by Jim Baumgaertel | Oct 29, 2016 | Churchianity
A cult leader seeks to isolate his followers from outsiders. In the name of pastoring or shepherding or protecting the flock, he seeks to ensure that his followers will only hear the cult leader’s propaganda. The Cult Leader The cult leader tries to control the...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Oct 29, 2016 | New Testament Fellowship
Please let me raise the issue of who should lead in the Body of Christ. This is another crucial question to see what the New Testament says as opposed to how we have been conditioned by the traditions of this world system. The New Testament tells us the church is to...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Oct 29, 2016 | New Testament Fellowship
Do you know how many times the word “pastor” shows up in the New Testament (KJV)? Zero. How many times does the word “pastors” appear in the New Testament (KJV)? Just once! In Ephesians 4:11. And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Sep 22, 2016 | Counterfeit Christianity
James Sundquist is a musician, author, and a Berean who contends for the faith through various media. 6/19/07 James Sundquist is founder of Rock Salt Publishing and is very devoted to contending for the faith. Pray for this brother that he, and each of us, would speak...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jul 22, 2016 | Counterfeit Christianity
"COMMUNITY", "SPIRITUAL GROWTH", AND GLOBAL "PEACE" M. Scott Peck’s books are a tragic example of the means by which professing Christians are being deceived. See Four Ways Christians Are Being Deceived This article was originally written in 1990. Posted on this...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 30, 2016 | The New World Order
Megatrends by John Naisbitt A Book Review “Ten New Directions Transforming Our Lives” “A Road Map to the 21st Century” This book review was written in May 1990. Megatrends was Published in 1980, 1982 by Warner Books. Megatrends, an...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 30, 2016 | Loving the Truth, Personal Testimony
Education has no meaning except as it relates to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (Matthew 16:26; Ecclesiastes 1:14 and 12:12, 13; Philippians 3:8). Education will either be Biblical and edifying to that relationship with Jesus, or it will be the “wisdom of...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 24, 2016 | Counterfeit Christianity
a review of Ron Boehme's book. LEADERSHIP FOR THE 21ST CENTURY By Ron Boehme This article is a review of Ron Boehme’s book. This book is an example of a dangerous trend in the modern church. There is a growing movement among liberal Protestants, Roman Catholics,...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 23, 2016 | Counterfeit Christianity
My concerns about Ron Boehme and YWAM have to do with the four ways that Christians are being deceived in my article of that title. As an example, one of many, in his book Leadership for the 21st Century he quotes Reconstructionist, Gary North (p. 158): “We are...
by Jim Baumgaertel | Jun 18, 2016 | Personal Testimony
Two of the most loving and genuine people we have known are Bruce and Ellen Craswell. We greatly respect this precious couple. My wife and I had the privilege to know them in the late 1980’s for a time, when we were prolife and political activists. We were among the...
