Thank GOD for truth-tellers like Megan Basham. We have so many forces acting against Biblical Christianity within the professing church. This has been happening incrementally for many years.
They are antichrists. 1 John 4:1 (KJV 1900): Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world. 1 John 4:5 (KJV 1900): They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
In the 1960s, we heard that Christianity Today and the NCC were ecumenical and compromising. I was surprised when I moved to another state and church that they didn't know that.
Most of these pastors have never done real work.. they went to school, straight to seminary and that’s all they’ve done. Paul was a tent maker, Matthew was a tax accountant, Peter was a fisherman, Jesus Himself was a carpenter.. notice how all these vocations are results driven.. pastors who ONLY know what they were fed to regurgitate from seminaries have no clue what having a consequence based work vocation is like, and have a natural weakness towards being swayed because their entire life has been nothing but studying and talking on things they themselves will not feel the immediate repercussions of. If you want to be a pastor, this is a good thing, but I plead you master some other vocation first before leading a church.. these other pastors didn’t and it made them manipulated by others who did.
Paul studied under Gamaliel, trained as a pharisee and was a member of the Sanhedrin, all of your examples would have had religious training from a young age as young Jewish men. I have walked a long side a couple pastors and I wouldn't wish the weight of that calling on anyone, I don't see many secluded in a study contemplating the universe but I see many in the trenches of life weeping with those who weep.
She is a strong voice for biblical Christianity. I am a conservative Christian. I gave up the label Fundamentalist because it became associated with isolation, extremism, and surface exegesis (although they remain true to God's Word). I am about ready to give up the label Evangelical because it is becoming associated with an anything-goes ethic and doctrine. The tent has become so big that false teachers have become the predominant voices among celebrity pastors and leaders. I admire her courage and thoroughness. I only wish more men had her spiritual stones.
That was so powerful!! Nowadays, the cause of trying to right the boat seems almost hopeless. It takes so much mental energy. Because the enemy has no boundaries, he/they don’t play by the same rulebook. There are countless ways for them to achieve their goals. For those of us who need to work for a living - that would be me - expending more time, mental energy and money to support good causes seems to always take a little more than I have in me and in the bank. BUT, it is people like you and the effort that YOU have expended that help energize me, and make me want to keep fighting the fight in smart ways. Thank you so much, Megan for investing your time toward this! I will be following your channel and doing more than I would have otherwise if have had I not seen this, and that is saying a lot these days. Looks like God has blessed you (And burdened you at the same time) with one of the highest of callings… Protecting the integrity of the church!
This seems ike a tidal wave...and some of the evangelical leaders are happily surfing it...not seeing..or ignoring..deliberately the shark fins...and the spooky music...come join us ..the water is fine...woop dee dooh.
@@theresemcnerney7961 So, you deny that True Christians walking this Earth do not sin? I am a sinner, and capable of any sin save the unforgivable sin.
@@theresemcnerney7961 In other words, “no true Christian could ever be falsely accused of something.” What do you think happened to Jesus at the Sanhedrin? Why do you think Jesus mentioned false accusations in the beatitudes? Yours has to be one of the naïve assertions I’ve ever read.
Its said- Gateway Church, Texas is one of the largest Churches in America- Since Robert Morris stepped down- Max Lucato has taken over the the leadership- So he will now influence the thousands of people who attend one of our largest Churches. Also- I’m sure he’ll now have a say on the vision of the Church, next permanent leadership, and so much more. 🙏🏽 You are such a powerful gift- I pray for your safety and God to open many doors to you!
max is another wolf that will lead many astray.......he promotes the ltbg....thinks furtick is a great preacher.....says christians are racists.....says mormons are christians..etc......
The continual slide to compromise has seen me discover Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. It is so beautiful, and remains dedicated to the preservation of God's way.
Very well done. Have lost most of my family because they believe you have to validate every one and that that is love. To never offend anyone as if we crucified Christ because he told everyone what they wanted to hear. I do agree it is to be done with grace love and kindness but people have exploited that with feminism. May Gods will be done, in Christ name amen.
I left the Presbyterian church 8 years ago and have a fabulous church now and pastor - Parkside Church Alistair Begg- head pastor - Cleveland Ohio 🙏💕🙏💕
Amen to that. Orthodox Christianity is discovered in the words of the Apostolic Fathers,many disciples of the Apostles. They reject all of these “new morality”
American Evangelicalism is more in the hands of the right wingers. Been that way since Jerry Falwell ran the Moral Majority back in the 80's. They are also heavily represented in the MAGA movement and therefore are diehard Trump supporters.
They have their share of problems, not really better than what's Megan talking about. Heavy and dead faith, without evangelical preaching, pesky squabbles and even war-like attitude with evangelical brothers, empty rituals, tons of stuff that's not based on Scripture... the list goes on and on.
One of the key differentiators between sound and unsound churches is topical vs. expository preaching. Preaching through the books/chapters of the bible (expository preaching) keeps a preacher on track with what God intends to reveal to us. Topical preaching, while in theory can be scripturally sound, the message depends on the preacher to develop, and can be swayed by emotion and cultural forces.
100% accurate. It's all about accountability before the Lord. When "pastors" (hirelings, really) get their messages from organizations like "Docent" and don't dig into God's Word for themselves, this is the result.
I've seen much more destructive theology introduced through expositional preaching. Both are subject to teaching out of context but I've seen the most damage from expositional preaching.
The Right stole evangelicalism, too. Political positions of the right - taught to Christians often by non-Christian podcasters and TV commentators - have become a litmus test for Christian faithfulness to too many conservative evangelicals. Which Megan repeatedly demonstrates herself. She lists government policies and party politics as being indicators of false Christianity. And she sarcastically slams things like immigrant rights as being irrelevant to biblical concerns. The Old Testament seems to disagree. Megan warns against George Soros (rightfully) but has no problem carrying water for the ideas of the likes of Rupert Murdoch. I've been an adult Christian for 40 years. I used to buy into all this right-wing political garbage. Literally. I bought all the books and donated to all the ministries that "stood for God against the culture" and who rooted out all the "wolves in sheep's clothing." I listened to their radio programs every day so I could get good and mad about the "secular humanism" and "political correctness" that had infiltrated the church. Satanic ideas like de-stigmatizing mental health and improving maternity leave. Then one day I realized that every thing about the whole rotten show was based on negativity. They spent way more time obsessing on all the evils in the world and going on witch hunts in the church than they did on explaining the gospel, healing lives, and exploring all the ways we can BE the body of Christ. This type of stuff is all about what we are against. Not about what we are for. I'm tired of the church spending its time, energy, and resources on this political mess. It's killing us. I don't want to be conservative or liberal, right or left. I want to love God with all my heart and mind and love my neighbor as myself. Truth stands out like a sore thumb when that is your goal. Not when you're hunting for demons under every pew.
Well , I hear a lot in my Bible of hating evil (Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 8:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:22), and also avoiding vain and profane babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called (1 Timothy 6:20-21), but apparently we shouldn't worry about heresies (Titus 3:10-11) from post modernism creeping into the church. (Sarcasm.) I mean, sure, I get conservatism does not mean Christian. But, being a Christian, does mean you are actually more conservative, than political conservatives. If you're actually following the Bible. But if you're not, well, then I can see how this resonates.
I would also like to add: maternity leave will probably never be improved by leftists. Why? Because part of ensuring that your children be indoctrinated , ensures parents are out of the way. The less time, the better. Proverbs 22:6 is a truth that feminists work to override. One has to think, via Betty Friedan's "Feminist Mystique" that feminism started the whole "force women of child bearing and lactating age, out of the kitchen, and into the workforce." Instead of breast milk, give formula. Kids crying that they are being abandoned to a fate of daycares and public school? Call it "separation anxiety", and move on. Later on, instead of disciplining children (Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18), one gives kids Ritalin to basically drug them to compliance. Now we have a drug epidemic, but few take responsibility giving kids Vitamin R growing up. The education has been going down the tubes since the whole Dr. Benjamin Spock generation,and each generation is less educated on both practical and theoretical knowledge than the last one. Now, the same leftists who denied their anatomy , want to NOW have people accommodate their motherhood WHILE having a career . They want changing stations and nursing stations, in home facilities onsite, and maternity leave to pay them while they are doing a smidgen of what they should have been doing: taking care of their children. Which begs the question: why should a company pay you to raise your kids? In the men's case, children are a cost, not a benefit? Sure, one can say children are given tax deductions, but that's about it. And, part of the whole women workforce thing, was to reduce the amount of children per family, and reduce the amount of tax deductions. So, yeah, this maternity leave thing, is essentially a carrot dangle on a person's nose, not to really be improved. If one wants to have children, and one's a woman: quit your job, take care of your family. You can be a good mom, or a good employee, but not be both. (And, most working moms tend to sacrifice the mom part.)
@@brittanygreen Let's hate evil, by all means. But let's not be selective about it. Let's avoid heresy. But not put every difference in opinion on the level of heresy. I am a Bible-believing Christian. Nowhere in its pages is the idea that Christians should be more conservative than political conservatives. Some of the things God calls us to do and be are not what is conventionally known as conservative. At all. They would be called liberal. And scripture is absolutely opposed to our getting our hearts and minds shaped by the world. Steve Bannon, Mark Levin, Rachel Maddow, AL Franken, and Tucker Carlson should not receive our attention for hours and hours every week. They want us angry and afraid and tuning in regularly to hear what the bad guys are up to. We are obsessed with evil. We can describe in detail and tell you the history of Marx and Foucault. But we can't quote Wesley and Spurgeon. Let's learn the real dollar bills so well that we can spot the fakes. Not the other way around.
Judeo-Christian values are at the core of Western culture and have been for millennia. Even with the rise of capitalism and the modern secular age, those values continued. Both the Right and the Left contain aspects of them. But neither the Right nor the Left are completely aligned with Judeo-Christian values.
Keep up the good work. I find it interesting that egalitarianism is mentioned. We wouldn’t be hearing her message if she had a truly complementarian marriage with strict gender roles. Keep researching, keep writing, and keep sharing in rooms full of men and women. Love it!
I recently heard Megan speak at The Believer's Summit and was shocked..Im now reading her book Shepherd's For Sale. Read it and buy a copy for your pastor. Maybe start a biok club discussion..Do something.
My church had a study on I & II Peter, which was amazing on this topic. While I don't like the politics of the right taking over the church scene either, it is important that Christians avoid sexual immorality of all types. I wish it would be on billboards that just because adultery is legal doesn't make it right. I saw a billboard apparently about marijuana that read "Just because it's legal doesn't make it safe," with a picture of a young girl crying next to a car crash. I think that now that marriage is considered in our language to be something other than the traditional definition, we should start using some biblical word (perhaps Hebrew or Greek) or new term to refer to what Christians mean by marriage. I don't think this idea will win the day, but another way forward would be to replace "marriage" in our laws with the word "uniage", then have marriage be a man and woman, andriage be a man and a man, and fembriage be a woman and a woman, all being classifications of uniage, but preserving the word marriage with the traditional definition. Laws shouldn't be about who loves each other; laws should have other bases that are for the public good. Making legal marriage about love is trying to turn a private matter into a matter for the public good, but it makes no sense. There can be tax laws and such that recognize domestic bonds, but that is a separate issue from marriage. The gay community used an "ends justifies the means" approach, using bad logic in order to get what they wanted for their private gain. Society should have recognized and corrected an injustice, without turning a blind eye to rationality.
How do you think that a church should balance preaching through books of scripture and preaching about social/cultural issues? For example, how often should issues like abortion and Divorce etc. be brought up from the pulpit?
The woke mind virus is strong, God is stronger though. Never bend from Biblical principles to not get backlash or not ruffle feathers, Jesus ruffled feathers most of His adult life, we should be like him not like some worldly group or movement. If you are super popular in the world and well-liked you are probably not following Christ very well, the Bible basically says this very thing. As Keith Green said, "No compromise."
Like and share this video to your fellow Church members. Awareness is appallingly lacking in our Churches. Time to study Daniel, holiness, and the willingness to stand despite the threat of our own personal ruin by the darkness.
When entertainment failed, then big Eva decided to get nasty. Think of the racket, “buy our books, buy our music and buy our bible translation, listen to our hirelings, walk away from the gospel, vote our way or else”. Smart Christians have walked away from big Eva- many went back to the church model of their parents and dusted off mama’s KJV.
@@kladies3021I believe this is similar to Big Pharma or Big Food. Big Evangelical. Basically those who have captured the movement for self gain at the expense of the original goal. Corruption
That’s why the only church you want to be a member of is a conservative, reformed Presbyterian Church where what she’s talking about is much less likely. Check and see if they hold to the Westminster confession of faith as well as other reformed creeds.
Evangel, The Good News, is a Person. He who sets the captives free can never be stolen. The Lord is allowing denominations to be ran over because they will not bow to Him.
I think when you live in a bubble it is easy to see how people think like this. If you live in a Christian family, know no one of a different belief based system, it is easy to fall away from what Christ is calling us to see all people as created in the image of God and to truly love them. That is one of the reasons for the big differences between rural and urban America.
Think like what? That what God says, through His word, is worth following? I'm not sure what you are refuting, she supported all of her statements with verifiable proof that Church teaching and doctrine has been undermined by outside influences in order to further their agenda.
Just received a copy of the ERLC magazine. Reading the words of a lot of the contributors it seems one of their main goals is to maintain the notion that Christians can vote for an assortment of moral issues which they label political. Left or right blue or red everything is legitimate
This is really good. You mentioned Matt Chandler. I used to listen to him, starting about 20 years ago. I'm not sure what happened, but it finally got to the point to where it was unbearable and I stopped listening.
The.Left and "the" Evangelicalism are twin brothers who lost sight of each other since from a long, long time ago. Rebellion, rebellion, rebellion..... God bless you... St John 1:1-5&3:6
Soooooo many issues with Meghans anecdote. I lived in CA and can personally attest to the fact that true biblical teaching and pastors can he had in mist every community. One if the best in Hollywood. Lets be honest. The problem is the idea that we need biblical leaders to lead us rather than we, personally doing the hard word of "examining the scriptures daily." Evangelicals have vecome LAZY in their walk.
This author is explaining how Big Left Non-Christian money and pressure is influencing/changing what Christian churches have LONG believed. She isn’t telling churches how orthodox they “should be” or what is orthodox. She’s making them aware.
Really. Yeah he has received reward. The love of the world and wo 0:02 worldlings. I no longer support Trump, but my goodness, this apostate, because he knows the right way is accursed. Christianity Today, indeed!!
@@redshead8010 Trumps gross immorality. Being a convicted of sexual assault, serial adulterer, convicted of stealing from a kids cancer charity, mocking the disabled, dishonoring vets who died, his lies and brutal name calling is soooo offensive. Hawking Bibles? Rarely is any President a practicing Christian but at least they can conduct themselves with decorum and respect for others.
In the scriptures Paul talks about how some proclaim this leader and others another leader. And Paul directs us back to Jesus. Jesus himself is the truth, the way and the life. We should only put him on a pedestal. So following after Trump as a Messiah is error. And so is following after these ideologies that aren't of Christ.
@@redshead8010 Trumps character. How he treated the Central Park Five, the mocking of the disabled man, the bragging about pussy grabbing, his serial adultery on all three wives, his pathological lying, his felonies, his laziness (he golfed more than all Presidents combined during his Presidency), the mocking of our dead soldiers, his conviction for sexual assault, and his conviction stealing from a kids cancer charity. He is unfit for office. More is coming to light regarding his money laundering. The 10 million from Egypt. It just goes on and on.
14:05 - this seems to be a fundamental problem with american culture- if a famous celebrity (sports, business or movie) buys a green shoe, a lot of americans will try to get said green shoes, if another says tiny house is the way to go, everyone will begin speaking about the merits of tiny houses. i look at some movies, but i don't really listen to what celebrities do or say. I will listen if they are saying something in support of of my Lord Jesus- because Jesus is my Lord, and it is out of character for people in that group. what is lacking in Protestantism is a robust teaching office to guard against heresies and the like- i eas looking at a yt vid by McDowell on whether g@y is biblically acceptable. the pastor in support literally said 'his' interpretation of scripture did not exclude these relationships if they were committed
While speaking in public or even writing on here, why show any respect and call the man who’s been occupying the White House for almost the last four years “president“ when wouldn’t it be more appropriate to him as “former vice president” or “former senator?“ Not sure he was really qualified for one of those jobs but he certainly didn’t win the presidency November 2020. As for Trump, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to call him “president-in-exile?” I’m not even a big fan of his but considering the alternative, what can I say?
You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. James 4:4
The point being made is that pastors were pressuring their whole church to express political support of open border policies and DEI. This lady's point is exactly that, what does border policy and DEI have to do with the faith? She took it a little too far, and made it sound as though churches should push for closed borders and an end of DEI, which doesn't make sense either. But the problem she addressed is not that churches aren't making a push for MAGA politics so much that churches should push back against efforts to try and make churches into bastions of leftwing politics.
The Bible speaks about the borders of nations, God’s desire for a diversity of nations, and God’s extreme censure of globalism. Scripture also talks explicitly about treating all people as equals, with *no* partiality - not giving special treatment or injust justice to anyone based on them being rich or poor, citizens or foreigners, young or old, one race or another, etc. This is extremely important to God and how He wants Christians to live. Our country and its governing laws were based on the Bible and these principles. God is the arbiter of justice and law. The way we conduct ourselves, our lives, our country, and our responsibilities has everything to do with faith. These issues are impossible to separate from the Christian faith.
Come out from among them And be separate, says the Lord. Do not touch what is unclean, And I will receive you.” 18 “I will be a Father to you, And you shall be My sons and daughters, Says the Lord Almighty.”
Another perspective on the damage done to evangelicalism this time by right wing conservatives In the eighties Gerry Falwell made a proposition to Ronald Regan that he could deliver the evangelical vote to Regan via his conservative political group the Moral Majority. Regan on his part was to promote moral policies when in government, anti abortion being one of them. In response to this proposition Billy Graham wrote to Falwell "... it would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it..." Recently Trump referred to "my beautiful Christians" thus embodying that prospect.
Well, now the Left is manipulating Christianity. Falwell said it aloud. The Left does it secretly. The Right still believes in Christianity. The Left infiltrating the church does not.
Jesus said how we will know the coming of His return. Many will be deceived. Don't be deceived by even the Chrisian "leaders", study your Bible. Who is the biggest human deceiver? The Pope in the Vatican.
Thank GOD for truth-tellers like Megan Basham. We have so many forces acting against Biblical Christianity within the professing church. This has been happening incrementally for many years.
Right, and Trump is one of those evil forces who has deceived over half of all evangelicals. Fortunately, I'm not one of them.
These evangelical leaders are such a disgrace!
They are antichrists.
1 John 4:1 (KJV 1900): Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.
1 John 4:5 (KJV 1900): They are of the world: therefore speak they of the world, and the world heareth them.
Thank you Ms. Basham. The work you are doing is so important.
Thank you for your courage in reporting.
Thank you for your courage!
I HAVE BEEN SAYING THE SAME THING AS MEGAN FOR 20YRS! I got disfellowshipped from three churches LOL
In the 1960s, we heard that Christianity Today and the NCC were ecumenical and compromising. I was surprised when I moved to another state and church that they didn't know that.
@@AbbaJoy1sadly not a lot of people keep up with what’s going on in their own denominations. Not even pastors.
Maybe they were trying to help you?
Join the club.
@@mariabiondo6881 Who? The manipulators who are twisting bits and pieces of scripture into campaign slogans?
It’s a shame more people haven’t watched this.
So happy we now have another resource, Clear Truth Media, thank you.
Most of these pastors have never done real work.. they went to school, straight to seminary and that’s all they’ve done. Paul was a tent maker, Matthew was a tax accountant, Peter was a fisherman, Jesus Himself was a carpenter.. notice how all these vocations are results driven.. pastors who ONLY know what they were fed to regurgitate from seminaries have no clue what having a consequence based work vocation is like, and have a natural weakness towards being swayed because their entire life has been nothing but studying and talking on things they themselves will not feel the immediate repercussions of. If you want to be a pastor, this is a good thing, but I plead you master some other vocation first before leading a church.. these other pastors didn’t and it made them manipulated by others who did.
That's a good point. This is one problem with many of our political "leaders" too.
This sums up government too. And, is something I've felt for quite awhile.
Dr. Michael Heiser had said something similar.
Paul studied under Gamaliel, trained as a pharisee and was a member of the Sanhedrin, all of your examples would have had religious training from a young age as young Jewish men.
I have walked a long side a couple pastors and I wouldn't wish the weight of that calling on anyone, I don't see many secluded in a study contemplating the universe but I see many in the trenches of life weeping with those who weep.
Similar to Academic Professors. If you can’t do “teach”
Thank you for this presentation. I had no idea this was going on in our churches!
It's not, this is why you haven't...
@@nvge8722 I think a bible verse fits well here, "Get thee behind me Satan."
@@koala-py7uySo, you don’t see the debauchery going on?
@@theresemcnerney7961 Your comment makes no sense. I was telling nvg to get behind me with their lies.
@@theresemcnerney7961I think you meant this for the poster claiming, wrongly, that what Megan is exposing isn’t really happening.
thank you Megan Basham, eye opening deceit of many 'church leaders'
She is a strong voice for biblical Christianity. I am a conservative Christian. I gave up the label Fundamentalist because it became associated with isolation, extremism, and surface exegesis (although they remain true to God's Word). I am about ready to give up the label Evangelical because it is becoming associated with an anything-goes ethic and doctrine. The tent has become so big that false teachers have become the predominant voices among celebrity pastors and leaders. I admire her courage and thoroughness. I only wish more men had her spiritual stones.
Thank God for Megan Basham exploring the truth ❤
I've been wondering why churches aren't more involved in the pro life movement.
Very powerful. We must keep the faith.
That was so powerful!! Nowadays, the cause of trying to right the boat seems almost hopeless. It takes so much mental energy. Because the enemy has no boundaries, he/they don’t play by the same rulebook. There are countless ways for them to achieve their goals. For those of us who need to work for a living - that would be me - expending more time, mental energy and money to support good causes seems to always take a little more than I have in me and in the bank. BUT, it is people like you and the effort that YOU have expended that help energize me, and make me want to keep fighting the fight in smart ways.
Thank you so much, Megan for investing your time toward this! I will be following your channel and doing more than I would have otherwise if have had I not seen this, and that is saying a lot these days. Looks like God has blessed you (And burdened you at the same time) with one of the highest of callings… Protecting the integrity of the church!
Appreciate your honesty!!!❤
This seems ike a tidal wave...and some of the evangelical leaders are happily surfing it...not seeing..or ignoring..deliberately the shark fins...and the spooky music...come join us ..the water is fine...woop dee dooh.
We need men to report and be involved in the church!
So they can be falsely accused by women whose feelings are hurt.
Evangelicalism needs to stop being so feminized and managerial then.
@@JRRodriguez-nu7poIf they are true Christians they won’t have that issue..
@@theresemcnerney7961 So, you deny that True Christians walking this Earth do not sin? I am a sinner, and capable of any sin save the unforgivable sin.
@@theresemcnerney7961 In other words, “no true Christian could ever be falsely accused of something.” What do you think happened to Jesus at the Sanhedrin? Why do you think Jesus mentioned false accusations in the beatitudes? Yours has to be one of the naïve assertions I’ve ever read.
Its said- Gateway Church, Texas is one of the largest Churches in America- Since Robert Morris stepped down- Max Lucato has taken over the the leadership- So he will now influence the thousands of people who attend one of our largest Churches. Also- I’m sure he’ll now have a say on the vision of the Church, next permanent leadership, and so much more. 🙏🏽 You are such a powerful gift- I pray for your safety and God to open many doors to you!
max is another wolf that will lead many astray.......he promotes the ltbg....thinks furtick is a great preacher.....says christians are racists.....says mormons are christians..etc......
Love this sister !!!!!
Thank you, dear Megan. I am searching out a church by way of research, and I see all present what you are saying.
A good exposition. This "astroturfing" explains a lot. It's been happening all over, really.
You are so right in every single word you have said
What a fantastic presentation! Thank you!
I think the word you want is "fantasy".
@@marktropheus4877I believe the word is “TRUTH.”
51:09 Communism is in Pentecostal churches, too. It's called liberation theology.
The continual slide to compromise has seen me discover Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity. It is so beautiful, and remains dedicated to the preservation of God's way.
I’m Catholic. This same thing is happening in Rome, sadly. The same Left-wing money pushing lgbtq.
Very well done. Have lost most of my family because they believe you have to validate every one and that that is love. To never offend anyone as if we crucified Christ because he told everyone what they wanted to hear. I do agree it is to be done with grace love and kindness but people have exploited that with feminism. May Gods will be done, in Christ name amen.
People are so deceived.
I’m buying my sister’s book! ❤
I appreciate this woman. I have given two of her books out. If she knew our pastor; Dr Randy white, Taos, nm she would be proud of him
Another comment for the algorithm. Thanks so much for this, Megan. Looking forward to the book.
I left the Presbyterian church 8 years ago and have a fabulous church now and pastor - Parkside Church Alistair Begg- head pastor - Cleveland Ohio 🙏💕🙏💕
Begg is currently going liberal on LGTBQRXYZ
Visited 5 years ago. What a great church family.
Υοu are still a Protestant
@@teamrecon2685 Alistair Beg? Don't you know he advised a grandma to attend same s@x wedding and even bring a gift??
Saw you on Alissa Childers and came across this!
I can’t wait to read this book. You see this infiltration everywhere.
Very disturbing but needed
Not standing up against cultural evil qualifies. It's everywhere.
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have forwarded to numerous folks
She got it right!
Thank you
American Evangelicalism has become an ethical political movement. Become an Orthodox Christian folks.
Amen to that. Orthodox Christianity is discovered in the words of the Apostolic Fathers,many disciples of the Apostles. They reject all of these “new morality”
I grew up Greek Orthodox. Although they emphasize the differences, they make many of the same key errors as Roman Catholicism.
American Evangelicalism is more in the hands of the right wingers. Been that way since Jerry Falwell ran the Moral Majority back in the 80's. They are also heavily represented in the MAGA movement and therefore are diehard Trump supporters.
They have their share of problems, not really better than what's Megan talking about. Heavy and dead faith, without evangelical preaching, pesky squabbles and even war-like attitude with evangelical brothers, empty rituals, tons of stuff that's not based on Scripture... the list goes on and on.
Thank you for exposing what is done behind the scenes in Protestant churches
I knew Warren wasn’t any good Back In the early 90’s.
I’d like to hear more about pandemic money and churches
Many of those involved in this betrayal, unless they repent, will find out what Matt 7: 21-23 means.
Excellent presentation
One of the key differentiators between sound and unsound churches is topical vs. expository preaching.
Preaching through the books/chapters of the bible (expository preaching) keeps a preacher on track with what God intends to reveal to us.
Topical preaching, while in theory can be scripturally sound, the message depends on the preacher to develop, and can be swayed by emotion and cultural forces.
Yes!!
There can be a balance.
100% accurate. It's all about accountability before the Lord. When "pastors" (hirelings, really) get their messages from organizations like "Docent" and don't dig into God's Word for themselves, this is the result.
Topical sermons are for Mother's Day, Graduations, or an occasion. Expositional is a much better method of bible teaching
I've seen much more destructive theology introduced through expositional preaching. Both are subject to teaching out of context but I've seen the most damage from expositional preaching.
And now they are all going after Megan.
Yep. She said she got a cease and desist! On telling facts?!
The Right stole evangelicalism, too. Political positions of the right - taught to Christians often by non-Christian podcasters and TV commentators - have become a litmus test for Christian faithfulness to too many conservative evangelicals. Which Megan repeatedly demonstrates herself. She lists government policies and party politics as being indicators of false Christianity. And she sarcastically slams things like immigrant rights as being irrelevant to biblical concerns. The Old Testament seems to disagree. Megan warns against George Soros (rightfully) but has no problem carrying water for the ideas of the likes of Rupert Murdoch. I've been an adult Christian for 40 years. I used to buy into all this right-wing political garbage. Literally. I bought all the books and donated to all the ministries that "stood for God against the culture" and who rooted out all the "wolves in sheep's clothing." I listened to their radio programs every day so I could get good and mad about the "secular humanism" and "political correctness" that had infiltrated the church. Satanic ideas like de-stigmatizing mental health and improving maternity leave. Then one day I realized that every thing about the whole rotten show was based on negativity. They spent way more time obsessing on all the evils in the world and going on witch hunts in the church than they did on explaining the gospel, healing lives, and exploring all the ways we can BE the body of Christ. This type of stuff is all about what we are against. Not about what we are for. I'm tired of the church spending its time, energy, and resources on this political mess. It's killing us. I don't want to be conservative or liberal, right or left. I want to love God with all my heart and mind and love my neighbor as myself. Truth stands out like a sore thumb when that is your goal. Not when you're hunting for demons under every pew.
God bless you. The politicization of Christianity is toxic. May God have mercy on us all
Amen!!!!
When we don’t fish we fight. Don’t be distracted.
(I am only here because a friend asked me to listen.)
Well , I hear a lot in my Bible of hating evil (Proverbs 3:7, Proverbs 8:13, 1 Thessalonians 5:22), and also avoiding vain and profane babblings and oppositions of science falsely so called (1 Timothy 6:20-21), but apparently we shouldn't worry about heresies (Titus 3:10-11) from post modernism creeping into the church. (Sarcasm.) I mean, sure, I get conservatism does not mean Christian. But, being a Christian, does mean you are actually more conservative, than political conservatives. If you're actually following the Bible. But if you're not, well, then I can see how this resonates.
I would also like to add: maternity leave will probably never be improved by leftists. Why? Because part of ensuring that your children be indoctrinated , ensures parents are out of the way. The less time, the better. Proverbs 22:6 is a truth that feminists work to override. One has to think, via Betty Friedan's "Feminist Mystique" that feminism started the whole "force women of child bearing and lactating age, out of the kitchen, and into the workforce." Instead of breast milk, give formula. Kids crying that they are being abandoned to a fate of daycares and public school? Call it "separation anxiety", and move on. Later on, instead of disciplining children (Proverbs 13:24, Proverbs 19:18), one gives kids Ritalin to basically drug them to compliance. Now we have a drug epidemic, but few take responsibility giving kids Vitamin R growing up. The education has been going down the tubes since the whole Dr. Benjamin Spock generation,and each generation is less educated on both practical and theoretical knowledge than the last one. Now, the same leftists who denied their anatomy , want to NOW have people accommodate their motherhood WHILE having a career . They want changing stations and nursing stations, in home facilities onsite, and maternity leave to pay them while they are doing a smidgen of what they should have been doing: taking care of their children. Which begs the question: why should a company pay you to raise your kids? In the men's case, children are a cost, not a benefit? Sure, one can say children are given tax deductions, but that's about it. And, part of the whole women workforce thing, was to reduce the amount of children per family, and reduce the amount of tax deductions. So, yeah, this maternity leave thing, is essentially a carrot dangle on a person's nose, not to really be improved. If one wants to have children, and one's a woman: quit your job, take care of your family. You can be a good mom, or a good employee, but not be both. (And, most working moms tend to sacrifice the mom part.)
@@brittanygreen Let's hate evil, by all means. But let's not be selective about it. Let's avoid heresy. But not put every difference in opinion on the level of heresy. I am a Bible-believing Christian. Nowhere in its pages is the idea that Christians should be more conservative than political conservatives. Some of the things God calls us to do and be are not what is conventionally known as conservative. At all. They would be called liberal. And scripture is absolutely opposed to our getting our hearts and minds shaped by the world. Steve Bannon, Mark Levin, Rachel Maddow, AL Franken, and Tucker Carlson should not receive our attention for hours and hours every week. They want us angry and afraid and tuning in regularly to hear what the bad guys are up to. We are obsessed with evil. We can describe in detail and tell you the history of Marx and Foucault. But we can't quote Wesley and Spurgeon. Let's learn the real dollar bills so well that we can spot the fakes. Not the other way around.
Judeo-Christian values are at the core of Western culture and have been for millennia.
Even with the rise of capitalism and the modern secular age, those values continued. Both the Right and the Left contain aspects of them.
But neither the Right nor the Left are completely aligned with Judeo-Christian values.
There is no such thing as judeo Christian. Judaism literally hates Jesus Christ.
Keep up the good work. I find it interesting that egalitarianism is mentioned. We wouldn’t be hearing her message if she had a truly complementarian marriage with strict gender roles. Keep researching, keep writing, and keep sharing in rooms full of men and women. Love it!
We gave it away and neglected by our our own church families and our pastors and elders.
There is onlyone truth! And the truth will set you free🙄
I recently heard Megan speak at The Believer's Summit and was shocked..Im now reading her book Shepherd's For Sale. Read it and buy a copy for your pastor. Maybe start a biok club discussion..Do something.
My church had a study on I & II Peter, which was amazing on this topic. While I don't like the politics of the right taking over the church scene either, it is important that Christians avoid sexual immorality of all types. I wish it would be on billboards that just because adultery is legal doesn't make it right. I saw a billboard apparently about marijuana that read "Just because it's legal doesn't make it safe," with a picture of a young girl crying next to a car crash. I think that now that marriage is considered in our language to be something other than the traditional definition, we should start using some biblical word (perhaps Hebrew or Greek) or new term to refer to what Christians mean by marriage. I don't think this idea will win the day, but another way forward would be to replace "marriage" in our laws with the word "uniage", then have marriage be a man and woman, andriage be a man and a man, and fembriage be a woman and a woman, all being classifications of uniage, but preserving the word marriage with the traditional definition. Laws shouldn't be about who loves each other; laws should have other bases that are for the public good. Making legal marriage about love is trying to turn a private matter into a matter for the public good, but it makes no sense. There can be tax laws and such that recognize domestic bonds, but that is a separate issue from marriage. The gay community used an "ends justifies the means" approach, using bad logic in order to get what they wanted for their private gain. Society should have recognized and corrected an injustice, without turning a blind eye to rationality.
So glad for my church, glad it is non-denominational.
Good talk
How do you think that a church should balance preaching through books of scripture and preaching about social/cultural issues? For example, how often should issues like abortion and Divorce etc. be brought up from the pulpit?
Seems like the love of money is the basis of all this.
Right on!
Very good informations , please continue to inform us more. This certainly the soon coming of our Lord.
The woke mind virus is strong, God is stronger though. Never bend from Biblical principles to not get backlash or not ruffle feathers, Jesus ruffled feathers most of His adult life, we should be like him not like some worldly group or movement. If you are super popular in the world and well-liked you are probably not following Christ very well, the Bible basically says this very thing. As Keith Green said, "No compromise."
Like and share this video to your fellow Church members. Awareness is appallingly lacking in our Churches.
Time to study Daniel, holiness, and the willingness to stand despite the threat of our own personal ruin by the darkness.
Another reason I stay with the UNITED PENTECOSTALS.... NO NONSENSE CHRISTIANITY....!!!!
A lot of pastors don't even go to seminary and are not qualified to Sheppard the flock.
When entertainment failed, then big Eva decided to get nasty. Think of the racket, “buy our books, buy our music and buy our bible translation, listen to our hirelings, walk away from the gospel, vote our way or else”. Smart Christians have walked away from big Eva- many went back to the church model of their parents and dusted off mama’s KJV.
What is big Eva? I keep hearing this term but I'm unfamiliar with it's meaning?
@@kladies3021I believe this is similar to Big Pharma or Big Food. Big Evangelical. Basically those who have captured the movement for self gain at the expense of the original goal. Corruption
@@kladies3021I looked it up. It means Big Evangelicism.
@@carolnearson7932 Thank-you so much! I really appreciate it!
So true! They've destroyed the United Church of Christ, which I grew up in and was a once vibrant church.
That’s why the only church you want to be a member of is a conservative, reformed Presbyterian Church where what she’s talking about is much less likely. Check and see if they hold to the Westminster confession of faith as well as other reformed creeds.
Megan. What are your thoughts on Freemasonry in the church?
I would love a forum helping women especially, navigate authors who may on the face of it seem solid, but aren’t!
Evangel, The Good News, is a Person. He who sets the captives free can never be stolen. The Lord is allowing denominations to be ran over because they will not bow to Him.
I Have a question... What about churches becoming incorporated are they part of this?
The primary issue is how do we stop it ?
44:10 *the wayback machine used to be forever
I think when you live in a bubble it is easy to see how people think like this. If you live in a Christian family, know no one of a different belief based system, it is easy to fall away from what Christ is calling us to see all people as created in the image of God and to truly love them. That is one of the reasons for the big differences between rural and urban America.
Think like what? That what God says, through His word, is worth following? I'm not sure what you are refuting, she supported all of her statements with verifiable proof that Church teaching and doctrine has been undermined by outside influences in order to further their agenda.
Look up the law of group polarization, by Sunstein. That should help you understand my point. Do you believe in general revelation?
If you give asylum to illegals for a price is that not an act of treason? Only congress can make laws for immigration. Doug
Just received a copy of the ERLC magazine. Reading the words of a lot of the contributors it seems one of their main goals is to maintain the notion that Christians can vote for an assortment of moral issues which they label political. Left or right blue or red everything is legitimate
This is really good. You mentioned Matt Chandler. I used to listen to him, starting about 20 years ago. I'm not sure what happened, but it finally got to the point to where it was unbearable and I stopped listening.
Had the same sad experience with Max Lucado. Used to love his books...then I noticed a change and stopped. Never looked back. So sad.
The PCA is pushing Revoice.
The.Left and "the" Evangelicalism are twin brothers who lost sight of each other since from a long, long time ago. Rebellion, rebellion, rebellion.....
God bless you... St John 1:1-5&3:6
Soooooo many issues with Meghans anecdote. I lived in CA and can personally attest to the fact that true biblical teaching and pastors can he had in mist every community. One if the best in Hollywood. Lets be honest. The problem is the idea that we need biblical leaders to lead us rather than we, personally doing the hard word of "examining the scriptures daily." Evangelicals have vecome LAZY in their walk.
Amen 🙏 ❤ and Amen 🙏 ❤🎉
When The Daily Wire lectures you on how your theology should be and/or what Christians should consider "orthodox".
This author is explaining how Big Left Non-Christian money and pressure is influencing/changing what Christian churches have LONG believed. She isn’t telling churches how orthodox they “should be” or what is orthodox. She’s making them aware.
I am so grateful for spiritual leaders like Russel Moore. He stood to lose so much when he stood against Trumpism but he did and God is blessing him.
Really. Yeah he has received reward. The love of the world and wo 0:02 worldlings. I no longer support Trump, but my goodness, this apostate, because he knows the right way is accursed. Christianity Today, indeed!!
What part of "Trumpian-ism" do you have a problem with?
@@redshead8010 Trumps gross immorality. Being a convicted of sexual assault, serial adulterer, convicted of stealing from a kids cancer charity, mocking the disabled, dishonoring vets who died, his lies and brutal name calling is soooo offensive. Hawking Bibles? Rarely is any President a practicing Christian but at least they can conduct themselves with decorum and respect for others.
In the scriptures Paul talks about how some proclaim this leader and others another leader. And Paul directs us back to Jesus. Jesus himself is the truth, the way and the life. We should only put him on a pedestal. So following after Trump as a Messiah is error. And so is following after these ideologies that aren't of Christ.
@@redshead8010 Trumps character. How he treated the Central Park Five, the mocking of the disabled man, the bragging about pussy grabbing, his serial adultery on all three wives, his pathological lying, his felonies, his laziness (he golfed more than all Presidents combined during his Presidency), the mocking of our dead soldiers, his conviction for sexual assault, and his conviction stealing from a kids cancer charity. He is unfit for office. More is coming to light regarding his money laundering. The 10 million from Egypt. It just goes on and on.
14:05 - this seems to be a fundamental problem with american culture- if a famous celebrity (sports, business or movie) buys a green shoe, a lot of americans will try to get said green shoes, if another says tiny house is the way to go, everyone will begin speaking about the merits of tiny houses. i look at some movies, but i don't really listen to what celebrities do or say. I will listen if they are saying something in support of of my Lord Jesus- because Jesus is my Lord, and it is out of character for people in that group. what is lacking in Protestantism is a robust teaching office to guard against heresies and the like- i eas looking at a yt vid by McDowell on whether g@y is biblically acceptable. the pastor in support literally said 'his' interpretation of scripture did not exclude these relationships if they were committed
I'm not sure what is going on. Honestly I think we've gone from the gospel to cultural Christianity. To me it is sad.
While speaking in public or even writing on here, why show any respect and call the man who’s been occupying the White House for almost the last four years “president“ when wouldn’t it be more appropriate to him as “former vice president” or “former senator?“ Not sure he was really qualified for one of those jobs but he certainly didn’t win the presidency November 2020.
As for Trump, wouldn’t it be more appropriate to call him “president-in-exile?” I’m not even a big fan of his but considering the alternative, what can I say?
The Biblical definition of love is the enforcement of God’s law.
Huh? Enforcement? How about the definition of love being an alignment with God's character that comes from the heart?
You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God. James 4:4
Exactly, all these worldly agendas don't come from the wisdom of God!
This also shows the weakness of rejecting holy tradition. You have no counter to manipulation of the scriptures.
109 countries can't be wrong...
Fenimism is left
D.E.I. = 'Didn't Earn It'. 💯
John Piper is suspicion
Is this about the Bible or political points of MAGA? What does border policy and DEI have to do with the faith?
When those policies are taught from the pulpit, it has everything to do with the faith.
The point being made is that pastors were pressuring their whole church to express political support of open border policies and DEI. This lady's point is exactly that, what does border policy and DEI have to do with the faith? She took it a little too far, and made it sound as though churches should push for closed borders and an end of DEI, which doesn't make sense either. But the problem she addressed is not that churches aren't making a push for MAGA politics so much that churches should push back against efforts to try and make churches into bastions of leftwing politics.
The Bible speaks about the borders of nations, God’s desire for a diversity of nations, and God’s extreme censure of globalism.
Scripture also talks explicitly about treating all people as equals, with *no* partiality - not giving special treatment or injust justice to anyone based on them being rich or poor, citizens or foreigners, young or old, one race or another, etc.
This is extremely important to God and how He wants Christians to live. Our country and its governing laws were based on the Bible and these principles. God is the arbiter of justice and law. The way we conduct ourselves, our lives, our country, and our responsibilities has everything to do with faith. These issues are impossible to separate from the Christian faith.
Come out from among them
And be separate, says the Lord.
Do not touch what is unclean,
And I will receive you.”
18 “I will be a Father to you,
And you shall be My sons and daughters,
Says the Lord Almighty.”
Can’t disagree here or comment is removed….?
Another perspective on the damage done to evangelicalism this time by right wing conservatives In the eighties Gerry Falwell made a proposition to Ronald Regan that he could deliver the evangelical vote to Regan via his conservative political group the Moral Majority. Regan on his part was to promote moral policies when in government, anti abortion being one of them. In response to this proposition Billy Graham wrote to Falwell "... it would disturb me if there was a wedding between the religious fundamentalists and the political right. The hard right has no interest in religion except to manipulate it..." Recently Trump referred to "my beautiful Christians" thus embodying that prospect.
Well, now the Left is manipulating Christianity. Falwell said it aloud. The Left does it secretly. The Right still believes in Christianity. The Left infiltrating the church does not.
Alistair Begg claims to be a Calvinist but worshipped Billy Graham.
Evangelicals are just as lost as those on the left.
Zionism took over Evangelicalism. Talk about that.
Megan is a Christian American Her political positions have influenced her view of the bible instead of
The Lord is separating the Sheep from the Goats.
Jesus said how we will know the coming of His return. Many will be deceived. Don't be deceived by even the Chrisian "leaders", study your Bible. Who is the biggest human deceiver? The Pope in the Vatican.