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A little over half a year ago, the Southern Baptist community was surprised by the sudden resignation of Adam Greenway, former president of the Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (SWBTS). Greenway, who had long been known for his left-leaning theological views...
Despite the fact that Dodgers manager, Dave Roberts says that his relationship with Christ is the "most important thing in my life," and the Dodgers pitcher has "Colossians 3:23" in his Twitter profile, the team has announced that it will be allowing an extremely...
Earlier this year, The Dissenter reported on the expulsion of Pastors Chase Davis and Matt Patrick from the Acts 29 Network exposing a critical juncture in the Network's trajectory, one that warranted a close examination. As we reported earlier this year, Davis and...
In recent years, a group of religious trailblazers, progressive evangelicals, has led the masses of Christendom into mass confusion. They wave the banner of "compassion," but in their march, they're leading an expedition towards mass immigration and a morphed...
by Ed Dingess Sin Odd as it may sound, it is a word that many churches, if not most churches have dropped from their vocabulary. We just don’t like talking about it these days. The trouble is, we cannot very well talk about Jesus Christ and the good news of the gospel...
The trend of people splattering their self-defined pronouns all over social media is more than merely bothersome—it's obnoxious. This phenomenon blatantly disregards objective reality, pushing personal whim over divinely-ordained distinctions. It's not just a societal...
In the past, we have alerted you to the disturbing reality that First Baptist Church Orlando, a Southern Baptist megachurch located in Orlando, Florida, has openly been baptizing practicing homosexuals. Shockingly, there has been a complete lack of accountability from...
Treading carefully not to seem as though we revel in the death of another human being—we don't—we do feel as though enough time has passed to pour water on the fire surrounding the idolatry of a man who was ashamed of the gospel. Tim Keller was an influential pastor...
Just as Alice plunged into the rabbit hole and found herself navigating the dizzying absurdity of Wonderland, we too seem to be hurtling down a similar abyss, a world unmoored from objective reality. This is no child's story, but the sobering reality of our modern...
Charlie Dates, the newly-appointed charismatic pastor of Salem Baptist, one of the largest black churches on Chicago's Far South Side, has a history of association with the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) and involvement in events like the MLK50 conference....
From the sprawling Southern California campus of Saddleback Church to the towering spires of First Baptist Orlando, the tension within the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) continues to escalate, manifesting itself in controversial theological debates and many leaders...
Following the release of a Vanity Fair documentary that chronicles the fall of Hillsong and its former lead pastor of the NYC campus, Carl Lentz, former Hillsong CEO, Brian Houston took to social media to defend the church and discount the accusations against the...
In the heart of the Gospel of Luke, we encounter a passage of Scripture that undeniably reaffirms the sovereignty of God, the sinfulness of humanity, and the inescapable need for repentance. Luke 13:1-5 presents an incisive discourse by Jesus Christ that...
Yesterday, The Dissenter broke the story that a Southern Baptist Convention-approved women's conference during the annual meeting would be featuring a speaker who preached a sermon a few years ago stating that homosexuals who are in a "gay marriage" might stay...
Over the years, we've had significant theological issues with Tim Keller, and we do not intend to minimize these problems. However, Keller is a human being, made in the Image of God, and is currently facing immanent death and judgment amid complications from his...
by Jeremiah Cry Ministries“You will never see me again, this fight is killing me” —Charles SpurgeonThe Above quote was written to a friend by Charles Spurgeon in the midst of what was called the downgrade. For nearly 40 years, Spurgeon had preached the gospel in...
The Southern Baptist Convention is at a crossroads once again this year as it faces multiple attacks from several progressive angles ranging from women pastors to woke ideology to homosexuality. Among the biggest challenges it faces this year is whether or not to...
The notion that God has a unique covenant with America, as Jesse Duplantis suggested in his Flashpoint conference speech, is a gross misinterpretation of biblical truth but a common theme among adherents to the hypercharismatic and adherents to the prosperity gospel....
Rick Warren, Saddleback Church's former pastor, is attempting to cloak his unbiblical false teachings in the legacy of Charles Spurgeon. Despite the fact that Saddleback is facing disfellowshipping from the Southern Baptist Convention—a scenario well-known and...
In these continual acts of staggering betrayal that blaze across the moral landscape of so-called "conservatism," the compromise on pro-life laws which still permit abortions can only be branded as Hell's compromise. Those who posture themselves as conservatives, yet...
The biblical narrative presents a vivid account of the Creation of humanity and the ensuing fall, a tragic event that separated us from our Creator and precipitated the spiritual and moral decline of mankind. The account, originating from the early chapters of Genesis...
Once again, Brent Leatherwood, the head of the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission (ERLC), is positioning himself as the singular voice of Southern Baptists, promoting progressive policies that do not align with the majority...
In case it has escaped your notice, the Christian world has been struck by another challenge to traditional sexual ethics and God has been given the proverbial middle finger as former Contemporary Christian Music celebrity, Trey Pearson, has recently "taken a...
The global Evangelical church stands at a crossroads, confronting a crisis of conscience that threatens to erode the very foundations of its faith. The persistence of Hillsong music within its sanctuaries, despite years of fervent warnings by discerning Christians, is...
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Nathan Zamprogno was a devoted member of a church that was a Hillsong offshoot, about half an hour's drive away. He discusses the impact those years of devotion had on him before he ended up #leavinghillsong. But before he had, he was witness to a visiting...
If you've paid any attention to the news, you're probably aware of the chaos taking place in Afghanistan as the incompetence of the Biden administration is on full display during the withdrawal of American troops from that nation. After twenty years of American...
Heresy: Montanism Montanism is a heresy that was denounced by the 2nd-century Church after its founder, Montanus, began a movement that he referred to as "New Prophecy." The movement largely consisted of the belief that the Holy Spirit granted direct, divine...
Leftists will never let a crisis go to waste; a sentiment made famous by Chicago politician, Rahm Emanual. Interestingly, the sentiment has been carried out repeatedly by leftists masquerading as Evangelical Christians but who are motivated by political action rather...
Before you launch attacks at me contending that it was actually Donald Trump's plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan, let me start with the disclaimer; I already know that. And I've considered it, heavily. And I began my thought process on this issue thinking the...
Making #36 on our False Teacher of the Day series, Rick Warren could be one of the most well-known pastors in America. Ranking as the second largest Southern Baptist church in the nation, Rick Warren's Saddleback Church in Lake Forest, CA has never failed to be at the...
Kenneth Copeland is one of the most notorious false prophets still alive in the world today. Copeland, who made #34 on our False Teacher of the Day series, is well known for his false miracles, declarations in the name of God that don't come to pass, and financially...
Are Fundamentalists deplorable, despicable, even dangerous people? Well, one must first realize that there are all kinds of fundamentalists. There are Muslim Fundamentalists, so one must consider what they believe and practice. There are Jewish Fundamentalists, and...
In case you've forgotten about the scandal that the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) is desperately trying to sweep under the rug involving the newly-elected SBC president, Ed Litton's serial plagiarism of former president, JD Greear, let me remind you: Over two...
Dear Dr. Voddie Baucham, I have enjoyed your ministry over the years, listened to countless sermons by you, and have supported you when feasible to do so. Your preaching and teaching have edified me and my family and your steadfast commitment to the truth of God's...
Want to take your preaching to the next level? For 59 dollars, you can enlist two of the worst pastors in the Evangelical Church to help you reach your goals. No, really. I couldn't think of two worse pastors to band together to give a seminar on preaching. Yet, they...
Nick Quient is the Associate Pastor of Spiritual Formation at First Baptist Church of the Redlands in Redland, California. Quient is a matriarchist who not only sits under the leadership of a female pastor--something that the Scriptures wholly reject--but who also...
Slavery has always been a part of life in all civilizations. Aristotle declared, “From the hour of their birth, some are marked out for subjection, others for rule. In his day, there were more slaves than free males. Professor David P. Forsythe wrote in his...
Brian McLaren is one of the foremost false teachers of the progressive Emergent Church movement in the world today. Along with one of his theological clones, Rob Bell, they have successfully deceived millions of people into believing a false and damnable gospel of...
Kenneth Copeland is one of the most well-known televangelists of all time. He is known all over the world for his charismatic preaching and the genie-in-a-bottle-style message that he gives, particularly to poor, underprivileged people both in America and abroad. His...
The woke cult, regardless of skin color or ethnicity, is a ferocious bunch with an insatiable appetite for destruction, division, and control. The prey for this beast lies on one end of a spectrum known as Intersectionality. That part of the spectrum stops with white...
In my LAST ARTICLE, we discussed the gravest danger of critical race theory for Christians. In this one, we will briefly touch on the gravest life implications when somebody is ensnared in the mind-scrambling grip of critical race theory.Once someone has abandoned...
Epic abuse is actually seen in Timothy Keller's assault of Genesis 1-2. Give me 10 minutes, and I will show you Keller’s Biblical fallacies of evolution and how to avoid them. “Fallacies do not cease to be fallacies because they become fashions.” (1) Error turns into...
In previous years, Max Lucado, pastor of Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, TX, has always been thought of as a fairly orthodox teacher with a few issues, including a watered-down view of sin and the gospel. Lucado has always been soft on these issues, but in the last...
Elitist culture is typical within the lifestyles of the "rich and famous." At least, that's how it's perceived by the billions of peasants around the world who lack the financial fortitude to afford one's freedom. For most of us in the real world, we're beholden to...
Tony Evans, a Pelagian and the senior pastor of Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship in Dallas, TX, recently preached a sermon that has been making its rounds through Big Eva and being lauded as a really good "solution" to the problem of Critical Race Theory in Evangelicalism....
After Beth Moore left the Southern Baptist Convention a few months ago--following in the footsteps of SBC pastor, Dwight McKissic, who said he was "getting off the bus" because the denomination is racist--Reformation Charlotte predicted that it would only be a matter...
A sad sight to behold is the trajectory that David Platt has been on over the last several years as the Evangelical "racial reconciliation" movement -- a movement rooted in Marxist Critical Race Theory -- has consumed him in nearly every aspect of thought and...
While Reformation Charlotte has virtually exhausted itself covering her, any False Teacher of the Day series would be incomplete without at least a summary of Beth Moore and her false teachings. After all, she is arguably the most popular false teacher in Evangelical...
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,...
Fear-mongering black pastor, A. Byron Coleman III is the Senior Pastor of the Fifth Street Missionary Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Coleman made headlines in April after preaching a sermon stating that "Negroes" that can't celebrate Ketanji Brown Jackson in Church...
In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, leftists have been scrambling to do anything they can to protect their sacred cult ritual of abortion. The Democrats are desperately attempting to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law while even...
If you want to protect your children, get them out of public schools immediately. Public schools have become nothing more than liberal indoctrination centers hell-bent on destroying the sacred traditions such as marriage rooted in a biblical worldview that once made...
While most of the Evangelical landscape is celebrating the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the Supreme Court, there are a handful out there who are hell-bent on destroying the pro-life movement by hijacking it to include a socialist and Marxist agenda. Russell Moore—the...
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, the world has no shortage of opinions coming from practically every mouthpiece in the nation, especially from the talking heads of the professing Church. It’s not unexpected that the liberal wing of...
In an era of subjectivism and confusion unlike any time in recorded history, one thing we've always been able to rely on is the objectivity of language. Historically, language has bound people groups together as they are able to communicate effectively and understand...
"He turns rivers into a desert, springs of water into thirsty ground, a fruitful land into a salty waste, because of the evil of its inhabitants. [However,] He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water. And there He lets the hungry...
Progressives everywhere are throwing a hissy fit in the wake of the Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade. The fact is, these people love abortion—it is their sacrament into their religion of death and destruction. That goes for those calling themselves...
Pro-life leader, Catherine Glenn Foster, an attorney and President & CEO of Americans United for Life, was recently grilled by leftists during a House judiciary committee hearing and demonstrated, inadvertently, exactly why the pro-life movement, led by people...
In January of 2021, prominent and outspoken Southern Baptist Pastor, Thabiti Anyabwile expressed his support for the "transgender" U.S. assistant health secretary, Rachel Levine, insisting that this person was qualified to lead as one of the nation's chief doctors...
It’s becoming increasingly easy to separate the sheep from the goats as we watch the religious, cultural, and political climate become increasingly divisive. David French, a religious leftist who devotes his life to standing against conservative Christianity in the...
In an age where sanity and decency are increasingly in short supply, a startling trend has emerged within the bounds of what one might call the modern-day temple, the body of Christ. During this past "Easter" celebration, a time traditionally reserved for solemn...
Kirk Franklin has become an icon in the Contemporary Christian Music Gospel genre and has gained even more notoriety after touring with and becoming heavily involved in the contemporary worship music collective, Maverick City Music.Franklin made headlines in 2019...
Lecrae, who describes himself as a “rapper who happens to be Christian” and is “done with white Evangelicalism,” has taken a sharp turn in the last couple of years to align himself with the Pagan culture rather than the Kingdom of Christ. Over the last few years,...
In the escalating conflict between religion, biblical Christianity in particular, and the ever-evolving tides of Secularism, the distinction has never been more profound or more critical. Biblical Christianity, which is anchored in the sovereignty and lordship of...
Rachel Gilson, a self-described same-sex attracted woman who spoke at the Southern Baptist Convention's women's conference in 2023 has now appeared in a promo video released by Preston Sprinkle's Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. The video portrays God as...
After Politico published a leaked draft of the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on Roe v. Wade in 2022, former Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary professor, Karen Swallow Prior, took to social media to express her disdain for President Trump who is responsible...
Maybe you've heard of Todd White and maybe you haven't. If not, you're probably better off for it. But Todd White is a popular charismatic preacher who appeals to the young crowd for his alluring personality—but is the gospel he preaches laced with spiritual poison?...
Modern reparations? A Marxist innovation, not a stitch of it rooted in the Bible. And while pro-reparations "churches" like to point to Nehemiah, Nehemiah didn’t pass the hat generations later. He solved injustice head-on, immediate and personal. Today’s reparations...
If you have to pay people to come to church, you might have a dead church. Jesus promised He would build his church on the solid rock of faith—faith in the atoning work of Christ on the cross. Yet, some "churches" either don't believe that, or are just simply...
The great preacher Charles Spurgeon once said, “A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats!” He couldn’t have been more accurate in his prediction, not because he’s a prophet, but because he...
In a recent “sermon,” false teacher Ashley Wilkerson, the self-described “pastor” of Pacific Coast Church posited an extraordinary claim—that the early church was teeming with female apostles whose names were subsequently altered in Scripture to mask their identities...
It’s becoming increasingly easy to separate the sheep from the goats as we watch the religious, cultural, and political climate become increasingly divisive. David French, a religious leftist who devotes his life to standing against conservative Christianity in the...
In an age where sanity and decency are increasingly in short supply, a startling trend has emerged within the bounds of what one might call the modern-day temple, the body of Christ. During this past "Easter" celebration, a time traditionally reserved for solemn...
Kirk Franklin has become an icon in the Contemporary Christian Music Gospel genre and has gained even more notoriety after touring with and becoming heavily involved in the contemporary worship music collective, Maverick City Music.Franklin made headlines in 2019...
Lecrae, who describes himself as a “rapper who happens to be Christian” and is “done with white Evangelicalism,” has taken a sharp turn in the last couple of years to align himself with the Pagan culture rather than the Kingdom of Christ. Over the last few years,...
In the escalating conflict between religion, biblical Christianity in particular, and the ever-evolving tides of Secularism, the distinction has never been more profound or more critical. Biblical Christianity, which is anchored in the sovereignty and lordship of...
Rachel Gilson, a self-described same-sex attracted woman who spoke at the Southern Baptist Convention's women's conference in 2023 has now appeared in a promo video released by Preston Sprinkle's Center for Faith, Sexuality, and Gender. The video portrays God as...
After Politico published a leaked draft of the Supreme Court's upcoming decision on Roe v. Wade in 2022, former Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary professor, Karen Swallow Prior, took to social media to express her disdain for President Trump who is responsible...
Maybe you've heard of Todd White and maybe you haven't. If not, you're probably better off for it. But Todd White is a popular charismatic preacher who appeals to the young crowd for his alluring personality—but is the gospel he preaches laced with spiritual poison?...
Modern reparations? A Marxist innovation, not a stitch of it rooted in the Bible. And while pro-reparations "churches" like to point to Nehemiah, Nehemiah didn’t pass the hat generations later. He solved injustice head-on, immediate and personal. Today’s reparations...
If you have to pay people to come to church, you might have a dead church. Jesus promised He would build his church on the solid rock of faith—faith in the atoning work of Christ on the cross. Yet, some "churches" either don't believe that, or are just simply...
The great preacher Charles Spurgeon once said, “A time will come when instead of shepherds feeding the sheep, the church will have clowns entertaining the goats!” He couldn’t have been more accurate in his prediction, not because he’s a prophet, but because he...
In a recent “sermon,” false teacher Ashley Wilkerson, the self-described “pastor” of Pacific Coast Church posited an extraordinary claim—that the early church was teeming with female apostles whose names were subsequently altered in Scripture to mask their identities...
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The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) has faced several uphill battles over the last decade fighting an influx of progressive ideologies and so far, any conservative resistance has proven futile. Beginning in 2013 under the leadership of Democrat operative, Russell...
Founded in 1856 by Charles Haddon Spurgeon, the 'Prince of Preachers', Spurgeon's College in Croydon, London, historically has upheld a legacy of evangelical Christianity. Its founding mission: to train individuals in faithful Gospel proclamation. For nearly two...
As we traverse the tumultuous terrain of human history, we are confronted with the stark and horrifying reality of mankind's innate sinfulness. This glaring truth is not confined to secular spheres but has found its way into the very heart of sacred institutions,...
In the cosmic court of divine justice, humanity stands condemned, a prisoner to its iniquitous nature. It is here that two theological doctrines, 'imputed righteousness' and 'infused righteousness,' attempt to answer the same question: how can a sinful man be...
It's truly a marvel of modern thought, or lack thereof, this tendency to draw parallels between the most incongruous of characters, such as a career criminal who met his end in the midst of criminal activity, and Stephen, the first Christian martyr. It's as if the...
I'm not sure I can think of a better way to spend Mother's Day than by going to a church to be turned 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...
In the Book of Proverbs, it is written, "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it" (Proverbs 22:6). Yet, as we cast our gaze upon the world today, we find a sharp deviation from this wisdom, an alarming departure from...
Andy Stanley, the pastor of Northpoint Church in Atlanta, is best known for blaspheming God and denying the Scriptures. Stanley announced that his own church would remain closed in 2020 because of the coronavirus — despite the fact that the coronavirus has had a...
The Florida Baptist Convention (FBC) announced yesterday that it has fallen victim to a significant financial cyber crime, causing an unknown loss of resources. The fraudulent incident involves a payment intended for one of the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)...
As the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) navigates choppy waters, a recent report by LifeWay Research indicates a troubling decrease in membership and congregations despite an uptick in baptisms, giving, and attendance. However, what many attribute to the normal ebb...
Perhaps your memory stretches back to 2018, when the acclaimed Christian musician, Lauren Daigle, found herself at the center of a maelstrom? Her notoriety was not merely the result of her "angelic voice," but her intriguing venture onto the openly lesbian Ellen...
NAR False Prophet, Jim Raley, while preaching at Ark Fellowship in Kannapolis, NC, says that God told him that the audience was "pregnant" and that they need to be prepared to "push" because they're getting ready to "birth" something. How stupid. The fact that anyone...
Piggybacking off a previous post about the modern Christian music industry being nothing more than a launching pad into a secular music career, it is imperative to bring to your attention another of Evangelical's favorite worship artists—Lauren Daigle. You know her, a...
The Bible asserts, with unyielding conviction, that when God passes judgment upon a nation, He subjects them to a whirlwind of unbridled sexual immorality. Delving into Romans 1, we discover that this phenomenon transcends mere sexual anarchy; it surpasses the bounds...
Maverick City Music is a contemporary Christian music collective that features contemporary artists from multiple genres and has worked extensively with well-known Christian rap artists including Lecrae, Kirk Franklin, and Dante Bowe. I've argued relentlessly that...
Bethel Church, and its associated school, Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry, is loaded with stories of bizarre healings and other strange fantasies. Recently, we reported that Bethel Church had baptized a woman not because she believed she had been saved by the...
Did you know that God created Adam both male and female, and then later caused Adam to fall asleep as God took the "feminine side" out of him and made Eve? Thus, man now needs woman just like he needs God. That's the kind of absurd, strange teaching you will hear at...
Scott Sauls, a controversial pastor at the Presbyterian Church in America, has recently been placed on indefinite leave from his position as Senior Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Nashville, Tennessee, following an investigation into his conduct as a leader....
If you've been watching the attacks on Grace Community Church pastor John MacArthur over the last several years, you're probably aware of the smear campaign against him perpetrated by Julie Roys. Roys alleged that John MacArthur purposely and knowingly sent a wife and...
I'm not going to attempt to make a theological case against alcohol as there is simply no way to justify from Scripture that having a drink now and again is sinful. The Bible simply does not teach this. It does, however, teach against drunkenness and it does teach...
In an unsurprising development to anyone who's been paying attention to recent trends in Evangelicalism, Brent Leatherwood, a signer of the National Right to Life Committee (NRLC) letter condemning the criminalization of abortion and holding mothers responsible, and...
In recent years, the concept of transgenderism and the controversial topic of gender dysphoria have led to a proliferation of experimental treatments for children who identify as transgender. While some medical professionals advocate for early intervention and...
In recent years, an alarming trend has emerged within the modern church, as a growing number of congregations are embracing social justice ideologies and even Marxist principles. This infiltration of worldly doctrines has led to a departure from the core tenets of the...
Joshua Butler, co-lead pastor of Redemption Tempe, has announced his resignation in the wake of a recent controversy surrounding an excerpt from his forthcoming book, Beautiful Union. The excerpt, which was published on The Gospel Coalition's website, generated strong...
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