“For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but wanting to have their ears tickled, they will accumulate unto themselves teachers in accordance to their own desires” (2Timothy 4:3)
The following is a list of teachers and teaching that have remained faithful to sound biblical doctrine!
I have created the following list based on 2 Criteria:
1. I have actually read/listened to the teacher’s content. There are so many phenomenal teachers and books that I know should be on this list. I just haven’t gotten to them yet. Until I do, I have chosen to leave them off this list.
2. They are my absolute favorites; the ones who have impacted my life the most thus far. There are many other teachers, books, and messages I have listened to that were very good…but they just weren’t my absolute favorites.
MY FAVORITE MODERN DAY TEACHERS AND PREACHERS OF THE WORD
- Voddie Bauchum
- Francis Chan - Crazy Love YT channel
- Ray Comfort - Living Waters YT channel
- Tim Conway - I’ll Be Honest YT channel
- John Macarthur - GTY.org
- Justin Peters - Justin Peters Ministries YT channel
- John Piper -
- Paul Washer - YT channel
- Mike Winger- Mike Winger YT Channel
MY FAVORITE TEACHERS AND PREACHERS FROM PAST GENERATIONS
- Jonathan Edwards
- Martyn Lloyd Jones
- C.S Lewis
- Leonard Ravenhill
- R.C Sproul
- Charles Spurgeon
- A.W Tozer
MY FAVORITE BOOKS
- Adam Loves Eve - First Fruits of Zion
- America is Too Young to Die - Leonard Ravenhill
- Cherish - Gary Thomas
- Crazy Love - Francis Chan
- Desiring God - John Piper
- Foxes Book of Martyrs - John Foxe
- Gentle and Lowly - Dane Ortlund
- Gods Smuggler - Brother Andrews
- Hells Best Kept Secret - Ray Comfort
- Life and Diary of David Brainerd
- Mere Christianity - C.S Lewis
- Money, Possessions, and Eternity - Randy Alcorn
- Narrow Gate Narrow Way - Paul Washer
- Pilgrim’s Progress - John Bunyan
- Safely Home - Randy Alcorn
- Screwtape Letters - C.S Lewis
- Strange Fire - John Macarthur
- Ten Indictments against the Modern Church - Paul Washer
- The Gospel According to Jesus - John Mac Arthur
- The Martyrs Mirror (aka. The Bloody Theatre) - Thieleman van Braght
- The Pursuit of God - A.W Tozer
- The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry - John Mark Comer
- Tortured For Christ - Richard Wurmbrand
- Warnings from Tozer to the Church - A. W Tozer
- Why Revival Tarries- Leonard Ravenhill
My Favorite Sermons and Messages
- The Shocking Message - Paul Washer - 58 min.
- Clouds Without Water - by Justin Peters
- The American Dream - John Piper - 7 min.
- Children of Caesar - Voddie Baucham
- The Narrow Gate and The Narrow Way - Paul Washer - 1 hr. 6 min.
- Shorter clip from this message - 9 min.
- It Will Cost You Everything - 11 min.
- You must Suffer - John Piper - 10 min.
- Why I Abominate the Prosperity Gospel - John Piper - 10 min.
- Alan and Katherine Barnhart testimonial - Generous Giving - 17 min.
My Favorite Movies/Documentaries
- Tortured for Christ - On Amazon
- American Gospel- Christ Crucified
- American Gospel - Christ Alone
- Third Adam - Spencer Smith - please note that I do think he is “reaching” a bit with a few things in this series. However, I believe the vast majority of what he says is accurate, and I wouldn’t include it on this page if I didn’t believe it was a powerful series.
THOUGHTS ON FALSE TEACHING
1. The Entire New Testament was written in less than 100 years following the death of Christ. It is comprised of 27 books(letters/scrolls). 26 out of those 27 dealt with false teachers and false teaching in some way. Now think about the fact that we are approximately 1900 years down the road now, with billions more people living on the earth, and we now have the ability to communicate and spread messages with anyone in the world within seconds. Can you imagine how much false teaching is now out there?? YOU MUST UNDERSTAND THAT THE VAST MAJORITY OF “CHRISTIAN” TEACHING OUT THERE IS FALSE TEACHING!
2. False teaching never sounds false. It always sounds right. It always sounds good. False teachers quote scripture. Remember, the devil disguises himself as an angel of light!
3. The deceived never actually believe they are deceived.
4. It only takes a little bit of destructive teaching to poison everything. Remember what is written… “a little leaven leavens the whole lump”(Galatians 5:9)
5. When you see the masses loving and following the teaching of someone…that should at least be a warning sign. You need to evaluate their teaching and message with great discernment.
6. Weak and Imbalanced teaching can be just as destructive as outright false teaching!
7. The “HEALTH AND WEALTH” gospel is a FALSE GOSPEL! It teaches that Gods promise to every Christian is that they should be walking in perfect divine health, financial abundance, and prosperity in this life. It should be avoided at all costs. This is the fastest growing message of false teaching being spread throughout the world today.
8. Many times, it is very easy to spot false teachers by simply “watching them”. Are they preaching or are they performing? Are they drawing people’s attention to themselves or to Christ. Are they preaching to get people “hyped up”? Do you see and sense a spirit of humility as you observe them? The most obvious examples of this would be men like Steven Furtick, T.D Jakes, and Mike Todd. These men are entertainers…not preachers.
9. Another common way to discern false teaching in our age is that it’s focus is upon YOU! It is a “man-centered” message, rather than being Christ-centered. These messages often tell you how wonderful you are, how valuable you are, and how much greatness is within you. They tell you that you are inherently good! These messages focus on YOU, unlocking YOUR potential, your dreams, your destiny, etc… These are not the messages found in the Bible. In fact, the Bible teaches the exact opposite. The Word of God teaches that we are wicked and evil men in need of redemption, and the focus is always on Christ. There is no mention of our ambitions and desires and dreams and destinies. The message of the cross is continually laying down our life and dying to our self. It is a message of us becoming LESS - NOT MORE! Ask yourself, “What is the over-arching theme of this message I am listening to?”
10. Lastly, avoid teaching that is encouraging you to focus on experiences, visions, dreams, and the supernatural. Jesus chastised his followers for this sort of behavior. If God so chooses to do something supernatural in your life, that is wonderful. But do not be caught up in seeking these things! Seek Him through humble obedience to His Word and prayer, and He will transform your entire being to be conformed to His image.
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