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Albert Mohler on the false health & wealth gospel.

Prosperity Heresy

Albert Mohler discusses on his audio blog and radio show the false gospel of health and wealth, and those who preach this false gospel (e.g. Kenneth Copeland, Benny Hinn, Kenneth Hagin, etc.) stemming from this New York Times article.

They’re worth a listen.

Audio blog (5 minutes):

It Promises Far Too Little – The False Gospel of Prosperity Theology

Radio show (38 minutes):

The Gospel and Wordly Wealth – The Myth of the Prosperity Gospel

Here’s a slideshow from the latest pulpit pimping extravaganza put on by Kenneth and Gloria Copeland.

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CrossTalk: Death of the grown-up.

Ingrid covers the arrested development plaguing many Westerners in this CrossTalk episode: Death of the Grown-up.

This edition of Crosstalk begins with Ingrid’s review of Diana West’s book, The Death of the Grown-Up: How America’s Arrested Development is Bringing Down Western Civilization.

Do you remember a time when kids wanted to grow up to be like their father or mother? Unless you are a certain age or older, you may not even notice the shift that has taken place whereby American adult men and women, many in the church as well, often look and act like “teenagers.”

The highlight of this program is caller discussion that focuses on this idolatry of adolescent immaturity, and how we can get beyond that and raise children properly toward Christian adulthood.

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The White Horse Inn: “What Does It Mean To Worship?”

This episode of the White Horse Inn is a perfect cap for the Desert Pastor’s series on music in worship (see part one of his ten-part series here). This podcast, What Does it Mean to Worship, deals with the purpose of Christian worship and the issue of music in our worship services.

Why do we go to Church? What is the purpose of worship? Are we there to serve God, or to be served? These questions and more will be discussed on this edition of the White Horse Inn with special guest Harold Senkbeil, author of Dying to Live and Sanctification: Christ in Action.

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The White Horse Inn: “The Glory Story.”

This episode of the White Horse Inn is entitled The Glory Story.

On this edition of the White Horse Inn the hosts discuss the influence of both Pelagianism and Gnosticism in the American religious landscape. And the net result is what they refer to as “the Glory Story.” In contrast to the theology of glory, however, the hosts make a case for recovering a clear understanding of the “theology of the cross.”

Here’s a sample exchange between the hosts from this episode:

Kim Riddlebarger: There’s nothing more embarrassing than a reformation preacher attempting to be relevant.

Mike Horton: We’re going to bring Him down . . . wait a second, wait a second hot shot, He came down and He comes down if you would just explain and expound the passages.

Kim Riddlebarger: Preach the text and get out of the way and let the text do its work.

Michael Horton: That is so relieving.

Ken Jones: It is, you know you don’t have to try to measure yourself against what’s going on down the street or what people are used to on religious television. Make the announcement and trust that the same God who made this Word clear to you will, by His Spirit, illumine the hearts of your hearers to recognize and receive the Savior.

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Defending Contending post featured on Way of the Master Radio.

Todd Friel of Way of the Master Radio read a portion of How Do You Read Romans 1:16? on air on Wednesday, August 6th.

Sadly, he failed to make any mention of where it was from, but it was still great to hear him read it anyway.

For those interested in listening to it, click here. It starts around 4:26 into the broadcast.

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The White Horse Inn: The Gospel According to Pelagius.

On this edition of The White Horse Inn the hosts discuss The Gospel According to Pelagius.

“Who was Pelagius and what did he teach about sin, grace and the gospel? Why have his views stayed with us through the centuries? On this edition of the White Horse Inn the hosts will discuss the history and influence of Pelagianism, as they continue their series Christless Christianity.”

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The White Horse Inn: Using God – The Gospel of Pragmatism.

The hosts discuss the topic of Using God: The Gospel of Pragmatism on yet another great episode of The White Horse Inn.

Why do so many sermons and Bible Studies focus almost entirely on “practical” application? Is a particular belief true simply because it works for you? On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts take a look at the philosophy of Pragmatism and its effects on contemporary Christian thought and practice.

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Crosstalk: Watch Your Mouth!

Professing Christians with potty mouths and gutter mentalities is one thing, but what happens when it’s a pastor?

On this edition of Crosstalk entitled Watch Your Mouth, Ingrid Schlueter and guest Cathy Mickels discuss this awful trend of worldly humor, coarse jesting, and crude language in the church and spewing from the mouths of those like Mark Driscoll.

Ingrid also discusses the shocking post from Chris Roseborough of A Little Leaven in which he has a post on his other blog Extreme Theology which is less than appropriate. The post in question contains a quote from Bill Cosby that the nature of which should not be found on a Christian blog. Chris’ lapse in judgment is still up on his blog here. I agree with Ingrid on this one Chris, it is highly inappropriate and should be removed.

Ingrid also discusses the twisted love affair some professing Christians have with the world and its profane, vulgar, God-hating entertainers. She addresses a supposed Christian blog that flowingly lavished the late George Carlin with undeserved accolades. Something you’d expect from the world, not Christians who are called to be separate from the world.

I have seen this blog in question and was appalled at the plethora of so-called Christians who honor a man whose life was the antithesis of all that is good, holy, and honorable in God’s sight. You can check out the drivel here and read Ingrid’s post on it here.

All in all, I agree 100% with Ingrid and her guest on this issue. It’s a sad testament to the current state of the bloated, lethargic, worldly, adolescent, social-club that is the church-of-me.

********** Update July 17, 2008 **********

Since the publishing of this post, Chris Roseborough has removed the profanity from his blog and replaced it with “jerk.”

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Crosstalk interviews Justin Peters on the heretical Word of Faith movement.

Ingrid Schlueter (of Slice of Laodicea and Hope in Laodicea) hosts this edition of Crosstalk. Her guest is Justin Peters (of JustinPeters.org) and they discuss the heresy of the Word of Faith movement.

In this episode, A Call For Discernment – Exposing the Word-Faith Movement, audio clips from Benny Hinn, Gloria Copeland, and Creflo Dollar are examined. They also discuss Todd Bentley.

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Crosstalk: The State of the Church in Light of Cultural Collapse.

Ingrid Schlueter (of Slice of Laodicea and Hope in Laodicea) hosts this edition of Crosstalk entitled: The State of the Church in Light of Cultural Collapse.

While the culture comes crashing down around us and California legalizes gay marriage, Ingrid takes this broadcast time to discusses the utter failure of the Church in stemming the tide of the moral filth that has risen to our noses and is sure to drown us soon.

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The White Horse Inn: Assuming the Gospel.

The hosts are firing on all cylinders again, this time on the topic of whether or not too many pastors and churches assume their sheep know and understand the gospel (and thus, whether their sheep are really sheep). I especially recommend this episode, Assuming the Gospel, to those in preaching/teaching positions.

Episode description:

What is the most important thing people need to regularly hear from the pulpit? Are churches guilty of assuming the gospel? These are some of the questions we put to pastors at a recent convention, and on this broadcast of the White Horse Inn the hosts will discuss these matters and interact with the results from our polls.

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Crosstalk: Barnes & Nobles hits children with gay porn.

Ingrid Schlueter (of Slice of Laodicea and Hope in Laodicea) and her guest Brannon Howse (of Worldview Weekend) discuss the call for a boycott of Barnes & Nobles after several disturbing incidents occurred recently across the nation. Listen to this shocking podcast here and read what happened when Brannon Howse took his eleven year-old son into his local B&N on June 5th here.

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Crosstalk: Christians, Affluenza, and the Coming Economic Crisis

Ingrid Schlueter of Slice of Laodicea and Hope in Laodicea hosts this edition of CrossTalk in which she discusses the coming demise of the affluence of America and how years of unbridled affluence has affected the Church. Listen to Christians, Affluenza, and the Coming Economic Crisis here. You can also see her blog post on Affluenza here, and read the show description below:

Today the average garage size for a new American home is 900 square feet. That was the size of the average American home in the 1950’s. Some spas are offering facials, manicures and massages for youngsters. Some businesses are offering exotic location birthday parties for kids.

It’s this unsustainable addiction to economic growth, materialism, overconsumption, waste, and the constant desire for more that is the basis for this edition of Crosstalk. Ingrid calls this attitude, Affluenza, from the title of a book published back in 1998.

Has this hedonistic mindset entered the church? Have you felt the pressure to “keep up with the Jones’s?”

This Crosstalk takes a look at these questions and more while reminding Christians to keep an attitude of contentment amidst the consumption craziness and ever rising prices.

See this related post: The coming food shortage.

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Crosstalk: Todd Bentley’s Lakeland Revival.

On this episode of Crosstalk, host Ingrid Schlueter (Slice of Laodicea & Hope in Laodicea) and guests Ken Silva (Apprising Ministries & Christian Research Network) and John Sharp (The Way Christian Fellowship) discuss the Todd Bentley and the Lakeland revival. To listen click or download here.