Category Archives: cult and occult

Is It REALLY “God Talking” or Commanding? Three Ways To Know–and What Jesus Said

Posted on April 9, 2017 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila SHORT ANSWER Note–the 3 verses below are taken from the Interlinear Bible, thus, the unfamiliar syntax  and (lack of) punctuation. For three there are bearing testimony in heaven the Father the Word and the Holy Spirit and … Continue reading →

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The Power of God’s Word versus the Powers of the Hegelian Dialectic and Synchronized Brainwaves. What?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you: and unto you that hear shall more be given. (Mark 4:24 KJV). Hear, as in “to … Continue reading →

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Who is “The One” We Await to Trigger End Times Events? Part 2: UnconCERNed

Posted on March 27, 2016 by

part 1 Phyllis Beveridge Nissila Regarding A) the various views on the end of the age, B) the current near-fever-pitch-clamoring for a world savior, C) the seeming rush to Armageddon by those not versed in the down side of their … Continue reading →

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On Discerning Your “Spiritual Gut,” Part 5: a Re-Blog on Dreams and Visions

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

These days it seems everyone is having “dreams and visions” of end-times events. Some are of God, others are not. How to know? M’Kayla Kelly who blogs at “m’kayla’s korner” has, I believe, given us some excellent “standards,” as it … Continue reading →

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On ”Lording” Over Women: Does Genesis 3:16 Override John 3:16? And What of The Great Commission?

Posted on July 29, 2015 by

Phyllis Beveridge Nissila THE TRAGEDY I am prompted to post this commentary today because of what has been exposed about the teachings promulgated by those involved in a neo-patriarchal belief system wherein men are presumed to be “kings, priests, and … Continue reading →

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On Self Efficacy, Spiritual Efficacy, and Another Danger of “Male Headship”

Posted on December 14, 2014 by

Phyllis Nissila SPIRITUAL SELF-EFFICACY? Self efficacy, or, “the extent or strength of one’s belief in one’s own ability to complete tasks and reach goals,” [1] is a key element of success in “the natural,” as it were. I’ve been thinking … Continue reading →

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Who Protects Whom in Christ? (Thoughts on a BMBW Teaching)

Posted on October 5, 2014 by

Phyllis Nissila WHO As I read a recent commentary regarding one of the teachings of the contemporary, “Biblical Manhood/Biblical Womanhood” (BMBW) movement focused on who “protects” whom (in this doctrine, men hold the primary position of protectors of wives and … Continue reading →

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