Table of Contents
Endorsements iii
Dedication xvii
Acknowledgments xxv
Foreword John Bevere xxvii
A 'Must-Read' Introduction 1
Chapter 1 A World Gone Crazy 7
Two World Views 9
How To Frame the Discussion Ahead 12
A Real-Life Horror Story Exposed 14
Widespread Evil Always Has Its Roots in Widespread Deception 16
Tracing the Seeds of Present-Day Deception 18
From 'Mad Science' to 'Scientific Breakthrough' 22
Delusionary Times 26
'It's All About Feelings' 28
A One-Sided, 'One-Armed' Lie 30
Punishment for Independent Thought 33
Compassion, Not Judgment 35
Ancient History's Rendezvous With Deception 38
No One Excluded - Freedom for All 41
Chapter 2 Swimming Upstream in a Downstream World 45
Paul's Statement About a Society That Rejects God 47
What Is a 'Reprobate' Mind? 54
What's Wrong With Wrong? 57
Is There a Cure? 60
An End-Time Mutiny 61
The Mystery of Iniquity 62
Watch Out for the Smoke! 64
Chapter 3 An End-Time Invasion of Seducing Spirits and Doctrines of Demons 69
The Pitfall of Pursuing 'Relevance' With a Last-Days Generation 71
God's Strategic Plan That Engaged the First-Century Generation of Believers 73
Jesus Spoke Uncompromised Truth 75
Do We Qualify To Be His Voice? 77
The Folly of Avoidance 79
What the Holy Spirit Prophesied in First Timothy 4:1 82
A Warning for the Last-Days Church 83
A Departure From 'The Faith' 88
Chapter 4 Earnestly Contending for the Faith 95
Take Courage and Run to the Fight! 96
What Is Required To Contend for the Faith? 97
A Special Challenge for Christians in the Last Days 103
No Improvements Needed 104
Entrusted Into Our Safekeeping 105
The Highest Form of Revelation Available 106
Speaking Up in Delusionary Times 108
The Infection Has Already Begun To Spread 110
Love Says, 'Be Careful of Danger!' 112
Paul's Warning to Leaders: Danger Ahead! 113
Deceptions Destructive Aftermath 114
An Essential Weapon Against Deception - Your Sound Mind 115
'Teaching of a Different Kind' 120
Chapter 5 Early and End-Time Error - and the Church's Ever-Present Role 125
How Culture Influences Deception 128
Sophists vs. Gnostics 132
The Original 'Ear Ticklers' 133
Gnostic Errors (A Short List) 134
Another Form of Early Error 142
No Longer Drifting, but in Full Denial 145
Chapter 6 A Fresh Stream vs. a Mighty River 155
The Beginnings of the Modern-Day Outpouring 157
Where I Personally Fit in the Stream 160
My View of the Charismatic Movement Today 162
The Dangers Today 166
In Summary 169
The Danger of Doctrinal Ignorance 170
A Comparable Situation to the Early Church 171
Chapter 7 Could You Pass a Doctrine Test? 177
A Revival of the Bible 179
Spiritual Cupbearers - Who Are They Today? 181
Prove All Things - Hold Fast to the Good 186
Important Questions for Spiritual Leaders To Ask 189
'Death in the Pot!' 191
Become a Mindful Consumer 194
The Principal Task of Any Preacher or Teacher 196
Hot Topics and Cultural Issues - Silence Is Not the Answer! 202
The Highest Level of Spiritual Warfare 204
A Leader's Position in Good Times and Bad Times 205
The Pulpit's Complete Task 206
Sound Doctrine vs. Unhealthy Teaching 209
A Mythical Version of Truth 211
Here's How To Keep Your Head on Straight! 213
Are You Sure You Know What the Bible Teaches? 215
The Old Roman Creed (circa Second Century AD) 217
Nicene Creed (circa 325 AD) 218
The Apostles' Creed (circa 390 AD) 220
Suggested Tenets of Faith 222
Other Foundational Tenets 228
Chapter 8 No Higher Revelation 235
The Incomparable Weightiness of God's Word 236
Cunningly Devised Fables 238
Defective Doctrine and Its Inevitable Aftermath 242
The Mount of Transfiguration 245
Eyewitnesses of His Majesty 246
Beholding the Majesty of Jesus Christ 247
A More Sure Word of Prophecy 248
Real Spiritual Light 250
The Problem Then and Now 255
Chapter 9 A Healthy Reminder to Believers and Spiritual Leaders 261
Damnable Heresies 265
Denying the Lord That Bought Them 268
Saying 'No' to the Lord 271
Destruction That Rips 'Limb From Limb' 272
An Example of Swift Destruction 273
'Feigned Words' 275
Sleeping Before Judgment 277
Does God Really Judge People Today? 279
A Chronicle of God's Judgment 282
Judgment Passed on Sinning Angels 282
The Flood of Noah 284
Sodom and Gomorrah 286
A Sculptor's Small-Scale Model 288
Chapter 10 The Lord Knows How To Deliver the Godly Out of Temptation 295
How Does Wandering Begin? 302
A Righteous Man Living Below What He Knew To Be True 306
The Tragedy of Becoming 'One of the Crowd' 308
When Sin Comes Calling 309
Dwelling With the Wrong Crowd 312
Numbing the Conscience 314
Spiritual Torture 315
The Lord Knows How To Deliver the Godly 316
Abraham's Intercession 317
God Remembered Abraham 323
So Here's What You Must Do 330
Chapter 11 How Should We Respond? 335
Compassion for the Spiritually Sick 336
Making a Difference - Distinguishing the Truth From a Lie 340
Why Many Are Seduced 341
There's No Time To Lose 344
Compassion That Reaches Into the Flames 345
When Hate Is Right 346
In Conclusion 348
A Prayer of Consecration 355
About the Author 357
