Prophet | Description | Example | Bible Warning | Bible Correction |
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MUSIC | Exalts CCM over Doctrinal Truth | Hillsong, Gaither | Amos 6:1-7; Is 5:12-14; Rev 18:22 | II Tim 4:2-3; Col 3:16; I Cor 14:15 |
PROGRAMS | All-Ages Activities Over Substance | Mega Churches | I Corinthians 3:11-15; II Tim 4:3-4 | Neh 8:2-6; I Cor 14:26; II Tim 4:3 |
TEMPERANCE | Self-Denial Exalted as True Holiness | RC; SDA; Essenes | Colossians 2:16-23; I Tim 4:1-3 | I Tim 6:17-19; Ne 8:8-12; De 14:26 |
FUNDAMENTAL | Pick or Choose Doctrines that Matter | BJU, WCF, SBC | Malachi 2:9; Matthew 5:19-22 | Matt 28:20; II Thes 2:15; Deut 5:32 |
ISRAEL | Exalt Jewish Fables over the Gentiles | Hagee, Scofield | Titus 1:14; Matthew 3:9; John 8:33 | Galatians 3:28-29; Heb 12:22-24 |
SUPRA-CHURCH | Ministries over Churches of All Kinds | Gothard, PK | Exodus 23:2; Jn 12:42-43; Eph 5:11 | Rom 16:17-18; I Tim 6:5; II Tim 3:5 |
TABERNACLE | Exalt O.T. Furniture/Feasts over N.T. | P. Stone, Cloud | I Sam 4:1-11; II Kgs 18:4; Je 7:8-10 | Hebrews 8:5; 9:1-10; 10:1; 13:9-14 |
COMMISSION | End Justifies the Means to Fulfil GC | Hyles, Graham | Matthew 23:15; Mark 16:14-20 | Matt 24:14; Col 1:6,23; Rom 1:8 |
BIBLE | Plethora of Verses but Violating Sense | Jack Van Impe | Matt 4:5-7; Malach 2:9; II Cor 2:17 | Neh 8:8-12; II Tim 2:15; II Cor 4:2 |
HEALTH | Exalts Body over Spirit and Doctrine | Malkmus | Gen 6:3; I Cor 6:19-20; I Tim 4:7-8 | III John 1:2; I Cor 9:27; Ps 90:10 |
POPULAR | Loved and Flattered by All the World | Billy Graham | I John 4:5; II Samuel 15:6; Jer 5:31 | Luke 6:26; 16:15; John 15:18-20 |
POLITICAL | Patriots for America over Kingdom | McIntire, Baldwin | Matthew 22:15-22; Acts 5:34-40 | Proverbs 24:21-22; Romans 13:1-7 |
PEACEFUL | Promises Peace Without Repentance | Peale, Schuller | Jer 23:17; Ezek 13:10; I Thess 5:3 | Isaiah 57:21; Matt 10:34; John 7:34 |
GET-RICH | Sow a Seed to Reap a Great Harvest | Murdock, Jakes | I Tim 6:3-5; Matt 23:14; Jer 44:18 | James 2:5; I Cor 1:26-29; I Tim 3:3 |
WORD-FAITH | Name It and Claim It Silly Nonsense | Copeland, Hagin | Jas 4:3; Jeremiah 7:8-10; Ps 12:3-4 | I John 3:22; 5:14; II Cor 12:7-10 |
FINANCIAL | Wealth Instruction over Real Truth | Dave Ramsey | John 2:12-17; Romans 11:9-10 | I Corinthians 3:11-15; I Tim 6:6-10 |
MIRACLE | Sensational Miracles above Doctrine | Benny Hinn | Deut 13:1-5; II Thess 2:9-10 | I Cor 13:8-10; I Tim 4:13-16; 5:23 |
SOCIAL | Activism: Abortion, Booze, Literacy | Sunday, LaHaye | I Corinthians 3:11-15; Mark 7:1-8 | Luke 9:60; Isaiah 60:12; Rom 15:26 |
WOMEN | Lusty Women Teach Lusty Women | Meyer, Moore | Numbers 12:1-15; Revelation 2:20 | I Cor 14:34-35; I Timothy 2:11-12 |
COUNSELOR | Psychology Types for Relationships | Dobson, LaHaye | Col 2:8; II Tim 3:1; I Cor 3:18-20 | II Tim 1:7; Phil 2:3; Romans 12:10 |
DREAMER | Exalts His Experience and/or Visions | King, Duplantis | Jeremiah 23:25-32; Ezekiel 13:2-3 | Isaiah 8:20; II Tim 3:16-17; 4:3-4 |
SMOOTH | PMA and Gentle Flattery of Hearers | Schuller, Osteen | Isaiah 30:8-11; Jer 6:14; 8:11; | Jer 23:29; Heb 12:28-29; Tit 2:15 |
ANOINTED | Charismatic Folly about Spirit Power | Copeland, Hinn | II Corinthians 11:3-4; I Kgs 22:24 | Acts 4:27; 10:38; 19:13-17; Lu 4:18 |
ECUMENICAL | Unity Over Any Doctrine and Practice | Graham, Warren | Isaiah 8:9-13; Pr 11:21; Luke 23:12 | Gal 1:6-9; II Thess 3:6; Rev 18:4 |
BEDSIDE | Feely, Fuzzy, Warm over Preaching | Chaplains, Nuns | II Samuel 15:1-6; Matthew 23:14 | I Timothy 4:13-16; Hebrews 13:1-3 |
HUMOR | Laughter Therapy over Judgment Day | Jesse Duplantis | Eccl 10:12-15; Prov 10:23; 14:9 | Tit 2:7-8,15; II Corinthians 10:3-6 |
SPIRITUALIZING | Spin Stories the Spirit Never Intended | Origen, Primitives | Matthew 7:28-29; II Cor 1:13; 4:2 | II Cor 3:12; II Tim 2:15; Col 2:18 |
TESTIMONIAL | Athletes or Actors Over Preaching | Graham, 700 Club | Ps 115:1; Dan 4:30; Acts 10:25-26 | Rom 3:4; II Tim 4:2; Jer 23:28-29 |
HAPPY | Exalts Self-Love and Self-Esteem | Schuller, Dobson | II Timothy 3:1; I John 2:15-17 | Heb 3:12-13; 10:23-25; Phil 2:3-4 |
GREEK/HEBREW | Replace Latin with Greek & Hebrew | Thieme, Custer | Jude 1:16; II Peter 2:18 | Psalm 12:6-7; Acts 17:11 |
PATRIARCH | Flatter Fathers w/o Doctrinal Limits | Gothard, VF | Matthew 3:9; John 8:33-45 | Rom 16:17-18; Pr 1:8; 6:20; 31:1-3 |
GROWTH | Presumes growth and numbers = right | Perry Noble | I Timothy 6:3-5; Luke 6:26; 16:15 | Luke 12:32; 18:8; Acts 1:15 |
PROPHECY | Emphasizes End Times over Doctrine | Lindsey, LaHaye | Ezekiel 12:22-28; II Thess 2:1-3 | II Thess 3:11-13; Acts 14:22 |
TRAVELING | Visits Churches for Canned Sermons | “Evangelists” | II Corinthians 10:16; Matt 23:15 | I Pet 5:2-4; Acts 20:28; I Tim 3:4-5 |
PHILOSOPHY | Complicates Truth with Speculation | Origen, Thieme | Colossians 2:8; I Corinthians 1:23 | II Cor 1:12; 3:12; 11:3; Col 4:2-4 |
TRADITIONAL | Values History over Bible and Growth | Primitives | Mark 7:7-13; John 4:20-24; 8:33 | Lu 16:16; He 9:1-10; Ps 119:98-100 |
BUSY | Adds Programs and Stuff to Preaching | Schools, Camps | Acts 6:1-4; I Corinthians 3:11-15 | I Timothy 4:13-16; II Tim 2:4,15 |
PARTIAL | Uses a Few Sound Bites for Agenda | Hyles, Graham | Malachi 2:9; II Cor 2:17; 4:2 | Acts 20:20,27; II Timothy 3:16-17 |
SOVEREIGN | Fatalistic / Fatal by Imbalanced Truth | Absoluters | Jer 7:8-10; Ezekiel 18:2; Rom 3:8 | I Thess 1:2-4; 4:1-6; II Peter 1:5-11 |
FREE-WILL | Exalts Man’s Will Over God’s Will | Arminians | Ezekiel 13:22; John 3:16; 5:39-40 | John 1:13; 3:8; Rom 5:19; 9:15-16 |
SUAVE | Courteous and Elegant over Warfare | Schuller, Popes | Luke 20:46; Matthew 23:14 | Matthew 11:7-11; II Timothy 2:3-4 |
MATH | Invents Number Schemes in the Bible | Camping | II Corinthians 2:17; Acts 27:37 | II Tim 4:1-4; II Corinthians 1:13 |
FABLE | Much Nonsense Like Trip to Heaven | Duplantis, Burpo | Jeremiah 23:30-32; II Tim 4:3-4 | Jeremiah 23:28-29; II Tim 4:1-2 |
GRACE | Puff and Puff about Grace over Works | Joseph Prince | Jude 1:4; Phil 2:12-13; Jas 2:14-26 | Titus 2:11-15; I Pet 5:12; Gal 1:6-9 |
LIBERTY | Promises Unholy Freedom in Christ | Mega Churches | II Peter 2:18-19; Romans 6:1-2 | Matthew 7:13-14; Romans 6:15-23 |
COMMUNAL | Living in Woods Helps Righteousness | David Koresh | Exodus 4:24-26; Eccl 4:9-12 | I Corinthians 5:9-11; 10:27-29 |
INNOVATOR | New Things for Carnal or Reprobates | 19th/20th Centuries | Jeremiah 14:14-15; Ezekiel 13:6 | Jeremiah 6:16; Jude 1:3 |
TWELVE-STEP | Combining Faith, Error, Psychology | AA, Masons | Colossians 2:8; II Corinthians 2:17 | Ephesians 5:11; II Timothy 3:16-17 |