Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60066 British Israelism is the belief that the Anglo-Saxon peoples of the British Isles, and by extension the United States and other English-speaking nations, are the direct biological descendants of the ten lost tribes of Israel. It is a teaching that sounds appealing to anyone who wants to see their national story woven into…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60067 Filipino Israelism is the belief that the Filipino people are descendants of the lost tribes of Israel, often connected to the claim that the Philippines is the biblical land of Ophir mentioned in 1 Kings 9:28 and 1 Kings 10:11. It is a theory that has gained traction in online communities and among…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60018 The word “cult” is used loosely in popular conversation to describe everything from fringe religious movements to high-control organisations to any group someone personally dislikes. This imprecision is unhelpful. A biblical and theological understanding of what constitutes a cult is important, because cults cause real spiritual damage to real people, and identifying them…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 60024 The New Testament assumes that false teachers will come. Jesus warned of them. Paul warned of them. Peter, John, and Jude all warned of them. The question is not whether false teachers exist but how ordinary believers can identify them before the damage is done. This is not a call to suspicion or…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60015 The New Age movement is not a single organisation with a headquarters, a leader, or a creed. It is a broad, loosely connected collection of spiritual beliefs and practices that emerged in Western culture during the 1960s and 1970s and has since permeated mainstream culture to a degree that many people absorb its…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60020 Mormonism presents itself as a restoration of original Christianity, complete with temples, priesthoods, and a living prophet. To millions of people it looks, sounds, and feels Christian. Missionaries in white shirts carry copies of the Bible alongside the Book of Mormon, speak warmly about Jesus, and use familiar evangelical vocabulary. The question every…
Reading Time: 4 minutesQuestion 60021 Scientology is one of the most recognised new religious movements in the world, known for its celebrity adherents, aggressive legal posture, and carefully controlled public image. Founded in the twentieth century, it presents itself as a path to spiritual freedom and human potential. The question for the Christian is straightforward: does Scientology align…
Reading Time: 5 minutesQuestion 60019 The Jehovah’s Witnesses are one of the most visible and active religious organisations in the world. Their door-to-door evangelism, their distinctive publications (particularly The Watchtower and Awake!), and their refusal of blood transfusions, military service, and national flag salutes make them recognisable in most societies. They present themselves as the true restoration of…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 60075 In January 2026, Bible teacher and apologist Mike Winger released a nearly six-hour video titled The Skeletons in Bethel’s Closet Are Now Going to Speak, which has since been viewed well over a million times and sent shock waves through the charismatic world. The video exposed fraudulent prophetic practices and serious sexual misconduct…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 60074 The New Apostolic Reformation, Ché Ahn’s Harvest International Ministry, and Bethel Church in Redding, California under Bill Johnson represent three interconnected expressions of what has become one of the most influential and theologically problematic streams in contemporary Christianity. Their reach is significant: Bethel’s music label produces worship songs sung in churches worldwide, HIM’s…