Divination, Mysticism, and Spiritual Formation Radio Broadcasts
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 8 - Charismatic Leaders Are Not Who they Say They Are |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, June 26, 2023 |
| NAR/Charismatic leaders often boast of miracle meetings where attendees are certain to experience supernatural events, as they commend each other as prophets and apostles. They are doing the very thing that Paul warns against in 1Cor 4:5 and 2Cor 10:12. |
| MP3 (duration 00:33:49) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 7 - God Bestows Gifts on all True Believers |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, June 19, 2023 |
| NAR leaders claim to have glorious gifts that they can teach you through their "school of miracles." We use 1Cor 12 to show that the gifts are given to us by God, not learned at school, and they are all important. We have all the status we need in Christ. |
| MP3 (duration 00:30:28) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 6 - Living in a Perverse Culture |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, June 12, 2023 |
| We discuss claims about visits to heaven and angelic visitations. Paul's thorn in the flesh was given to him to keep him for exalting himself. We must reject stories that exalt the storyteller. We also address the cultural issues of today. |
| MP3 (duration 00:32:04) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 5 - Spiritual Currency or a Thorn in the Flesh |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, June 5, 2023 |
| Charismatic leaders often boast in their visions and revelations. Bob calls this the "currency" of their movement. We contrast this with 2Cor 12:6-8 and Paul's thorn in the flesh. We must appeal to God through prayer, not seek forbidden knowledge. |
| MP3 (duration 00:26:52) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 4 - Paul Opposes Boasting in Visions and Revelations |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| Paul's opponents in Corinth were boasting in their visions and revelations, much like charismatic and NAR leaders today. We discuss the context of 2Cor 11-12:5 and show how it relates to both evangelical pietism and the abuses of the charismatic movement. |
| MP3 (duration 00:32:20) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 3 - Sophisticated Unbelief |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, May 22, 2023 |
| Many charismatic leaders claim to have visions and revelations from the spirit realm. We discuss this considering Colossians 2:18. We must flee from mysticism, which Bob calls sophisticated unbelief, and cling to the means of grace. |
| MP3 (duration 00:32:11) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 2 - Will You Trust Scripture Alone or Eat from the Tree? |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| We warn listeners not to figuratively eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil by seeking visions and revelations. We discuss the claim that our prayers strengthen or deploy angels and show that it is unbiblical. God controls His own army. |
| MP3 (duration 00:31:07) |
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| Secret Knowledge or God's Word, Part 1 - Beware Mystics Playing the Serpent |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, May 8, 2023 |
| Mystics take the role of the serpent in the garden by twisting Scriptures and seeking new revelations. Like Eve in the garden, people aren't satisfied with what God has given them, so they seek forbidden knowledge. We must trust Scripture alone. |
| MP3 (duration 00:30:40) |
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| The Dangers of Contemplative Prayer |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, January 13, 2020 |
| In a DVD titled "Be Still and Know that I am God," Beth Moore and other evangelicals like Richard Foster promote a mystical approach to prayer and spirituality. We compare Moore's interpretation of Exodus 33:7-11 with the true meaning of the text. |
| MP3 (duration 00:29:02) |
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| Contemporary Christian Divination, Part 2 |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, January 6, 2020 |
| Based on CIC Issue 83. Here we discuss four techniques that people have devised to journey inward and find experiences that provide information not available by ordinary means. This typically means learning to enter an altered state of consciousness. |
| MP3 (duration 00:27:02) |
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| Contemporary Christian Divination, Part 1 |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, December 30, 2019 |
| This series is based on CIC Issue 83. We begin by discussing Jeroboam (1 Kings 12) who instituted various pagan worship practices for the northern kingdom to keep people from the 10 tribes from going back to Jerusalem to serve Yahweh on His terms. |
| MP3 (duration 00:26:22) |
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| The Dangers of Divination, Part 2 |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, December 23, 2019 |
| The Bible warns against practices to glean secret information that God has not chosen to reveal. We discuss various divination practices and how God can use something but still judge the person using a forbidden technique. |
| MP3 (duration 00:26:31) |
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| The Dangers of Divination, Part 1 |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, December 16, 2019 |
| The Bible warns against practices to glean secret information that God has not chosen to reveal. We discuss various divination practices and explain why they are dangerous. |
| MP3 (duration 00:26:00) |
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| Enneagram, Part 8 - A False Definition of Sin |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, November 18, 2019 |
| We begin with a discussion of theological liberalism which is now wedded to Eastern religion. Added to this mix is the belief in social and spiritual evolution. Enneagram is grounded in liberal theology and rejects the Biblical definition of sin. |
| MP3 (duration 00:23:30) |
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| Enneagram, Part 7 - Why Finding the True Self is Not Biblical |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, November 11, 2019 |
| We start by discussing the question of why something as clearly pagan as Enneagram is brought into evangelical institutions. The answer is that there is a lack of clear Biblical teaching in churches that leaves so many without discernment. |
| MP3 (duration 00:25:47) |
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| Enneagram, Part 6 - Excavating Self or Dying to Self? |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, November 4, 2019 |
| This program deals with some serious consequences of Enneagram's denial of the biblical doctrine of the fall. The transcendence of God as the eternal, Triune Creator is replaced by a man-centered worldview that is incompatible with biblical Christianity. |
| MP3 (duration 00:25:33) |
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| Enneagram, Part 5 - Do We Trust God or Man |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, October 28, 2019 |
| We begin this program questioning how "nonconceptual prayer" and other techniques to silence the mind can be more helpful and comforting than truth from the Bible. We explain how the speculations of Enneagram are enticing to church people... |
| MP3 (duration 00:25:11) |
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| Enneagram, Part 4 - God's Promises are Not Found in Silence |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, October 21, 2019 |
| We begin by discussing God's transcendence and immanence in light of Isaiah 57:15. We discuss this because Richard Rohr calls God "Totally Other" which raises questions in regard to his panentheistic theology. We show how confused his categories are... |
| MP3 (duration 00:25:21) |
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| Enneagram, Part 3 - Reject Forbidden Knowledge |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, October 14, 2019 |
| One of the founders of the Enneagram system is Oscar Ichazo who claimed he had a 7 day visit from an angel and thereby received this teaching. Ichazo did his work in the mid 20th century. Questionable sources like Ichazo did not deter Richard Rohr... |
| MP3 (duration 00:26:05) |
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| Enneagram, Part 2 - Pagan, Mystical Sources |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, October 7, 2019 |
| We begin this session by discussing the false idea of "the evolution of human consciousness" as mentioned by an Enneagram author. In the Enneagram system, the nine personality types are the hook that pulls people into the system... |
| MP3 (duration 00:30:19) |
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| Enneagram, Part 1 - Why Panentheism is Incompatible With Christian Theology |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Jessica Kramasz |
| Broadcast Monday, September 30, 2019 |
| Enneagram is a new spiritual program that claims to be sacred and promises spiritual growth through self-discovery. Richard Rohr is a key person promoting Enneagram and its panentheistic underpinnings. First we explain the basics of Christian theology... |
| MP3 (duration 00:28:52) |
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| The Dangers of Spiritual Formation, Part 2 |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, May 23, 2011 |
| Many Christian colleges are adopting a course of study called "Spiritual Formation" that introduces students to "spiritual disciplines." We warn about the unbiblical nature of these ascetic and mystical practices by critiquing Dallas Willard's teachings. |
| MP3 (duration 00:28:26) |
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| The Dangers of Spiritual Formation, Part 1 |
| Presented by Bob DeWaay and Dick Kuffel |
| Broadcast Monday, May 16, 2011 |
| Many Christian colleges are adopting a course of study called "Spiritual Formation" that introduces students to "spiritual disciplines." We warn about the unbiblical nature of these ascetic and mystical practices by critiquing Dallas Willard's teachings. |
| MP3 (duration 00:28:17) |
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