| The Church of Jezebel Hijacking the Gospel |
| The Church of Jezebel is a Christian suspense novel depicting the cult and counterfeit side of some churches and televangelists. This book unveils some false doctrines and manipulative techniques that often result in misplaced faith and spiritual abuse. |
| By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5.0 out of 5 stars. "Lined with Scripture and a powerful message, The Church of Jezebel is a fine Christian novel, highly recommended." The Church of Jezebel, Hijacking the Gospel, weaves a fictional suspense mystery that not only exposes false doctrines, spiritual pride, misplaced faith and religious abuse but also enlightens readers through Scriptures from the Bible. This church has its own "trinity." It sells people the hope of receiving tremendous financial wealth, super-natural power and miracles, which is more self-centered than Christ-centered. The Jezebel church has four major doctrines: 1) God needs us as much as we need Him, 2) by faith you will command both blessings and curses, 3) by faith your divine seed will grow to become as God, and 4) the members of this church will have dominion over the entire earth. The main character of the story is Christina, age eighteen, who is excited about being admitted to Bible college. Although she is easily awed by the self-serving and charismatic power of the doctrinal messages and prophesies, there is an unmistakable sense of alarm from the first page. Christina's roommate, Becky, is dating the pastor's son and becomes pregnant. A few weeks later the college announces that Becky committed suicide. However, a no-nonsense detective informs Christina that Becky was murdered and that Christina is a suspect in Becky's brutal death. Christina's journey is fraught with twists and turns but she eventually succumbs to the Jezebel spirit only to find that it almost destroys her and her faith. The gripping and gritty novel moves towards a missions trip to Haiti, where everything is not what it seems, and concludes in an ultimate confrontation that shakes the highest levels of this toxic mega-church and Bible college. The Church of Jezebel cites appropriate Scripture and examines the Jezebel spirit, apostate church, false prophets, word-faith doctrine, faith healers, seed-faith giving, prosperity gospel, Christ-consciousness and other beliefs that are promoted today by many popular televangelists, Christian TV stations, churches and cults. Author Bio: Derik R. Girdwood is a Christian attorney in Michigan and his practice consists mostly of family law and criminal defense. To contact the author, email: michlawyer1@comcast.net. |
The Greek word for Jezebel means “false teacher.”
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they get ‘goose bumps’ or it ‘tickles their ears’ then all the better. This church, and others like it, is built on the trilogy of financial prosperity, super natural power and miracles. This 'trinity' is man- centered and not Christ-centered. People hear the words 'prosperity, power and miracles' and it ‘tickles their ears.’”--- From page 236. |
"Jezebel has a strong opinion about everything and everyone. If
someone is not miraculously healed, it’s because they didn’t have
enough faith. If someone is poor, it’s because they have cheated God
in tithes or sinned. If someone attempts to correct Jezebel, it’s because
they are ignorant, jealous, or demon-possessed. The typical response
from a Jezebel spirit to correction is 'judge not, lest you be judged.'
Ironically, Jezebels are highly judgmental of others but insist on having
no accountability for their own words or actions. They seek constant
praise from others but are reluctant to praise anyone in return. There is
joy in Jesus but not in Jezebel.
"In the church, most Jezebels will always gravitate toward a specialized
area of ministry, so that they can claim expert knowledge to allow them
to gain further power over others. Typical areas of specialization are
healing, prophesy, and miracles. They are specialists at taking
Scripture verses out of context and rearranging them to support their
own doctrine or purpose. They often claim they have a special
anointing from God and that they hear directly from God regarding their
specialized area of ministry. In a prayer or worship service, the Jezebel
spirit will often clap more, dance faster, and praise louder so that it
draws attention to itself.
"Jesus had a word for this in Matthew 6:5, and I quote, 'when you pray,
don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners
and in the synagogues so that they may have glory from men. I tell you
the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.'" - From pages 57-58.
someone is not miraculously healed, it’s because they didn’t have
enough faith. If someone is poor, it’s because they have cheated God
in tithes or sinned. If someone attempts to correct Jezebel, it’s because
they are ignorant, jealous, or demon-possessed. The typical response
from a Jezebel spirit to correction is 'judge not, lest you be judged.'
Ironically, Jezebels are highly judgmental of others but insist on having
no accountability for their own words or actions. They seek constant
praise from others but are reluctant to praise anyone in return. There is
joy in Jesus but not in Jezebel.
"In the church, most Jezebels will always gravitate toward a specialized
area of ministry, so that they can claim expert knowledge to allow them
to gain further power over others. Typical areas of specialization are
healing, prophesy, and miracles. They are specialists at taking
Scripture verses out of context and rearranging them to support their
own doctrine or purpose. They often claim they have a special
anointing from God and that they hear directly from God regarding their
specialized area of ministry. In a prayer or worship service, the Jezebel
spirit will often clap more, dance faster, and praise louder so that it
draws attention to itself.
"Jesus had a word for this in Matthew 6:5, and I quote, 'when you pray,
don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray publicly on street corners
and in the synagogues so that they may have glory from men. I tell you
the truth, that is all the reward they will ever get.'" - From pages 57-58.
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