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SJ Newell
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Christ or Adam? - Where is Your Emphasis?
As we have often pointed out, here at the Objective Believer, some Christians tend to associate more with the devil, sin, and what Adam did
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SJ Newell
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The Prosperity Gospel Offers . . . What?
Before we can verify whether this statement is true or not, we would first have to define what the “prosperity gospel” is. There is no unive
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SJ Newell
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Faith Healers & Glasses
I’m not aware of any, “faith healer” who teaches that you will always walk in perfect health. Just like I don’t know any pastor that teaches
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SJ Newell
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Kenneth Copeland & Bald People
A while back a video clip of Copeland commanding bald heads to grow hair surfaced. See the clip here, and our response below. I...
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SJ Newell
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Joel Osteen & The Apostle Paul
It’s true Paul did say that. But the apostle actually had many more positive things to say about himself and believers, than negative. I onc
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SJ Newell
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The Incarnation & the Prosperity Gospel
Firstly, there is no record that Jesus was born sick, diseased, or disabled. So I’m not sure how the comment about God wanting us to be heal
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SJ Newell
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COVID19 & Faith Healers
Whoever made this message would have to be omniscient, or, have some kind of special revelation from God, not only to know who all the “fait
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SJ Newell
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"I Can Do All Things Through Christ"--Twisted?
First, if you saw our video on falsifiability, this is a great example of that. There is no observation that can be made in Philippians 4 th
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SJ Newell
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Bad Theology & Miracles
I’m not sure why he has an, "if" in his statement. The Bible doesn't say signs and wonders have stopped. Just like it doesn't say teaching,
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SJ Newell
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"Saved by Grace" . . . But?
This is a very popular idea circulating throughout the Body of Christ right now. And I'm not going to argue that there will be conformity to
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SJ Newell
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God Sovereign Over Suffering?
My first question regarding this quote would be: What kind of suffering are we talking about? Because I think you’d probably be able to subs
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SJ Newell
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A Cruel Lie of Faith Healing? Or . . . The Truth?
For starters, I’ve always found it fascinating that the folks who claim these ideas are cruel, are often the same ones who claim these, “fai
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SJ Newell
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A Response to Red Pen Logic on Kenneth Copeland
We would have to start by asking KCM what passage(s) they could provide to substantiate the Tweet. There are plenty to choose from but the f
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SJ Newell
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Job, Satan, & The Believer
Part of the issue with using Job as a model for how we should respond to attacks by the enemy, is the Bible never actually instructs us to d
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SJ Newell
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Things Jesus Never Said
On the first three: No matter your theological bent, you could structure an argument like this in your favor.
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SJ Newell
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Purposefully Misunderstanding "Binding the Devil?"
I don’t know for sure what the point of this quote is. But I suspect it’s a satirical way of saying that believers can’t, or shouldn’t, “bin
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SJ Newell
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"Your Best Life Now" Attacks & Perspective
It depends on what “life” is in view, doesn’t it? If we are talking about the totality of one’s existence—here on earth as well as eternity—
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