When The Man Comes Around: Apostasy and The Modern Church

Corruption of the Christian Church and their ideals has been a hot button topic for quite some time. One of those ideals was not to engage in activity that would be considered occultism or practicing divination or witchcraft. However, Bethel Church in California has done just that.

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Just because the Bible is against, for $20 , I am sure it’s ok.

Working with a group called Christ Alignment, this church been utilizing such occult practices such as tarot reading and ‘fortune telling’.

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CJ Mahaney, too metal?

These practices are the latest in a string of scandals to hit the non-denominational churches. And this is one that certainly rings the loudest. Over the past few years scandals, including the sexual misconduct charges against the late Eddie Long and CJ Mahaney, were acts of sin, but unlike the actions of Bethel Church, they were not disguised as an activity that honors the tenets of a Bible that spoke numerous times about not partaking in such behaviors.

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The late Eddie Long.

This is part of a greater wave of issues within the church these types of actions are called apostasy. Along with the Bethel Church situation in California, in Houston, there is a pastor who addresses herself as  Christ Lisbet. The  title is one she adopted one from her original first name Elizabeth along with the title of Christ, she believes she’s the current living incarnation of Christ and the true Second Coming she was married to Jose Luis Miranda a man who passed away in 2013, who was the pastor of a church who declared himself both to be the New Messiah and the Antichrist at the same time. Elizabeth Miranda, or Christ Lisbet, had divorced Mr. Miranda and now is continuing her own church modifying the same doctrines and beliefs that he had set forth, as well as creating several of her own. Her doctrines include various pagan points of view, such as goddess worship coupled with Christian concepts to weave her own doctrines.

Who knew that this centuries incarnation of Christ lived in Houston and that Christ Lisbet would give us more mashed up Bible readings than Tammy Faye Bakker on VH1.

These actions such as the one taken by Bethel church and Christ conscious with other cards and fortune-telling, the Indulgence of pastors at churches in both financial and cardinal sins, as well as individuals as clearing themselves to be the Incarnation of Christ, are all parts of the greater corruption at the heart of the modern Church. We have seen since the 80s with the Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart scandals that as the Bible says pride comes before a fall. We have seen the destruction that these kinds of belief systems can that have on their followers.

With the behaviors and actions of Bethel Church, some of the current mega-churches, and behaviors of those well-known followers of Christ people must be wise in the faith and activities they follow.

For believers and non-believers alike look at the morals and ethics followed by different leaders and how they interpret their faith. For believers truly understand where the heart of God in the heart of Christ would be in such Endeavors. For non-believers, if you feel your Christian friends are getting into something that shouldn’t or fixing something seems a little off speak to them in kindness and honesty, because at times you may have wisdom that they might need.

William Robinson
William Robinson
William Robinson Experienced interviewer, researcher, and original content creator. Graduated from MTI Houston TX. Was a solid contributor with Moviepilot.com, currently an Associate Editor for ViralHare.com. I have worked as an interviewer/article writer on the convention scene for over twelve years and covered Wizard World Austin and New Orleans, Comicpalooza, Space City Con, Traders Village Con, Free Comic Book Day, Comic Book Literacy, small press artists and studios, as well as reviews on TV, movies, and other media.

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  1. Christ Lisbet is the Only one who has revealed the truth of God The Father Melquisedec Heb 7:3.
    She is The one who gives testimony that He Lives. With Her Wisdom and eternal gospel Rev 14:16 anyone who believes and does everything she says will be able to obtain eternal life on Earth just like it says in 1 Cor 15:53. No one has ever revealed what she speaks because it has not come from man but God the Father Himself John 17 full Chapter. We comment on your blog with love and respect only to correct your notions about Christ (The anointed one) Lisbet (The Promise of God) that anyone who does not believe in her will unfortunately see a natural physical death, which she gives biblical proof that the after life does not exist and death is equal to destruction and the end of life, Psalm 6:5. When God chooses one person to speak to the world, it is only through that person that we can obtain any true wisdom about God, and no longer will anyone else who speaks about God will be of any value to anyone for they themselves believe in death.
    We exhort you and anyone looking for God that the Christ that everyone is waiting for is here just as it was before (Year 1) One person speaking about God and a choice one must make after listening to them. Thank you so much!

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