By Rick Becker 12 July 2023 The proliferation of contemporary “apostles and prophets” is the result of a narrative that’s been pushed for decades – the restoration of the offices of apostle and prophet to the church. If this were true, then God has failed his church by depriving it of two essential forms of […]
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By Rick Becker 22 March 2023 How does someone know if they’re deceived, or if they’re in a church that’s been deceived and deceiving their members? We know that the only answer is for the Holy Spirit to remove the scales of deception from their eyes. Then, through studying the scriptures and by the illumination
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By Rick Becker 1 June 2022 The word “breakthrough” is synonymous with the New Apostolic Reformation. Those who are familiar with this apostate movement will know that it elevates man, places subjective experiences above the objective truth of God’s word, and relies on mystical jargon to appear spiritual thereby fooling the ignorant. In a
“YOUR STORY CARRIES BREAKTHROUGHS” – CHAPTER, VERSE? Read More »
By Rick Becker 28 April 2022 Bethel Church is currently promoting its upcoming Healing School (May 10-13, 2022). “Activations, impartation, and miracles, miracles, miracles” don’t come cheap at Bethel. It beggars belief that Bethel has the audacity to charge $165 per individual for a slice of pie in the sky. Their “pie in the sky”
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By Rick Becker 3 June 2021 “Will a mere mortal rob God? Yet you rob me. “But you ask, ‘How are we robbing you?’ “In tithes and offerings. You are under a curse..” God’s rebuke may be one of the most read verses (Malachi 3:8-9) from the pulpit in the visible church. Should Christians give a tenth
CURSED IF YOU DON’T TITHE? Read More »
By Rick Becker 13 January 2020 If you believe Beni Johnson, I have a bridge in Brooklyn to sell to you. During the past few years, many pastors and scholars have exposed the glaring flaws of The Passion Translation. There is literally no excuse for any believer to use or condone this “translation” that originated
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By Rick Becker 7 January 2020 Todd Bentley is the product of a movement that has elevated men, women, and miracles above God. In the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR) the supernatural is a vital element. In fact, the value placed on the supernatural is the underlying philosophy that has enabled charlatans, and in this case
Bill Johnson – Power over Principle, Honoring the Dishonorable. Read More »
By Rick Becker 28 July 2018 The Carr fire that has caused devastation in California, has weaved it’s way into Redding, home of Bethel church. Hundreds of homes have been destroyed, and at the time of this writing two lives have been lost. This tragedy comes shortly after the horrific fires in Greece that took
Are the fires in Redding a sign of God’s judgement on Bethel? Read More »
By Rick Becker 25 July 2018 The doctrines and practices emanating from Bethel are as far removed from biblical Christianity as the east is from the west. Leaders at BSSM channel their students into the dark world of mysticism, vain imaginations, and the demonic. It takes little discernment to realize that what the BSSM promotes
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By Rick Becker 12 April 2018 The Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry School Planting website has published an article entitled “Pastoring People With Unique Spiritual Giftings.” Their article reveals their progressive slide into mysticism and Gnosticism and reaffirms the need to expose this school for what it is. Some have compared it to Hogwarts,
Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry – Normalizing Mysticism Read More »