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Discernment Detractors: Calling Good Evil

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! —Isaiah 5:20 In the first book of Kings, … Continue reading →

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Peale, Schuller, Warren and New Age Leader Bernie Siegel

Posted on April 4, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Why do Norman Vincent Peale, Robert Schuller, and Rick Warren all make specific reference to author Bernie Siegel–a New Age leader with a spirit guide named “George”? On paper, Siegel is an unlikely person for church … Continue reading →

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M. Scott Peck: Community and the Cosmic Christ

Posted on February 24, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Note: The following article about authors M. Scott Peck and Matthew Fox was first written in 1995 to provide an example of how the New Age movement was entering the church. Under the guise of “Christian” … Continue reading →

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Maitreya: A Purpose-Driven False Christ

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from Deceived on Purpose, pp. 151-166 I am your Purpose.1 I am your Hope.2 I am your Heart.3 God is within you and all around you.4 My name is Oneness.5 I shall place before you … Continue reading →

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 4) Schuller – “The Real Leader”

Posted on February 2, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 69-74 Continued from The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 3) Rick Warren’s Email You know it’s only if you are a visionary do you know the price tag it takes … Continue reading →

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 3) Rick Warren’s Email

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 58-68 Continued from The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 2) George Mair’s Book THERE IS ALMOST NOTHING CORRECT IN MAIR’S BOOK.1 —e-mail from Rick Warren to Lighthouse Trails In a … Continue reading →

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 2) George Mair’s Book

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 47-57 Continued from The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 1) Norman Vincent Peal and the Occult But in the 1990s, following in the footsteps of Peale and Schuller, the leader … Continue reading →

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The New Age Peale Factor: (Part 1) Norman Vincent Peale and the Occult

Posted on January 16, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 39-46 Whatever may be the embarrassment caused by these striking similarities [between Norman Vincent Peale and New Age author Florence Scovel Shinn], it pales against the discomfiture that millions of … Continue reading →

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Calling on the Name of Jesus

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from The Light That Was Dark, pp. 129-132 For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved. —Romans 10:13 In the late evening hours, I was startled out of my sleep … Continue reading →

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Rick Warren: Prophecy is None of our Business?

Posted on December 8, 2011 by Warren B Smith

By Warren B. Smith Excerpted from A Wonderful Deception, pp. 96-100 Blessed is he that readeth, and they that hear the words of this prophecy, and keep those things which are written therein: for the time is at hand. —Revelation … Continue reading →

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