Name: Paul I. Armstrong Home church: Cornerstone Christian Church Pastor: Rev Robert (Bob) Paddock Denomination: Christian Church of Christ Licensed/Ordained:1987 Deacon, 1993 Elder - Free Methodist Church of N. America Statement of Faith/Theology: I strive to make Biblical theology practical and accessible. Brian Borgman. Stephen Armstrong is the senior pastor. On the one hand he will go so far as to say that Christian women cannot be police officers (the Bible mentions nothing of the sort), yet on the other hand he joins in ministry with Caine and Moore who in addition the the false doctrine they preach both actively and unrepentantly violate clear Scripture by preaching to men. I could no longer fight it. Mrs. Berna Deene Saylor, that was beautiful, thank you so much. They refused to let me partake in the LORDs supper ( they evidently examined my heart for me) and then all 35-40 people broke out in what I am sure they thought were tongues. . One of the final tipping points was when I was having a discussion with a Mormon and she said, Youre saying that you arent saved by your works, but isnt your accepting Heavenly Fathers gift of salvation a work? Umwell, I guess if we have any say in receiving salvation, then it would be a work that we do. A few years ago I spent a lot of time in Romans with Steven Armstrong (a Calvinist) and later with Kay Author and irresistible grace came alive. Thank you very much! They have axes to grind and frequently take things out of context to support their agenda. He should be removed from the recommended list! Hell provide what you need. We earnestly desire to seek God and do His will but it seems like we have so much to learn and are struggling with who we should even listen to. Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. In that moment I found Calvinism irresistible. I remember asking a Bible major friend at lunch during my first or second week on campus about his experience as a Bible major. Even now I get teary eyed thinking about it. All of the sudden my own sense of autonomy and freedom evaporated and I felt like all I could do was worship God for his undeserved, unwarranted, unnecessary, and unexpected grace. He said the man he listens to on a regular basis that nobody knows of is Dr. Bryan Hughes gbcmt.org he is on the board of directors at the Masters university and Seminary. AP37 Process artist Stephen Armstrong outlines his attraction to the landscape - both natural and man-made - and his engagement with it through paint. I mean sure people like Ostean & Meyer could be called heretical but not the person sitting in the pew next to you who was an elder or teacher claiming that God wont give you nothing you cant handle!. what are your reasons for not including him. He is Dispensationalist as far as I know. Hi Robin- Im familiar with that site. How do you feel about Charles R. Swindoll (Chuck Swindoll) and James Dobson? And the late Jerry Bridges work and books are wonderful. You may want to shoot him a quick e-mail (hes very good about responding) if you have more questions, or just to confirm thats what he meant. Hesselink expounds Calvin's view of the Lord's Supper. Keep up the work for his kingdom. Stephen Armstrong was the founder and principal teacher of Verse By Verse Ministry International. http://nrbconvention.org/. Here are a couple of places you can search to see if theres a doctrinally sound church in your area: HeartCry Missionary Societys (Paul Washer :0) Church Finder, Did you know that Masters Seminary also has a church finder? I love to listen to the old recordings of his sermons :0). Heres one about the theistic evolution: https://answersingenesis.org/creationism/old-earth/influential-pastors-and-theologians-on-the-days-of-creation-and-the-age-of-the-earth/. Reblogged this on The Cross Is All We Need. I met and spoke to Justin peters at a conference one time. Mikeis latest book is Evangelical White Lies. Thanks so much for sharing this Mrs. Holck! I also find some lesser-known men when I listen to the stream/recordings of the Shepherds Conference that takes place every year at Grace Church. He cannot be considered a solid, biblical preacher. Steven Waterhouse, Senior . Speaking in tongues (gibberish/glossolalia). Prosperity heretics preach the prosperity gospel that teach Jesus is rich; that He died to make people rich; that you must tithe in order to be "blessed to be a blessing". Interview of Stephen Armstrong - Part 1 Verse By Verse Ministry International 14.8K subscribers Subscribe Share Save 9K views 9 years ago Watch the first part of an interview of Verse By Verse. If you feel that God is leading you to possibly move your family to a more Calvinistic church, spend some time in prayer about that. He was 65. Hermeneutics of Love (Guest Post) The Two, Thanks for listening Jennifer! When I finally walked out of the church due to a young pastor coming in and telling us he was the only one who could build our church, even those 2 who had been supposedly studying with me quit and told me they were only coming for me so I would not be there alone. I can email that to you if you want it. Im not exactly sure what to do. Thank you so much in advance sister. My experience when listening to him is hearing him preach things that are of a third order of doctrine as first order of doctrine. I love all these brothers teachings on the Word. This was my posture. He is coauthor of Surviving and Thriving in Seminary (w/ H. D. Zacharias, Lexham, 2017), Good Arguments: Making Your Case in Writing and Public Speaking (w/ R. A. Holland, Baker Academic, 2017), and coeditor of Biblical Leadership: Theology for the Everyday Leader (w . Both have been to our church as well as Todd Friel, Steve Lawson. I have read and listened to all on your list and consider them to be sound teachers as well. Pastor Steve Bogie Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Menomonee Falls, WI 3. :0) Voddies a good one, too. I always felt like I was mishandling the text and making it say whatever made me feel more comfortable, anything other than what I felt that the text was pointing towards deep down. There are resources there that will help you understand what to look for in a good church, or what your current church should be teaching. Never give up. Thank-you for your ministry, Michelle! Thank you very much! By churchwatcher on December 1, 2015 ( 9 ) Insiders of Joseph Prince's prosperity cult, New Creation Church, are speaking out. There are a lot of links out there and there seem to be a number of them with the same reference to where he preached about how a man will want to leave their wife for a younger woman and the daughter comment. Elijah was a biblical prophet and predecessor to the prophet Elisha. Benjamin K. Forrest (EdD, Liberty University) is professor of Christian education and associate dean at Liberty University. What about Chip Ingram? The main reason Chuck Missler is not on this list is that Ive never heard of him. Neither you nor I know the exact nature or depth of Voddies and Tonys relationship. Previously, Andrew was a Senior Minister at Acton Congregational Church. As you talk about Mormons pray for Grace Reigns- a ministry to FLDS in Colorado city. What prompted my finding your site and researching it was a photo of Michelle Duggar with Patricia Shirer. I agree with you, Michelle. I have listened to several of Voddies sermons.. but then read he is a Calvinist.. Pastor Tim made this decision based on his belief that there existed under Pastor Mike's leadership a culture among the staff at the Green Campus that did not support Pastor Tim's overall vision for the church. Expectations for Teachers. He is a new believer, so Im concerned that he focus on the right things to start off. . We need the prayers but the love is what touched my heart. Stephen Armstrong. These doctrines and teachings have been referred to as Armstrongism by non-adherents. Weve seen so much go on amongst leadership & have had so much spiritual abuse we are burned out. I respect his teaching as much as the others listed. Awesome list of men that I love listening to(there was only one whose ministry Im not familiar with). More recently, he has been a featured speaker at events like the Passion conference where he has shared the stage with Christine Caine, Beth Moore, and Judah Smith. He looks at creation as you can interpret it how ever you wish. David Jeremiahs doctrine is OK from what I understand, but he isnt very discerning- showing a willingness to team up with people like Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen. But however unwise I think this is, it does not rise to the level of yoking with a false teacher in ministry (2 Corinthians 6:14ff) and it does not warrant removing Voddie from this list, warning against him, or calling him a false teacher, as some might be tempted to do. One was Apollo 11. If I knew Voddie personally and he asked my advice, I would tell him I didnt think it was wise to post a picture of himself with Tony Evans (which was one among several pictures of him with many other people) with the word friend attached to it. Adjunct Faculty | jac25278@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2014. Garrett's Commitment. Verse By Verse Fellowship, a Northeast Side church, announced Pastor Steve Armstrong. I was blessed by Voddie when he spoke at a mens conference at my church and have not stopped learning from him ever since. Thanks for the list.. (I am never sure what is the big horror of it anyway) he has said, when asked, that he is a leaky dispensationalist meaning that he sees the ways God worked with man in different eras of history, but he is not hung up on it; it is not the basis of his theology. The bitter split between the two factions of Grace & St. Stephens Episcopal Church took place in early 2007 over the U.S. church's ordination of gay clergy and other theological issues that Armstrong's . In other words, the things you have to believe to be a Christian, and the things you cant believe to be a Christian. He says and does a lot of unbiblical things which he needs to stop and repent of, and nobody should be following him, but he does not preach or claim to believe anything (to my knowledge anyway) that goes against the basic doctrines of salvation. So glad to see you healthy and well! Great list! Adjunct Faculty | jac25278@bethel.edu | Started at Bethel: 2014. Could we get you and your church to pray for us? In Stock. Thank you for the list, Michelle! By this pastors own acknowledgement most of the people in his 4,000 person church were unsaved & many had attended for over 10years or so. Wasnt Voddie Bacham affiliated with Doug Phillips and Vision Forum? Bless the Lord O my soul! I would say that my passion for discussing faith and theology with Mormons was the biggest influence that led me to become a Bible major. For the most part, yes. Going into my Sophomore year after having declared to be a Bible Major, however, I was very concerned to make sure that I had an open mind to the Bibles teaching. DIRECTOR OF SPIRITUAL FORMATION I avoid those with Calvinistic leanings. By the way love your list, never heard of your website but i will be referring friends to read your articles, thank you! Also, my articles on false teachers at the Popular False Teachers & Unbiblical Trends tab (in the blue menu bar at the top of this page) serve as an example/template for researching teachers. Not that all book/DVD studies are bad, just that we desperately need people to be trained in Gods word and how to study it, and that can be better accomplished by simply teaching through Scripture. Some were quite easy to cross off ( women pastors, or eldersand things.) I am familiar with the Kendrick brothers and their movies, and was surprised when I started hearing controversy about their newest movie War Room. Stephen Ministry affirms the tremendous value of the laity in doing the work of congregational care, writes pastoral theology professor Tonya Armstrong. Heres a blurb from his bio on the GIBC website: Prior to his ministry in Florida, Jerry served for many years as Sr. 3. My brother tried to start a reformed church, but that was a 2 hour drive from me and alas my age and my health along with finances for gas etc. Central Florida Metal Detecting Club, Some people call acquaintances with whom they have a cordial Hi, how are you? relationship friends. Or its possible that Voddie is maintaining a friendly relationship with Tony in order to disciple him and correct his errant theology. My, oh my, how convoluted things can become! Hi! I am very happy to say that we know Jesus is as much man as He is God now. We currently attend a church out of state but to be honest, we are sort of done with church as a whole. Another prominent Black Baptist pastor has challenged the six Southern Baptist Convention seminary presidents for their critique of Critical Race Theory, saying as a result he is abandoning doctoral studies at one of the seminaries and disassociating with the SBC entirely.. A blend of Rapture theology, supernatural elements and a police procedural investigating the murder of the Pastor who predicted (incorrectly) when the Rapture will occur and of the lead detective investigating this . Randolph County Newspaper, I did not take the leap, however, until I started my Theology II class in the Fall of 2006. On Saturday, June 26th at 10:00 a.m. (CST), we will gather at Journey Fellowship Church to celebrate. Ive edited out your comments as youve requested. Hi Great list. I was amused you included Todd Friel, and impressed you had Voddie Baucham on the list. Let's Teach Video Series - Lesson 1. Wonderful teaching and speaking. Thank you. You can hear some teaching about the problems with Hagee and Young here (just put each of their names in the search bar). This may help http://www.gty.org/Resources/Print/Blog/B131030, Thanks, Liz. in Sociology and Religion at California Lutheran University . There are so many fantastic teachers out there, it would be easy to leave these three guys behind and never miss them :0). There are many others that could be on this list, but the 10 youve chosen are among my go to gang of Godly teachers. Despite the manifold frustrations that I have felt over the years with a certain breed of Calvinist for their sloppy exegesis, caricatures of the perspectives of non-Calvinists, and odd cultural habits, nevertheless, I continue to persevere. Jonathan Edwards: From the Editor Papa Edwards . I would also highly recommend the Theology Gals Facebook group (which mostly centers around Calvinist/Reformed theology, and where you can ask any questions you might have) and podcast. The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, The Virginia Baptist State Convention Pastor's Conference, Truett Seminary Preaching Conference, and the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching to name a few. :0). ), is statistically more likely to receive false teaching than anyone who seeks out a male teacher. Mr. Swaggart has had encounters with prostitutes and has alternately confessed and denied the facts. Hi J- Thanks so much for your comments and your desire to protect his reputation. Voddie Baucham was at NRB 2021 with false teacher Priscilla Shirer and her dad Tony Evans! Like . Will read more in depth shortly; its a fascinating read! I remember my frustrated conversation with you after your conversion trying to talk you out of your new-found Calvinism. 0 SAN ANTONIO - A church is mourning its pastor after COVID-19 claimed his life early Friday morning.

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