False Teaching Action - India

Andrew Wommack is a popular Word-Faith movement preacher who regularly broadcasts his TV program The gospel truth  via GOD TV into India. His Bible College called Charis Bible College operates in Chennai, Hyderabad & Mumbai. See: http://www.charisbiblecollegeindia.org/ His India website is:  http://awmindia.net/ This section intends to explore some of the teachings of Andrew Wommack that may be out-of-balance or unscriptural. Please share your views. .

Conceived by Dr.Chadwick Mohan, Lead Pastor NLAG, Chennai  http://nlag.in/

Dr. Duke Jeyaraj gives the answers in the acronym   G-R-A-C-E The Hyper Grace Doctrine has sadly captured the imagination of today’s youth and broadcast widely by social media channels. Here are some of the core-teachings of Hyper-Grace teachers: 1) All our future sins are forgiven the moment we are saved; 2) Holy Spirit does not convict believers of sin; 3) Message of Judgement/warning is not relevant for believers; 4) Believers need not repent and ask Jesus for forgiveness when they fall into sin. When point four is practiced, a person’s sin remains unforgiven and unforgiven people go to hell. Therefore I call the hyper-grace group (the preachers and followers) a cult. A cult – I believe - is any sect of Christianity which goes wrong in the fundamental doctrines of Christianity so as to affect the salvation of those who follow it.  It is not my purpose in this brief article to give a point by point rebuttal of hyper-grace. But I want to use the acronym  G-R-...

Dr. Bennet Lawrence examines 5 'proof texts' commonly used by the Immortality on Earth preachers 1. Introduction: The Doctrine of   Immortality on earth  also known as “Everlasting life on earth” is a new teaching spreading like forest fire in recent years. This teaching originated and was quite popular in South Africa but is recently found even in our own backyard, in a few churches in Chennai and other Indian cities. This teaching of Immortality on earth states that when a person believes in Christ he/she receives life from God to the extent that he/she need not experience physical death anymore. The preachers of this new teaching suggest that by believing in this doctrine the believer can skip physical death. The immortality preachers further state that one generation must overcome physical death inorder for Christ to come in all glory (Second Coming). In the below subtitles we shall look at some of their claims and their veracity through careful analyses of the Scrip...

In a land of many rituals, customs, superstitious beliefs and blind traditional practices, even many believers of the Lord Jesus are strongly influenced by several misguided beliefs and practices that are prevalent in our culture inorder to gain spirituality. Legalism defined/ explained: This is a world view that suggests, ‘I must earn God’s acceptance’, God is a hard task master who will take me to task if I fall short’, ‘I am not worthy’, living with doubts and fears about losing salvation, somehow trying hard to find favor with God through performance and good works. One of the biggest struggles we face in our pursuit to true spirituality in Christian life is to constantly overcome false legalistic religiosity. Paul Travis, co-author with Neil T Anderson defines Christian legalism as “seeking to attain, gain, or maintain acceptance with God, or achieve spiritual growth, through keeping a written or unwritten code or standard of performance” · It results in a life lived in t...

Over the past few years, the LGBTQ (Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Queer) movement has been picking  up momentum in India. The Church in India needs to be sensitised to the discrimination and harassment faced by the LGBT community and equipped to become a place where they are loved & welcomed to experience healing and freedom in Christ.  A new emerging trend is the sprouting of "Christian" homosexual fellowships in several cities with endorsement of the homosexual practice coming from several “liberal” Theological Institutions & Theologians in India. This was reported in the  July 3 rd Times of India article “ Yes, they’re gay & pious too” which also mentioned the emergence of Christian groups like “Queer in Christ” in Bangalore, "Christians against Homophobia" in Chennai etc. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-times/deep-focus/Yes-theyre-gay-And-pious-too/articleshow/53025793.cms   Someday not too long from now, we can expect the ...

Hyper-Grace, Hyper-Holiness, Hyper-Calvinism, Hyper-Arminianism, Hyper-Love, Hyper-Faith, Hyper-Prosperity, Hyper-High Church, Hyper-Kingdom, Hyper-Dispensational, Hyper-Charismatic, Hyper-Rational I have heard it said “balance is the key to life”. I agree with that statement, as I have found that any truth taken to the extreme (that ignores others aspects related to its subject) is unbalanced and can be harmful. This is also why Paul the Apostle said that he teaches “the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:27), which involves a full-orbed presentation of truth. The following are some of the hyper-teachings that have been harmful to the body of Christ, in my opinion:Continue reading http://josephmattera.org/twelve-teachings-that-harm-the-church/

A helpful article by Joseph Mattera reviewing Joseph Prince's book   Destined to Reign - the secret to effortless success, wholeness and victorious living.  Since there has been a wave of articles against hyper-grace preaching and churches in the past year, I decided to read a key book authored by Joseph Prince, who is considered by many the main progenitor of this genre of teaching.  Read on:   http://josephmattera.org/analyzing-joseph-prince-and-his-radical-grace-teaching-3/