of denominational figures for their advancement and propagation of liberal ideologies within the denomination. The report,...
The Apostle Paul was a passionate advocate for unity within the Church, and he repeatedly urged congregations to come together as one. However, in today's Church, his message of unity is often misunderstood and misapplied by those who do not fully grasp its true...
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Pastor John MacArthur had a dire warning for the incoming president, Joe Biden, after the inauguration. "You'd better be careful when you put your hand on God," MacArthur warned, speaking of Biden placing his hand on the Bible to take the oath of the presidency has he...
January 20, 2021 marked the death of America as we know it. The funeral service, with America's new Chines Communist Party-controlled priest, Joe Biden, preaching the service, was held in honor of America's history as Biden announced his intentions to move the country...
Beth Moore is the Southern Baptist Convention's top lady-preacher and prime merry-andrew of Evangelicalism. Beth Moore, like her spiritual brother, Russell Moore (no relation), has lead the charge in opposing conservative policies in the political realm, primarily...
Jemar Tisby is one of the leading agitators of the modern racial division in Evangelical churches in America. He regularly incites hatred and division between blacks and whites by indicting all white people with the inherent guilt of former white American slave owners...
As I said in my previous article, in addition to undermining the Reformed understanding of sanctification, CRT also undermines our understanding of assurance, which understanding is, that "such as truly believe in the Lord Jesus...may, in this life, be certainly...
It goes without saying that it is serious business for a PCA Ruling Elder to say, as I frequently have done for a few months now, that if the PCA gets where she appears to be headed (what with Revoice and Critical Race Theory) I shall leave and return to Rome. It, no...
Captain Cook discovered Hawaii in 1778, and on his third trip in 1779, he was killed during a brawl on the beach. A few years later, the Second Great Awakening began, and there was great interest by Christian enthusiasts from Yale who were concerned for the Hawaiian...
In this episode, I rant about Mohler’s article on the subject of structure sin and systemic racism. Christians need to think more critically about what our leaders are saying about these incredibly important issues.
by Thomas Hill Matthew 17 records the miraculous healing of a demon possessed boy. It occurred after the disciples had failed to cast out the demon. Upon His descent from the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus healed the boy. This account gives a clear picture of the...
The Weaker Brother Principle: A Critical Appraisal Applying the Alcohol-Prohibition Archetype
I would certainly start out by saying that I agree that there is an element of professing Christendom that has taken their support of president Trump to an un-biblical level. The president himself has surrounded himself with a number of false teachers, including and...
JD Greear, an unqualified pastor of Summit Church in Raleigh, North Carolina and the illegitimate third-term president of the Southern Baptist Convention has announced his intentions to hijack the traditionally conservative annual March for Life in Washington D.C. and...
Jory Micah, one of the foremost professional idiots in all of professing Christendom, says that in order to "love" LGBTQ people, you have to "affirm" them. In other words, calling them to repent of their sin and trust in Christ for salvation is off the table....
With dozens of essays to write, students often face problems with time-management. Many undergraduates work, and they don’t have sufficient time to complete all the assignments. Every writing task needs to be written according to the proper structure and format....
Infamous Netflix comedian, Michelle Wolf, made headlines last year when she told her audience that having an abortion made her "feel like God." “And a lot of people think that even if you’re allowed to get abortions, it should only be for a very few specific reasons,”...
Reverend Raphael Warnock, the pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, wants you to vote him into the U.S. Senate in place of Senator Kelly Loeffler, who has demonstrated she is the staunchest supporter of President Trump. Warnock’s record reveals him to a...
Early Tuesday morning, the nation learned that the Great State of Texas filed a lawsuit directly in Supreme Court against four states, Georgia, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, which appear to be riddled with election fraud following the November 3 presidential...
Niccolò Machiavelli has impacted world politicians since publication of The Prince in 1513, in which he advised political leaders to consult the past because human events are similar in all ages. He added, “This arises from the fact that they are produced by...
Unless you haven't been following the news at all, or simply don't care about happenings in Christendom -- which is a good possibility for many -- then you're probably aware of the scandal involving former Hillsong NYC pastor, Carl Lentz, who has admitted to at least...
In this episode, I rant about Team JD Greear’s complete obliteration of The Jerusalem Conference all for the sake of defending the new Woke Cult that most of the SBC has become. Did you know that the apostles were actually trying to figure out how to remove obstacles...
The miracle recorded in Matthew 17.14-21 pictures the condition of the Church of Jesus Christ in the world today. The demon possessed boy depicts the world; the disciples show the Church. In the passage, the disciples could not cure the sick boy. They attempted to...
The world is spinning, staggering, and struggling from the Chinese coronavirus now called COVID-19 to conceal the fact that it came from China. The jury is still out whether it was manmade or natural and whether it was released accidentally or used by the Chinese...
The Roman Catholic Church in recent days has been rocked, shocked, and mocked by the irresponsible comments of Pope Francis. It may be that the impact is as profound as in 1378 when there were two “legitimate” competing popes, one in Rome and one in Avignon, France....
If you think the Democratic Communist regime in America isn't real, think again. The Democrats have a plan, and, if successfully taking the White House, will waste no time implementing it. Their plan is to force conservatives into forced-labor concentration camps and...
Just a couple of decades ago, it would be unthinkable that the United States of America would ever have to sit in the hot seat to be grilled by South Africa or other corrupt, under-developed nations—or any nation for that matter. And what's worse, we're being grilled...
I want to preface this article with the disclaimer that I am not really a fan of Ed Young Jr. and this should not be construed as a blanket endorsement of him or his theology. Young is a mostly pragmatic preacher who once invited a Mormon, Glenn Beck to preach to his...
Talk about cultish. Like the pro-abortion movement, the transgender movement not only has its list of sacraments that are required to join their religion, but they have made up their own doctrines and are pushing them throughout public institutions. One such...
I realize this issue is debatable, delicate, and as dangerous as an attempt to shave a bobcat in a phone booth. Millennials should do their research about phone booths. Same-sex “marriage” was wrong yesterday, today, and tomorrow regardless of what any court,...
The judgment of God on people manifests in ways mysterious to us, but God is clear that those who persist in rebellion will eventually be given over to a great delusion, knowing not what they do but reveling in the hatred toward their own Creator. The coming of the...
From a Christian perspective, there should be no argument that abortion is murder, is always wrong, and the innocent should be afforded the God-given right to protection against it by the civil government. But it isn't just Pagans that are now defending abortion...
Chicago Theological Seminary is a seminary that is academically affiliated with the University of Chicago though it is theologically affiliated with the United Church of Christ, an apostate denomination that has abandoned the gospel in favor of social justice...
Nadia Bolz-Weber may be one of the most controversial people claiming the name of Christ who is still alive today. Next to the Pope of Rome, she is also among the most blasphemous. Bolz-Weber–who was awarded a golden trophy depicting female genitalia for...
In 2016, at the ERLC’s Evangelicals for Life Conference—which was headed up by the ERLC’s Russell Moore—one speaker, Ron Sider, an ecumenical social activist and author of Catholics and Evangelicals for the Common Good, gave an impassioned speech on what he thought it...
I’m getting really sick of this push for “unity” in the Church among people across the entire political spectrum–the argument is really tiring. I get it, the vast majority of people on both sides of the political equation are lost. In fact, many have grasped on to...
Because this nation has turned its back on Christ, God has clearly removed his hand of restraint and this nation continues to devolve into moral decay. Of course, God is not in covenant with America, He is in covenant with His people, the Church. But the general...
This probably wouldn't matter so much if this were just some obscure church with a few dozen attendees, which is typically the case with these woke, social justice gay-affirming mainline Protestant churches. But when the pastor of a 7000-member congregation speaks,...
You may remember a few years ago when Shawn Nepstad, the former pastor of People Church, hauled a dumpster on stage and climbed in it, and began to preach from the dumpster. No, that was not satire, you can see the clip here if you like. But the level of tomfoolery...
The megachurch industrial complex is grappling with a significant dilemma. Often, these churches start small, but are built around a production or personality rather than the gospel itself. It's rare to see a large church that doesn't depend on some form of...
In a world feverishly engaged in an unrestrained pursuit of "progress," the demarcation line between secular culture and shallow, cultural Christianity is not merely fading—it is being intentionally obliterated. To be clear, the line between the pagan culture and...
"Dr." Kevin M. Young has unlocked a mystery that has baffled theologians for centuries. With the clatter of his keyboard, he has pinpointed the downfall of modern Christianity, and it's nothing so profound as a departure from biblical truth or a failure to preach...
Every Sunday, across the globe, congregations gather in church buildings, expecting not only to hear the Word of God but often to be entertained. We see the theatrical spectacle of contemporary churches engaging in “culturally relevant” productions, sermon series...
There is a welcomed trend of churches arming themselves with the Scriptures to teach important messages about the faith that we should find encouraging. Church after church, pastor after pastor, they're all opening the Scriptures, preaching Christ and Him crucified,...
The pages of Scripture are permeated with a resplendent theme: the inestimable and unspeakable love of God. This love cascades through time and eternity, an everlasting torrent of grace and mercy. We are taught even as little children the profound simplicity of love,...
Anyone who argues that drag shows are "just entertainment" and not sexualized is by definition what God calls those who "justify the wicked" in Proverbs 17:15. The drag cult is a sex cult. The cult of Dionysus was a Greek mystery religion centered around the worship...
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...
You may remember a few years ago when Shawn Nepstad, the former pastor of People Church, hauled a dumpster on stage and climbed in it, and began to preach from the dumpster. No, that was not satire, you can see the clip here if you like. But the level of tomfoolery...
The megachurch industrial complex is grappling with a significant dilemma. Often, these churches start small, but are built around a production or personality rather than the gospel itself. It's rare to see a large church that doesn't depend on some form of...
In a world feverishly engaged in an unrestrained pursuit of "progress," the demarcation line between secular culture and shallow, cultural Christianity is not merely fading—it is being intentionally obliterated. To be clear, the line between the pagan culture and...
"Dr." Kevin M. Young has unlocked a mystery that has baffled theologians for centuries. With the clatter of his keyboard, he has pinpointed the downfall of modern Christianity, and it's nothing so profound as a departure from biblical truth or a failure to preach...
Every Sunday, across the globe, congregations gather in church buildings, expecting not only to hear the Word of God but often to be entertained. We see the theatrical spectacle of contemporary churches engaging in “culturally relevant” productions, sermon series...
There is a welcomed trend of churches arming themselves with the Scriptures to teach important messages about the faith that we should find encouraging. Church after church, pastor after pastor, they're all opening the Scriptures, preaching Christ and Him crucified,...
The pages of Scripture are permeated with a resplendent theme: the inestimable and unspeakable love of God. This love cascades through time and eternity, an everlasting torrent of grace and mercy. We are taught even as little children the profound simplicity of love,...
Anyone who argues that drag shows are "just entertainment" and not sexualized is by definition what God calls those who "justify the wicked" in Proverbs 17:15. The drag cult is a sex cult. The cult of Dionysus was a Greek mystery religion centered around the worship...
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...
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"Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness?" That was Paul's command and rhetorical question to the church in Corinth. But those were the old days, and Christians aren't beholden to that standard anymore. After...
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...
Parents who think their kids are safe in religious schools are kidding themselves. It is a travesty, a disgrace, and a complete betrayal of the trust that parents place their children in "Christian" schools only to be handing them over to people who want to exploit...
Todd White is a charlatan of the highest order, masquerading as a preacher and pastor. His supposed "healings" are nothing more than cheap parlor tricks, and his association with known false prophets and heretics should be a red flag to anyone who encounters him. But...
The Southern Baptist Convention stands at a pivotal juncture in its history, a moment of dire consequence for the largest Evangelical denomination in America. For decades, the SBC has been considered by many to be a beacon of biblical principles and truth. But now, as...
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...
Permit me to wax poetic, dear reader, and regale you with the fantastical musings of one Kat Kerr, a self-proclaimed "prophetess" of the most curious sort. This pink-haired seer, who claims to have traversed the ethereal realms of Heaven thousands of times, amuses us...
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...
The recent Southern Baptist Convention's investigation into sex abuse allegations proved to be a costly and futile witchhunt. The majority of the accusations made against pastors and church leaders turned out to be false or unproven and the entire investigation is...
Over the years, The Dissenter has been relentlessly exposing the corruption and deception within the charismatic music industry. Through multiple in-depth articles and investigative reporting, we have revealed the nefarious tactics employed by prosperity gospel...
As a faithful steward of the gospel, it is the sacred duty of every pastor to combat the proliferation of false doctrine within the church. This is the urgent exhortation the Apostle Paul gave to his young protégé Timothy in the opening verses of the first epistle...
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...
It is with great conviction and fervor that I declare, in the words of the esteemed Charles Dickens, that we are currently living in a period of both unparalleled excellence and unmitigated despair for the cause of evangelicalism. While the latter may serve to...
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...
Recently, the controversial Amy Grant, known for her newly-found support of the LGBTQ community, hosted a gathering of the National Association of Evangelicals at her venue, the Loft. Grant came out in 2021 in support of homosexuality. “Who loves us more than the one...
The resurrection of Jesus Christ is an essential and unshakable doctrine of the Christian faith. It is foundationally and definitionally crucial to the true Gospel and without it, the entire faith would crumble. The Apostle Paul, in his first letter to the Corinthian...
Upon perusing a recent discourse with the "highly-esteemed" former pastor of Saddleback Church, Rick Warren, I was struck with a sense of familiarity, as if I were listening to none other than the notorious and boastful Donald Trump himself. Though the latter is...
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...
The doctrine of forensic justification holds a critical place in the Christian faith, as it explains how an individual can be considered righteous before a holy and just God. At its core, the doctrine teaches that through faith in Jesus Christ, God not only imputes...
Pastor Paul Sanyangore of Victory World International from Zimbabwe claims he has God's phone number and calls heaven during one of his church services. "Hello, Hello," Sanyangore says on the telephone as he speaks to God. "Is this Heaven?" With a woman in the...
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 indefensible and...
The Old Testament is replete with examples of men and women who failed to abide by the commandments that God set forth for His creation, particularly as it pertained to worship. One such instance is that of Cain, the progeny of Adam and Eve, whose worship was rejected...
A.W. Tozer famously said that "A church that can not worship MUST be entertained." Much like Spurgeon's famous quote that we often repeat on this blog, Tozer echoes the sentiments that a time will come when instead of pastors feeding sheep, clowns will entertain the...
