“Are Christians ‘little gods’?”……What has been popularly termed the "little god controversy" originated with Word of Faith pastors and teachers. The basic idea behind the controversy is that humans are actually divine, created "in the image of God" (Genesis 1:27) not only in having a soul, having dominion over the earth, or living in relationship […]

A Test for False Prophets Deuteronomy 13:4 “Serve only the Lord your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. Our text for today seems somewhat out of place, for it is tucked into a passage dealing with false prophets: instructing the people of Israel in ways […]

“Is the ‘Conversations with God’ series Biblically sound?”……Answer: The book that started it all, Conversations with God, Book 1: An Uncommon Dialogue, spent over two and a half years on the New York Times Best Sellers List, and in 2006 a movie based on the book was released. "Conversations with God," or "CwG," is the […]

“Is Jesus a myth?…Is Jesus just a copy of the pagan gods of other ancient religions?” Answer: There are a number of voices claiming that the accounts of Jesus as recorded in the New Testament are simply myths and were the result of the writers borrowing stories from pagan mythology, such as the stories of […]

“Do angels appear to people today?”……In the Bible angels appear to people in unpredictable and various ways. From a casual reading of Scripture, a person might get the idea that angelic appearances were somewhat commonplace, but that is not the case. Likewise, in our society there has been increasing interest in angels, and it would […]

“What is the Gospel of Inclusion?”……The gospel of inclusion is simply the old heresy of universalism re-packaged and given a new name. Universalism is the belief that all people will eventually be saved and go to heaven. The gospel of inclusion, as taught by Carlton Pearson, encompasses these false beliefs:……(1) It espouses that the death […]

“Is faith in God Religulous?”……Answer: In his 2008 film "Religulous," Bill Maher makes the argument that belief in God is ridiculous. The term "religulous" is a combination of the words "religion" and "ridiculous." Maher's main goal with the film seems to be to convince people that religion is responsible for most of the evil in […]