Unreliable Speakers & Teachers to Avoid
Some people who are unreliable, take on roles outside what Scripture allows, and should be avoided are listed here.
This is a discernment and maturity issue.
There are many unbiblical, false teachings & beliefs subtly or outright propagated by many so called Christians, and those given platforms who shouldn't have them. Nor be listened to.
First of all, women should not be preaching or teaching Bible focused topics or theology that men can should teach on. Men can also teach on women topics, but "older" mature believers can also address childrearing and on ways to instruct younger women on how to love their husbands. It's supposed to be for godly wisdom and right living as a wife and mother, not to be about teaching all the areas of Scripture to women. Men from your church are to teach those things (and guard biblical truths well & within biblical orthodoxy). And you should be listening to them, not randoms online (who can decieve & lead you astray).
Basically, avoid all women as much as possible and do not latch onto any of them in a way that looks up to or gives them celebrity like status.
Here are a bunch of women you need to be aware of and their problematic issues. You do not want to lead your women's group or Bible study classes into erroneous beliefs by teaching these women's material nor platforming them at your church, bit instead warn your congregants away from them, and tell them why.
List of folk to hold caution of or outright avoid:
*Additionally there was problematic views she held to about homosexuality after coming out of it. I'll link once I find that info again. I will note she became popular only because she is black, and came out of the lgbt sex cult. She was platformed early and given a celebrity like status because of that. The folk in leadership positions didn't vet her long enough and ensure she had proper biblical views overall before putting her in or giving her a stage. This resulting in her became popular just because the lgbt issues (gaining steam from 2008 to 2017) were new to the church who was woefully inadequate to deal with the homosexual topic & she could additionally reach larger audiences bridging white and black churches. So at the time the Church leaders in influential positions threw anyone into the spotlight they could to help deal with educating on this issue, and what better help than someone who ticks multiple cultural boxes today, vs a solid male pastor well versed in sexual sin and the Bible (such as Voddie). So unfortunately the SBC picked the former over the latter and the SBC (the largest Christian denomination in the world; who also took on culture and wishy washiness, & worldly methods 🙄 due to Rick Warren in 2005) and their Lifeway publishing & Sunday School arm... catapulted her into a sort of national fame within moderate to conservative "Christiandom" (beyond even the SBC, into independent and some other reformed groups). She's too young to be an "older" woman (elder; over 50) teaching young women about the home and married life. That isn't her area of so called expertise, and so she shouldn't be given any platform in Christianity.
Similarly same happened with Beth Moore and others. The folk in leadership positions didn't vet her long enough and ensure she had proper biblical views overall before putting her in or giving her a stage. It leads to popularizing people and authors who had no business being in that position- the result today is millions have been led away from sound biblical truth and biblical worldviews. They water down Christianity and worse lead women astray into false teachings.
“For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions.” — 2 Timothy 3:6
It doesn't have to be at the door, it is anythung you let in the home. Today thats thru devices, tv, radio, podcasts, social media content and books.
2 Tim ch 3:
But know this, that in the last days difficult times will come. 2 For men will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, arrogant, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy, 3 unloving, irreconcilable, malicious gossips, without self-control, without gentleness, without love for good, 4 treacherous, reckless, conceited, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, 5 holding to a form of godliness, but having denied its power. Keep away from such men as these. 6 For among them are those who enter into households and take captive weak women weighed down with sins, being led on by various desires, 7 always learning and never able to come to the full knowledge of the truth. 8 Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these men also oppose the truth, men of depraved mind, disqualified in regard to the faith. 9 But they will not make further progress, for their folly will be obvious to all, just as theirs was also.
10 But you followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, perseverance, 11 persecutions, and sufferings, such as happened to me at Antioch, at Iconium, and at Lystra. What persecutions I endured, and out of them all the Lord rescued me! 12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted.
13 But evil men and impostors will proceed from bad to worse, deceiving and being deceived.
14 But you, continue in the things you learned and became convinced of, knowing from whom you learned them, 15 and that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to make you wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be equipped, having been thoroughly equipped for every good work.
Other women are listed here, but not limited to only those here and here. These do list both men and women.
Beware of these folk and do not encourage anyone you know to study material made by them. Additionally warnings to not 1. Lead others to embrace error, 2. Lead them to sin, and 3. Cause them to reject sound warnings and godly counsel, pushing to have your [sinful/prideful] way, and 4. Dont dismiss/cause other women at your church (who oppose these studies/authors) to be excluded in fellowship & study/fellowship with/by other women in the church body... if there is desire to do these (bad) studies. That is wrong! If it isnt biblical and all women can attend, then dont use that material to teach. Material should be reviewed by the pastor and elders before it is allowed in any church gathered/fellowship/study setting. It must pass the biblical orthodoxy test. Not just be taught cause some woman there "claims" its "Christian", or cuz it seems popular 🙄. If the ine wanting to teach it gets huffy, thats not godly and inclusive attitude- they shouldnt be in a teaching position. Godly women will not push false things and will be glad error was noted so they dont mistakenly cause believers to embrace falsehoods. But if they (like those platformed) refuse correction, you should not have anythung to do wuth them if they dont repent. Matt 18 says address in escalation due to sin, within the church. Pursue in humility and holiness, with goal of restoration & their pursuing holiness (not self/sin preferences).
✨️✝️More are listed below. There's far too many out there. If they dont have an association with or connection you see with pastors and churches in our reputable pastors and ministries area... avoid them! Look into their beliefs anyway, and ask your pastor about them, so he can shepherd you away from the bad ones. People are becoming more liberal and unbiblical today within "Christianity". False teachers, preachers, believers and churches are popping up everywhere.
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