Talking about IHOP-KC and Scripture: My Second Appearance on the Long for Truth Podcast

I was on the Long for Truth podcast again to talk about the teachings of Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer. This time, we specifically focused on whether or not IHOP-KC truly holds scripture up as their standard. As we discussed and explained, Mike Bickle and company do not, in fact, hold scripture up as their final standard.

The link to their original blog post can be found here.

The podcast can be listened to below:

Listen to "Mike Bickle and Scripture: With Tony- Allen" on Spreaker.

Talking about IHOP-KC: My Appearance on the Long for Truth Podcast

Recently I was asked to come on the Long for Truth podcast to talk about the teachings of Mike Bickle and the International House of Prayer. We talked about a variety of topics, from Bickle's teaching of a Kenotic Jesus to what IHOP-KC teaches on the power of prayer, as well as a bit on prophecy and what Bickle teaches it means. I pray that God uses to reach out to His sheep and save them from false doctrine.

The original blog post can be found here, over at the Long for Truth blog.

The podcast can be listened to below:

Listen to "The Dangers of Mike Bickle Part 2 With Tony Allen" on Spreaker.

Talking Kinism on the "Citizen of New Jerusalem" Podcast

J. Adam Kane, over at The Citizen of New Jerusalem, asked me to come on and speak on the errors of Kinism. It was my pleasure to do so, and I think it will be an edifying listen for those curious on the topic. It's a little over an hour long, but we covered the definition of Kinism, a common proof text they cite against intermixed marriages, what breeds Kinism, and how the church should respond to it.

The link to the actual episode page can be found here. The podcast can be listened to here:




Many thanks again to Mr. Kane for permitting me to come on and speak! God bless your work, brother.

Podcast: Mike Bickle and Psalm 2

In this episode, we review Mike Bickle's message from OneThing 2014, which went over the meaning of Psalm 2. Does he handle it rightly? What tactics does he employ to interpret the passage?



This link takes you to a post about IHOP-KC's involvement with the Bethany Deaton murder, but (more importantly) discusses the cult-like atmosphere and the way Mike Bickle is revered by the staff and members.

This link takes you to the podcast where we listened to a Misty Edwards message on Forerunners.

This link takes you to the podcast where we review whether or not IHOP-KC is a cult (and respond to the Ask Mike Bickle segment on it).

This link takes you to an interview I did with someone who formerly belonged to the house of prayer movement.

Podcast: Joyce Meyer and Word Power

Does scripture teach that we have god-like power through our words? Is this a historic Christian doctrine, or does it come from somewhere else? We ask these questions as we examine a message and Q&A session from Joyce Meyer.



Justin Peters' three part examination of the Word of Faith movement can be found here.

Podcast: The $77 Blessing

A special 2014 blessing can be yours for just $77! (Or even $214.)

In this episode, we review an episode of Rod Parsley's Breakthrough TV show, where George Bloomer claims to have a direct revelation from God himself about the year 2014. Does it jive with scripture? Most of all, does it jive with the 2007 version of George Bloomer's message?



George Bloomer's original Seven Seven Seven message can be seen here.

The order form on Rod Parsley's website can be found here.

The information regarding George Bloomer's claim to have paid for his church with drug money can be found here.

Podcast: Quantum Faith Part 2

In this episode, we continue examining the "Quantum Faith" teaching from Charles and Annette Capps. We also review much of the language found in the Word of Faith heresy.

Podcast: Quantum Faith Part 1

In this episode, we review a teaching from Charles and Annette Capps where they compare our faith to microscopic particles...I am not making this up. We review some of the more honest language about the Word of Faith heresy found in this teaching.



This link takes you to the podcast reviewing Len and Cathy Mink's own take on the Word of Faith heresy.

Podcast: Steve Kelly on the 700 Club

I meant to upload this episode earlier, but Spreaker was giving me problems. So...don't trust me when I say it was last week that this interview happened, ha ha.

In this episode, we review the 700 Club's interview of Steve Kelly, pastor of Wave Church in Virginia Beach. He talks about his book The Accent of Leadership. We explain what did and didn't get said regarding the doctrines taught by Steve Kelly and Wave Church, especially in regards to leadership.



This link takes you to the episode where we examined the cultic teachings by Steve Kelly regarding leadership.

This link takes you to the episode where we examined the 2014 Easter message at Wave Church.

Podcast: Variety Episode 3

In this episode, we review Frederica Mathewes-Green recommending Heaven is for Real (and saying some AMAZING things in defense of it), Rick Joyner speaking about the need for unity (and an "Issachar Anointing"), and then we play a brief custom-made clip about Mark Driscoll.



This link takes you to my review of Heaven is for Real.

Podcast: Eastern Orthodoxy and the Atonement

In this episode, we review a message by Frederica Mathewes-Green from her podcast on Ancient Faith Radio. She speaks on the Eastern Orthodox view of Christ's sacrifice, why the western view of substitutionary atonement is wrong, and all in response to an email...from me!



This link takes you to a copy of the email conversation between Mrs. Mathewes-Green and myself.

Variety Episode 2

In this episode we have Jennifer LeClaire, involved with the International House of Prayer, speaking on a "breaker anointing" in Kentucky, and Joyce Meyer, a Prosperity Gospel teacher, defending female pastors; we listen and review both on today's episode.



Here is the link to the Jennifer LeClaire video.

Here is the link to the Joyce Meyer video.

Podcast: Joel Osteen

In this episode, we examine a message from Joel Osteen entitled "Reprogram Your Mind." Does he teach the Gospel? Does he teach what the Bible teaches? We hold him up to the word of God and find out.



This link takes you to Justin Peters' three part presentation on the Word of Faith/Prosperity Gospel heresy.

This link takes you to a video showcasing a New Age teacher saying the exact same thing that Word of Faith preachers teach.

Podcast: Why I Became a Christian

In this (very short) podcast, I discuss why I am a Christian, and not an atheist as I once was.

Podcast: The Oddity of Bob Jones

In this episode, we present a dramatized reading of the Mike Bickle/Bob Jones sessions from the late 1980's, taken from the Aberrant Practices document. It features much of the insane stuff Bob Jones talked about or claimed at that time...but remember, this is a man who many considered a great prophet even up until his recent death, and who many still consider to be a great prophet of God. This is the man who Mike Bickle, founder of the International House of Prayer, claims greatly influenced him, was his "buddy," and who he looked up to as a spiritual role model.

As much as some of this will make you laugh, it should also disturb you.

Podcast: The Gospel of Stuff

In this episode, we review an episode of the Len and Cathy Mink TV show, reviewing how Christ died so we could have "stuff." In doing so, we examine the Word of Faith heresy, and how scriptures are twisted to affirm the doctrines.



This link takes you to Justin Peters' presentation on the Word of Faith heresy.

This link takes you to my examination of Malachi 3:10

Podcast: Ernest Angley

In this episode, we provide a brief review of televangelist Ernest Angley, along with his questionable doctrines, and some statements I heard him and his staff make while I visited his church in person.



Much of this episode's content I owe to a study on Ernest Angley over at the discernment website Let Us Reason.

Here's the link to the blog post referencing Ernest Angley's teachings on the Latter Day Rain doctrine.

UPDATE - OCTOBER 13, 2014: I was sent a link to this article, discussing the allegations of sexual abuse at Ernest Angley's church, as well as his approval of abortions and vasectomies. I had encountered such allegations during my research for this podcast, but it had come from blog comments and fly by posts by people on news media, not "official" sources. This is the first source I've come across that placed it in a legitimate place for discussion.

UPDATE - MARCH 30, 2017: I was sent this article, detailing the legal problems Ernest Angley's church has run into due to not paying the employees of his buffet. According to the article, Angley and the Cathedral Buffet "encouraged members of his church, Grace Cathedral, to work at the buffet without pay...the volunteers felt pressured to provide free labor." Now, a federal judge has demanded he pay over $388,000 in back wages and damage. This is on top of an incident in 2015, where the Labor Department found that Cathedral Buffet "violated the Fair Labor Standards Act through its use of volunteers and did not document the volunteers' work"; this had happened before in 1999, though Angley later told Buffet staff that "workers would need to give their paychecks back due to financial hardships at the buffet." Regarding the 2017 ruling, Angley's lawyer has said that Angley feels his workers "had an obligation to provide their labor to the Buffet, in service to God, and that a failure to offer their labor to the Buffet...would be the same as failing God." Well of course, because, according to Angley, God ordered him to make the buffet, and that's "God's buffet," and you should feel ashamed eating anywhere else on Sunday. (As we heard him say in the podcast.)

Podcast: Re: A Roman Catholic YouTuber

In this episode, we offer a response to four YouTube videos by Adam Charles Hovey, a Roman Catholic defending his church's doctrine. Topics range from confession, to the Eucharist, to faith alone, to the topic of assurance of salvation.



This link takes you to Mister Hovey's YouTube video page.

This link goes to the podcast episode on John 6 and whether or not it teaches the Eucharist.

This link takes you to a blog post where James 2 is discussed.

Podcast: Bill Maher and Two Christians

In this episode, we review two audio clips where Bill Maher speaks with two very different Christians.



This link takes you to the post where I discuss Matthew 25, and the sheep and the goats.

Podcast: Does John 6 Teach the Eucharist?

In this episode, we go through John 6 and discern whether or not it teaches the Eucharist, let alone the real presence of Christ in the communion elements.