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Bible Question:
Shepherd's Chapel - does anyone have material on this t.v. cult? My husband and I have a dear friend who, we have just learned, is an avid viewer of Arnold Murray's (founder and teacher on S.C.) "teachings". But without documentation from Shepherd's Chapel "ministry" our friend will not listen to our refutations. We have found a wealth of info on the internet which "says" what Mr. Murray teaches, but the so-called documentation is either tape #s and/or t.v. broadcast dates; nothing in writing and nothing tells us how to order these tapes or broadcasts. Shepherd's Chapel website doesn't even have material for sale; just a free "Mark of the Beast" audio tape. Any help/suggestions will be most appreciated. Donna in Georgia |
Bible Answer: Donna - Shepherd's Chapel guru Arnold Murray teaches the following heresies (this is by no means an exhaustive list). For starters, He and his followers are 1611 King James Onlyists. (This is not uncommon for cults, by the way.) Murray teaches modalism; he teaches that men were once gods who existed prior to living on earth; that Anglo-Saxons are the chosen race; that Eve had sex with the serpent in the Garden of Eden and gave birth to Cain by this union; he takes the annihilationism view of hell. The list of theological blunders could be extended, but this short list gives one a hint of just how far off base Arnold Murray and his cult are. If your friend who is being taken in by this blasphemous cult could be persuaded to be a Berean and compare the theological mumbo-jumbo that Murray spews out to Scripture itself, surely she is not so blinded that she can't see the blatant errors of Murray's brand of gospel. The source from which I took my foregoing synopsis is www.mission.org/jesuspeople/arnmuray.htm. I pray that you can rescue your friend from the claws of this vulture. --Hank |