Petros Baptist Church

Oprah’s ’spirituality’ with it’s touchy-feely new age / emergent / seeker sensitive / abomination of desolation smarminess has long been an annoyance. But I thought it was just me. Seems it isn’t. Seems that Oprah has annoyed others with her misguided and unbiblical nonsense and now she’s gotten a good old fashioned Baptist thwack across the head. The piece appeared a few weeks ago but I didn’t notice it till today. Please do read the whole piece- what follows are just the bits I enjoyed most:

In America’s celebrity-driven culture, perhaps the most harmful “Pied Piper” of heresies leading millions astray is Oprah Winfrey. Her adoption of anti-biblical doctrine is on display every day this year through her satellite radio network channel “Oprah & Friends.” It’s time for Christians to “just say no” to the big “O.”

And

The Apostle Peter describes the challenge of false teachers and how believers should respond to them in his second letter (2 Peter: 2:1-22). He warns against “false teachers … who will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them …” (v.1). He says “many” believers will be beguiled by the false teachers’ “sensuality” resulting in the maligning of the truth (v. 2). These false teachers are “springs without water and mists driven by a storm, for whom the black darkness has been reserved” (v. 17). Peter’s warnings are clearly applicable to Oprah, Williamson and A Course in Miracles for undermining the faith with a false gospel and counterfeit “Jesus,” which in the end bring no actual spiritual nourishment or relief. Tragically, these teachers are leading people straight to Hell. Christians should flee from Oprah and her cohorts and recommitment themselves to careful Bible study, in the context of a local body of believers with whom they have covenanted for mutual edification and accountability led by a faithful pastor. Of course, this isn’t as glamorous as Oprah—but neither is eternal punishment in Hell.

Well said indeed!