Are Mormons Christians? They are not—and the reason is simple: Mormonism adds requirements to salvation that biblical Christianity does not.

Hosea’s warning is not ancient history—it’s now. The Message paraphrase sharpens it: “My people are ruined because they don’t know what’s right or true.” God is saying: ignorance is not neutral; it is deadly.

Biblical illiteracy is not a minor weakness—it is a spiritual crisis. Churches that neglect doctrine drift into deception. Christians who ignore Scripture grow spiritually anemic

God is a Spirit—infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in His being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth.

Understanding who Jesus is—biblically—is essential to overcoming biblical illiteracy. We cannot afford to be vague or casual about Christ. There are many opinions about Jesus in culture, but only one true Lord Jesus Christ, revealed in the Bible.

The last Old Testament prophet, Malachi, spoke — and then heaven was silent for centuries. Matthew breaks that silence and says: the King has come.

Jesus promised that the Holy Spirit would come. “I will pray the Father, and He will give you another Helper, that He may abide with you forever” (John 14:16). Notice those words: “another Helper… He… with you forever.” The Holy Spirit is not temporary, not conditional, not moody, not on/off. He abides with the believer forever.

The Holy Spirit is not a distant theological idea—He is the living presence and power of God at work in every believer.

Cristie loves God’s Word, and anyone who knows her knows how faithfully she studies it every single day. When she teaches Scripture, she brings both depth and practical application—something we all need to grow in our Christian walk. I’d love to share three meaningful messages from Cristie that I believe will encourage you, challenge you, and strengthen your faith.

Within moments of my personal conversion to follow Christ at nineteen years of age, I was immediately struck with a simple but life-changing realization: my sister was just like me—raised in a Christian home, open to the Gospel message, yet not saved.

Within moments of my personal conversion to follow Christ at nineteen years of age, I was immediately struck with a simple but life-changing realization: my sister was just like me—raised in a Christian home, open to the Gospel message, yet not saved.

American families are splintering from addiction, abuse, divorce, and absent fathers. Nearly one out of every four American children lives in a single-parent household. Our educational system—once openly welcoming prayer and Scripture—has become increasingly resistant to faith-based expression. Jerry and I raised our children in public schools at a time when we felt confident, they would be supported in values consistent with Scripture. Today, the environment our grandchildren face bears little resemblance to that reality.

This presentation became part one of a two-part illustrated sermon series. The first message is The Greatest Sermon Ever Preached from Matthew 5–7. The second is a powerful dramatization in which I quote, by memory, the Book of Philippians, dressed as the Apostle Paul, imprisoned.

Forgetting God never leaves a vacuum; it invites false gods and counterfeit faiths to fill the void. The Bible names this tragic drift with one powerful word—apostasy, meaning “a falling away.” It is a withdrawal from biblical truth, not from religious activity.

Are Mormons Christians? They are not—and the reason is simple: Mormonism adds requirements to salvation that biblical Christianity does not.

First, hear my heart: I love people involved in Scientology. We can disagree deeply and still be kind. Christians must never trade biblical truth for friendship—but neither should we abandon love when we speak truth. With that spirit, let’s look clearly at what Scientology is, how it operates, and why it is not a church in any biblical sense.

Unity School of Christianity (Unity) presents itself as “Bible-based.” Yet, its method is openly metaphysical: names, places, and events in Scripture are treated as symbols or “states of consciousness,” not literal history. This method undermines Luke’s claim to careful historical research and the verifiable accuracy of Acts.

Secular Humanism is a religion. Its own “scriptures”—The Humanist Manifesto (I & II) and A Secular Humanist Declaration—say so. And its catechism saturates culture: entertainment, public policy, and especially our schools.

Against that backdrop, consider the New Age movement. Apologists have called it a “fast-growing spiritual cancer,” not because it wears one label but because it networks many: The Age of Aquarius, New Consciousness, Cosmic Humanism, New Globalism, and more — often signaled by rainbows, pyramids, crystals, concentric circles, rays of light, and unicorns.

The heart of Jesus is moved with compassion over the multitudes enslaved by Hinduism, the oldest religion in the world.