By Rick Becker 17 January 2024 In 2024, we find ourselves in the same position as Jude, who found it necessary to “contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints” (Jude 1:3). And as in Jude’s day, the threat lies within the visible church. Perhaps unlike Jude’s day, we are dealing with […]
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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 6 October 2022 The Bible is replete with warnings about deception, warnings that go largely unheeded. Believers are not immune to deception and should be cognisant of the fact that the visible church is where wolves find their prey. The Apostle Paul recognized and warned about this threat: “I know that after my
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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 29 March 2018 The greatest threat to the church is not those who oppose the gospel, but those who distort it. Many in the visible church are fearful that the growth of other religions, godless governments, and the ongoing calamities of this world pose a threat to the church. These serve to
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By Rick Becker 26 October 2017 You probably have friends and family caught up in New Apostolic Reformation churches like Bethel, and you have found it extremely difficult to persuade them they are being deceived. You may have been accused of having a critical spirit, of being divisive, judgemental, or of being a heresy hunter
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