Christianity and Matters Such as Marxism, Capitalism, and the Poor - by Rev. Anthony Wade (leftist agitator)

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade exhibits his typical bombastic, non-self-aware approach once again. He has withering criticism for Roger McKinney, whose sole misstep was to state an opinion contrary to Rev. Wade's Marxist world view. He does his best to twist, misrepresent, and infer evil intent, but fails so spectacularly that we are surprised that he published this screed.

Rev. Wade fancies himself as a Defender of Doctrine, but as a polemicist he is woefully unqualified. And, as is also typical for him, he will quote some Scripture at the beginning but never touch his Bible again.

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The Asbury Outpouring/Revival/Somethings Going On Autopsy - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade is back with his ugly and obnoxious prose and sour attitude. His perverse glee in pronouncing Asbury as fake is unchristian and frankly, evil. Further, it serves no purpose. It does not edify, build faith, or spur us on to love and good deeds. 

And we should note that as is typical for Rev. Wade, not a single Scripture is quoted or even referenced.

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The New and Absurd Doctrine of "Functional Cessationism" - By Anthony Wade

 Found here. Our comments in bold.
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The petulant Rev. Wade is back, and he's just as unedifying as ever. Typically garrulous, here he expends nearly 2000 words (minus quoted material) to explain exactly zero. Further, other than the opening passage, he never quotes the Bible. Not once.

His typical techniques are 

• contradiction without explanation
• rephrasing and redefining what his opponent wrote
• making assertions as if they were self-evidently true
• stream-of-consciousness prose wandering around looking for a point

There is no edification in this "devotional." Rev. Wade does what he always does: Isolate and attack a target for barely understandable reasons and invented offenses. A favorite one is Joseph Mattera, who is his target today. However, we do not intend to defend Mattera, we are only interested in Rev. Wade's presentation.

What's absurd in not "functional cessationism," but rather Rev. Wade's screed.

We shall see how long we are able to endure under this barrage of half-formed thoughts, irrelevant tangents, and imperious superiority.

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Exposing the Cancel Culture Lie - Charisma Advocates for Canceling Salvation Army - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade appears yet again in our blog. Sort of like a car accident, we simply cannot look away from his obtuse writing. 

Today he levels his sights on critics of Cancel Culture. With an unawareness of his own irony bordering on satire, he accuses, denies, excuses, and dances around. He explains nothing, documents nothing, and enlightens no one.

Rev. Wade will initially deny Cancel Culture exists, then endorse it four separate times. That is, "You're crazy if you think there is such a thing as Cancel Culture. But they deserved being cancelled."

As we have begun to routinely note, Rev. Wade is a leftist masquerading as a truth-teller. He has withering criticism for Republicans, but never has criticized or even discussed the follies of the Left.

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Kris Vallotton - Jesus Did Not Die on the Cross Just to Forgive Your Sins - By Anthony Wade

Excerpted from here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade is reliably incendiary and hyperbolic. He targets a variety of people - always charismatics - but he has some favorites whom he hammers constantly. One of those is Kris Vallotton.

We should say that we are not here to defend Vallotton. It is quite possible he has made questionable statements and thus should be under scrutiny. 

Also, it is worthy of note that Rev. Wade has more than 1300 words (not including quoted material), but is unable to make a point, and doesn't quote any Scriptures, other than 1Co. 14:3 at the top of his post. This is also typical for him; he seems to have an aversion to Scripture. 

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Odds & Ends - Dave Ramsey Gets Sued and Chick-fil-A Commits Heresy? - by Rev. Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

The irascible and often unintelligible Rev. Wade is back for another round of vague accusations, undocumented claims, and wild tangents. It's a logical mess. He expends over 1700 words (minus quoted material) in this "devotional" without a single Scripture or Scripture reference apart from the opening verse.

Rev. Wade is a political Leftist. He spouts leftist talking points with fluidity. He is obsessed with the NAR because of their supposed deification of Republicans. He hates those who love their country and want to change it for the better. However, he never, ever has a bad word for any Democrat or Leftist.

We are going to skip Rev. Wade's ramblings about Dave Ramsey, for there is nothing there of substance or value.

Jeremiah Johnson & the NAR Have a Demonically Uttered Prophetic Word - By Rev. Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.
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Our verbally incontinent Rev. Wade has returned to do what he always does: Spew out half-formed thoughts, undocumented assertions, and engage in the character assassination of those with whom he disagrees.

We do not intend to defend Jeremiah Johnson, our purpose is to explain Rev. Wade's rhetorical failures.
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NAR New Shiny New Object to Hate? Taylor Swift - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Too often we are pressed into service regarding Rev. Wade's bombastic pontifications. We thought he had already hit bottom, but surprisingly, this screed is even lower. 

We can't emphasize enough that Rev. Wade puts these on his website under the heading, "devotionals:"

It's well past time we defined what a devotional is, because Rev. Wade clearly doesn't understand:

A devotional is a tool to help you grow in your relationship with God and others. It can be a Bible reading plan, a series of meditations, a liturgical exercise, or a daily selection of verses with a thoughtful essay...

Rev. Wade's "devotional" is completely devoid of Bible verses, Bible explanations, or Bible meditations. He's simply debating the meaning of the lyrics of a Taylor Swift song. He disagrees with someone about what they mean. That's it. That's the "devotional."

Astounding.

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Marcus Rogers - Misunderstanding Tongues and Baptism - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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The reliably garrulous and bombastic Rev. Wade spews over 2200 words, not including quoted material, and explains nothing. 

Happily, he actually quotes several Scriptures. This is remarkable, because he rarely does so. Unfortunately, as is his wont he doesn't explain anything. He simply makes his assertions and moves on.

Now, perhaps Marcus Rogers is a charlatan and a false teacher. We are not here to defend him, we are intent on examining Rev. Wade's error-filled presentation.

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Responding to Dr. Michael Brown's Questioning of Discernment Ministers - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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"Discernment" ministers don't like to be discerned. They bristle at being questioned, held to their own standards, or subject to any sort of evaluation.

Rev. Wade is offended at the questions posed by Dr. Brown. He's outraged that anyone might suggest that "discernment" ministers ought to be held accountable. The thing about it is, "discernment" ministers are often worthy of criticism. They are too often over-the-top, insulting, and, yes, down right wrong. 

In keeping with their hyperbolic tendencies, their response to criticism is also hyperbolic.

Here's a "discernment" ministry that claims that its brand of discernment is definitionally loving.

This is a "discernment" minister who was respectfully asked a question about the status of her heart when she writes about false teachers, and her response is truly astounding.

This same person does concede that some criticism is deserved, but spends the greater part of her article complaining about how difficult it is to be a "discernment" minister.

Here we have a person who believe that only false teachers are divisive, which apparently justifies any and all bad behavior of "discernment" ministers towards false teachers.

"Discernment" ministers can get really nasty. Here's some examples:

• Here's a fellow who seriously wants all charismatics to die of COVID (from Protestia's predecessor "Pulpit and Pen").

• Karen Swallow, an admittedly questionable Christian, was "discerned" (by Protestia) as follows:

hideously ugly

post-menopausal woman 

bizarre wardrobe choices

a penchant for cackling

no personal charisma

a face that scares children

a voice that sounds like nails down a chalkboard

pugnacious

unladylike

uglier on the inside than she is on the outside

the personality of a Roomba 

 the personal charisma of fetid corpse

unpleasant and evil woman

• Here's a "discernment minister" (also from Protestia) who thinks it's appropriate to rank the worst Christian of the year.

• Here's one who accuses a person of committing the unforgiveable sin.

• This man feels it's within the bounds of proper discourse to call someone an imbecile (also from Protestia's predecessor "Pulpit and Pen").

• T.D. Jakes might have some problems, but here's what a Rev. Wade himself wrote about him: TD Jakes deserves no honor among bible teaching, God-fearing men. Like you, he deserves nothing but our contempt and the working end of the shepherd's rod.

• Rev. Wade also says we don't have to pray for people who are false teachers.

There are many more examples, including from Rev. Wade, that we could list. We don't want to suggest the above examples are typical, but they happen frequently enough that they're not aberrations. 

Lastly, Rev. Wade's "devotional" doesn't contain a single quote from the Bible or a discussion of any spiritual principle. It's continually dismaying to us how these people think they can be any sort of minister, let alone a discernment minister, without quoting or even discussing the Bible.

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Dr. Michael Brown Blaming the Lost and Defending His War Against Them - By Anthony Wad

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade's premise is in his title. But Dr. Brown never blames the lost, nor does he describe any sort of desire to war against them. These two accusations are the result of Rev. Wade insisting on his own definition of words. Dr. Brown employs the phrase "culture war" to describe the conflict between good and evil in society, which is a very common descriptor for the state of our country. Rev. Wade badly wants this phrase to mean that the other side of the "culture war" must be an enemy. Thus Dr. Brown is blaming sinners as being the enemy.

But no one uses the phrase in this way. In fact, it is a rather mild hyperbole used to describe the struggle between two world views.

Rev. Wade uses more than 2700 words (excluding quoted material). Notice that we summarized Rev. Wade's position in a couple of sentences. Because Rev. Wade is given to long tangents and stream-of-consciousness presentations, he is largely unable to express coherent thoughts.

In addition, Rev. Wade neither quotes nor references any Bible verse (except for the opening Scripture). Not a syllable of the Bible anywhere in this "devotion." No doctrine explained. No exegesis. No precept we might be able to use to enhance our walk of faith. No biblical principle clarified. Nothing of eternal importance. 

Nothing.

We should say, we are not here to defend Dr. Brown. Our intent is to examine Rev. Wade's presentation.

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Bethel Faux Worship Song "Champion" Makes YOU the Champion - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.
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Sadly, the eristical Rev. Wade returns to our blog. We continue to comment on his articles because we view it to be our duty to stand as watchmen on the wall. We would not write about everyday Christians getting something wrong, but we do feel obligated to oppose those who would position themselves as truth-tellers, teachers, and Correctors of Doctrine while teaching errantly.

We have deemed people like him as the "Doctrinal Police." The Doctrinal Police have particular characteristics, including

• they avoid quoting Scripture
• they make undocumented assertions 
• they personally attack their theological opponents
• they narrow the spectrum of orthodoxy so that any deviation is heresy
• they engage in breathlessly urgent rhetoric over relatively small matters
• they have thin skins when they are subjected scrutiny themselves

Rev. Wade is a particularly spectacular example of this, so much so that we created another tag, "scorched earth discernment," to account for the often egregious rhetoric that spews from his word processor.

Rev. Wade once again only manages to quote a single Scripture, which he barely discusses right at the end. We suspect it's there to provide cover for his desire to write about other things.

We should note that we are not particularly interested in defending the song. Rather, we are here to examine Rev. Wade's presentation.

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Elementary School Offering Satanic Studies? NAR Gets Masterfully Trolled - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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It's been a blessed time of respite from Rev. Wade's incendiary posts. We have not had reason to comment on his writings because he is fixated on the NAR and hates Republicans and conservatives, so his dozens of recent articles articles contain nothing new.

Today he levels his guns at those who want their children to have the opportunity to have time away from the endless barrage of wokeism and get some good, old fashioned Christianity.

In his scriptureless "devotional" he will disparage those who want their children to be able to attend religious classes during the school day, but will write approvingly of Satanists for their wonderful tolerance.

Rev. Wade barely disguises his left-wing proclivities. He pretends to teach about Christianity, but his articles are actually political screeds and leftist agitprop sloppily dressed up with a veneer of Christianese.

Ordinarily we would tag this with "bad Bible teaching," but there is no Bible teaching here at all. 

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 The Charisma News headline blared out something that seemed almost too bad to be true - "Elementary School Offering Satanic Studies!" It seemed like such obvious clickbait, that Charisma is renowned for, that I passed it by until this morning when I saw the report offered on a mainstream news website. So, I decided to take a look at the above link from Charisma and see how they framed this true story, whose blame can be laid directly at the feet of the NAR dominionist church. (Oh. Satanists in schools is the fault of the NAR. Let's see if Rev. Wade gives us evidence for this claim.)

I have constantly tried to warn that this country is not a theocracy, so when you pass rules and laws to benefit your religion by mixing it with the state, (So the NAR passed rules and laws to benefit Christianity? What laws are those?)

you open Pandora's Box for any other religion as well. (It's not these supposed NAR laws that benefit other religions. Christianity was in the schools since the inception of our country up until the early 1960s. The NAR wasn't even around when Christianity was given the boot from schools.

Those groups demanding access to schools are able to do so by appealing to constitutional provisions [albeit misinterpreted], and are facilitated by Christ haters. In fact, anti-christ powers have been accessing public institutions for many decades, while simultaneously excluding Christianity from those institutions.

Therefore, those who want access for Christians are simply attempting to restore what we had before Christianity was banned.

Basically, Rev. Wade has it backwards.)

There is a reason why the founders believed in the separation of church and state and please do not fall for the brain-dead NAR talking points that try and pretend they did not want that. (Dissent from Rev. Wade's opinion is not just wrong, but brain dead. This is why we tag our posts about him with "scorched earth discernment.")

They absolutely did and to claim otherwise is to show a breathtaking stupidity (He piles on. Brain dead and now breathtaking stupidity. Disagreeing with Rev. Wade means that one is a complete idiot, ignorant, and probably evil. Thus he frames the issue as his opinion being the only choice.)

when it comes to the history of this country. That essential part of the founder's philosophy was not to shut Christianity out (??? Rev. Wade is complaining about theocracy, remember? He wants Christianity shut out because otherwise it opens the door for every religion, remember? )

but rather to prevent any and all religions from taking over the government. (Rev. Wade mentioned the separation of church and state, which has nothing to do with religion taking over government. The principle was articulated by Thomas Jefferson in a letter to the Danbury Baptists to assure them that government was enjoined from meddling in religion. 

Again Rev. Wade has it backwards.)

They did not want the systems they escaped from which relied upon religious dogma to dictate many public institution's direction. (Yet at their behest Christianity was heavily entangled in their newly formed government. How does Rev. Wade explain this?)

The NAR does not care though because of their staggering arrogance and they just never thought ahead as to what the consequences might be. Allowing Christian prayer in school for example, means that Muslim prayer has to be allowed on equal footing. (As we mentioned, Christian prayer was in schools before it was banned as unconstitutional, beginning with Engel v. Vitale in 1962. There were no Muslim prayers in schools prior to 1962. The presence of Christian practices in schools for 150 years did not create a surge of other religions wanting access.

Rev. Wade is completely wrong, dare we say brain dead and breathtakingly stupid. No, we shall not do so. Rev. Wade is mistaken and perhaps deceived.)

Allowing the Ten Commandments in a courthouse paves the way for other religions to be equally represented as well. (Here is a picture of the US Supreme Court building in Washington DC: 

Who is that fellow in the center? Let's zoom in:

Oh, it's Moses, holding the two tablets representing the Ten Commandments. Did the NAR carve this frieze? 

Various Christian symbols are found all over Washington DC. Was it the NAR who caused all this to happen?

For 150 years the nation was influenced by Christianity [or more specifically, completely comfortable with mutual cooperation]. Where were all these other religions during this time? Why didn't they infiltrate schools back then?)

So, let us reason once more through this bizarre short story above.

"An elementary school in Marysville, Ohio, is offering a "satanic studies" program. The Hellion Academy of Independent Learning (HAIL) program serves as a "religious release" period for children. The Satanic Temple operates the program. June Everett, described by NBC 4 as the "campaign director for the After School Satan Club and an ordained minister for the Satanic Temple," said a parent reached out to the Satanic Temple, requesting a program be implemented at the school. "We aren't trying to shut the LifeWise Academy down, but I do think a lot of school districts don't realize when they open the door for one religion, they open it for all of them," Everett said." - Charisma News

In 2014 the NAR church leaders and influencers in the cultural mountain of government thought it would be cool to mix public school with Christianity. They created the religious release program that allowed schools to release students early to engage in religious studies. (Rev. Wade keeps tripping over himself, mostly because he so completely buys in to the mythology of the political Left. Yes, Rev. Wade is a leftist. 

Released Time is not something that the NAR just conjured up:

The original idea of released time in the United States was first discussed in 1905 at a school conference in New York City. The proposal was that public elementary schools should be closed one day a week, in addition to Sunday, so that parents could have their children receive religious instruction outside the school premises. This idea was later implemented by Dr. William Albert Wirt, an educator and superintendent of the school district of Gary, Indiana, in 1914. 

Rev. Wade is beclowning himself.)

I am surprised it took ten years for someone else to take advantage of this absurdity but now we have what appears to be the most excellent example of trolling the NAR I have seen in some time. June Everett, a minister at the Satanic Temple tried to explain what many Christians cannot understand:

"We are not devil worshipers. Different Satanists across the United States will give you different answers depending on how they personally believe. But as a whole, we are non-theistic, meaning we don't believe in any supernatural deities and that includes, you know, God or Satan." - June Everett

Please, I am not suggesting that this means they are harmless, far from it. That is not the point. The point is this is the end result of trying to Christianize the country, instead of preaching the gospel and letting people be drawn by the Holy Spirit. Realize that a parent reached out to Everett and asked for this. You cannot continue to show disdain for the lost and think you can shove our beliefs down their throats. At some point, they will push back. Like Everett or not, she is 100% correct when she says that when you open the door for one religion, you open the door to all of them. (Oh, so that's where Rev. Wade got this oft-repeated talking point, from the Satan worshiper. In other words, he agrees with the devil on this point, and has made it the central argument of his article.)

'Each lesson in LifeWise, a Christian program, focuses on three areas: Head, Heart and Hands.

The curriculum is "designed to take students through the entire Bible, beginning in Genesis and ending in Revelation," LifeWise's website says. "Each lesson reviews a Bible passage as well as a 'Living LifeWise' character trait. The lessons' order and activities are flexible and can be modified as the teacher finds necessary." The Satanic Temple described the HAIL program as a program for students that "allows them to learn about values such as empathy, compassion, and justice in a fun environment without religious pressure or coercion." "Any students who choose not to attend are later regaled with stories of fun activities and warnings from their classmates that they will surely burn in hell for not participating," the Satanic Temple added. "These programs have been heavily pushed in recent years by groups such as Lifewise Academy and Joy El Club."' - Charisma News

Now, if you removed the fact that the HAIL Program was held at the Satanic Temple, both curricula descriptions sound perfectly reasonable for children, no? LifeWise uses biblical characters to teach positive traits, which I can only assume means they stay away from some of the more salacious biblical characters? (Displaying his Leftist bonafides once again, he levels an attack on the Bible because it tells about the many moral indiscretions of its characters.)

Or maybe they just put a fresh coat of Christianese on them? The nuances of King David being and adulterer and murderer yet still a man after God's heart is probably not best designed for kids to understand. (Really, Rev. Wade? You're speculating on the contents of the LifeWise program, wondering if it teaches about murder and adultery? What? Why?)

Notice that the HAIL program is teaching empathy, compassion and justice, free of religious pressure and coercion. (After noting his disapproval of the salacious details of Bible characters, he turns approvingly to the HAIL program's superior values.)

Note the word coercion. That is how the lost view what silly laws such us this really are. We are not supposed to try and coerce people into our faith beloved. (The presence of Bible information in schools is coercive, but the HAIL program is not? What?

We are absolutely convinced that Rev. Wade. is incapable of clear thinking.)

The poke they make about telling people who do not go that they will surely burn in hell might sound mean but it basically is just the trolling coming full circle. (Rev. Wade approves of HAIL once again.)

The message from the NAR to the lost is about them going to hell, (??? This is a central teaching of historic Christianity.)

so why be offended when someone simply co-opts your position? (??? Who is offended? About what?)

Make no mistake about it beloved. Ohio now has to allow students to leave school early to attend a class at the local Satanic Temple because of the NAR -period full stop. (No, the Ohio government voted to allow parents the choice of doing this, not because of the NAR, but because the removal of Christianity from the schools has caused numerous problems. Other religions competing for their part was never a problem in the early 20th century. In fact, this is a developing problem based on the idea that publicly-funded schools must be secular, excruciatingly fair, and serve the state's interest rather than the parent's.)

 When you hear all of the seven mountains nonsense it may sound good. Prayer in schools might tickle the ears but that is only because Christianity is still largely in charge. Who knows what the demographics will look like 10 years, fifty years from now? (Rev. Wade opposes Christianity in the schools because of what might happen later. Puerile.)

I am sure in 2014 Ohioans thought this was a great idea. Just ten years later however and here we are. Thirty three percent of this country are either non-Christian identified or not affiliated at all. Forty million people have left the church in the past 25 years alone. The great apostasy is well underway. All the world hears from the church is judgment and hatred. (All we hear from Rev. Wade is hatred of the NAR and those who would want to stem the flow of godlessness in our institutions.)

Then they watch as they pass draconian laws or advocate for rules that appear to only benefit the Christian faith. That is not how our country was birthed or currently exists. It never was and never will be a theocracy. Keep mixing church and state but do not whine when other churches and faiths take advantage of the same exact nonsense. Preach the gospel - leave those imaginary cultural mountains far, far behind.

Go Ahead and Hate Your Neighbor! - Annual NAR Dominionist Leadership Roundtable - By Anthony Wade, leftist

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade doesn't even pretend anymore. He's a leftist agitator, a spreader of leftist propaganda, a religious pretender who represents himself as a truth-teller. 

There is nothing in the long screed that even comes close to being a Bible teaching. It is instead an anti-capitalist, anti-Republican, anti-trucker-protest, anti-God polemic. 

Rev. Wade has reduced himself down to a purveyor of agitprop. And, he doesn't even lie very well.

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Republican Operative Dr. Michael Brown Defending the Rich in the Name of Jesus - by Rev. Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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The choleric Rev. Wade has been unusually productive of late, churning out verbiage at a prodigious rate. Quantity doesn't equal quality, of course. Rev. Wade has never been one to provide quality.

Today he takes aim at a favorite target, Dr. Michael Brown. A previous Rev. Wade attack on Dr. brown was analyzed last month. 

Rev. Wade rarely gets things right, including the title. Dr. Brown did not invoke the name of Jesus to defend the rich. Dr. Brown wrote an opinion piece about a political/economic topic, which apparently he isn't allowed to do. Why, we don't know.

Rev. Wade has nonsensical objections to the points Dr. Brown raises, all based on his political leftism. Yes, rev. Wade is a leftist, though he tries to disguise it to maintain credibility among the Doctrinal Police. And he is a shill for his politics while simultaneously criticizing Dr. Brown for doing the same.

We should remind the reader that we are not here to defend Dr. Brown, we intend to only analyze Rev. Wade's nonsense.

Lastly, we note that once again Rev. Wade cannot bring himself to quote Scripture, except for a single unattributed snippet.

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Seven Mountains Heresy on Steroids - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Reverend Wade makes yet another appearance in our blog. This article is typical for him, and it may even be worse than usual. He utilizes the same techniques over and over:

• Undocumented claims
• Inflammatory rhetoric
• Bible twisting (when he bothers to quote Scripture)
• Misrepresenting the statements of his opposition
• Wild unrelated tangents
• Biblical ignorance
• Stereotyping
• Making inferences from innocuous statements

This is an extremely frustrating read. Rev. Wade expends 1633 words (excluding quotes) to refute Joseph Mattera. The thing is, maybe there is something of concern regarding the NAR. Maybe Mattera is off base, a false teacher, or a heretic. But Rev. Wade is not up to the challenge of explaining it to us. If there is a problem, we cannot discern it from his writing.

As an aside, Rev. Wade has demonstrated a hatred of displays of patriotism from his theological adversaries. He seems to think that Christians who love their country are being unbiblical, but he never specifies any Scripture that tell us this. He also blames this on the NAR, because they're supposedly "Dominionists," another claim he never demonstrates.

Christian patriotism is not a NAR invention. "My Country Tis of Thee" was written in 1831, which is a patriotic song addressing God directly. It includes the verse

Our fathers' God to Thee,
Author of liberty,
To Thee we sing.
Long may our land be bright,
With freedom's holy light,
Protect us by Thy might,
Great God our King!

"Battle Hymn of the Republic" was written in 1861. "America the Beautiful" was written in 1893. All contain beautiful statements of God's glory, entreaties for His favor, and even statements of doctrine. American patriotism is a long-held tradition.

And there's some verses that contradict Rev. Wade's opposition to Christian patriotism:

Ps. 33:12 Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD, the people he chose for his inheritance.

Ps. 46:10 “Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.”

Ps. 66:7 He rules for ever by his power, his eyes watch the nations — let not the rebellious rise up against him. Selah

Ps. 72:11 All kings will bow down to him and all nations will serve him.

Ps. 72:17 May his name endure for ever; may it continue as long as the sun. All nations will be blessed through him, and they will call him blessed.

Is. 11:10 In that day the Root of Jesse will stand as a banner for the peoples; the nations will rally to him, and his place of rest will be glorious.

We should note that we do not intend to defend the "NAR" or Joseph Mattera. We want to examine Rev. Wade's scattershot screed.

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Andy Stanley Declares You do not Need to Believe in the Inerrancy of Scripture to Follow Jesus - By Anthony Wade

Found here. our comments in bold.

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Another scattershot presentation by the choleric Rev. Wade. As usual, he rails against his perceived enemies with a stream-of-consciousness, barely coherent rant. The fact that he labels these as devotionals continually amazes us.

This quickly will become a muddled mess. By the end of this screed one will not be able to ascertain Rev. Wade's point was or where Andy Stanley was wrong. 

We should note that we are not here to defend Andy Stanley. He may indeed be teaching false doctrines. Our intent is to examine Rev. Wade's presentation.
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Christians Against Debt Forgiveness? Seriously? - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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If there remained any doubt that Rev. Wade is a leftist first and a Christian second (or third, or fourth...), this article should remove any doubt.

Rev. Wade so mangles the topic that we must seriously question his thinking skills. He happily mixes the obligations of Christians with the duties of government, he conflates commands to Israel with what Christians should do, and he mixes it all together in order to claim that opposition to the debt forgiveness is unchristian.

We should note that we are not here to defend Mr. Lasher, but rather, we shall analyze Rev. Wade's presentation.

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Inside the Mind of NAR False Teacher Kris Vallotton - by Rev. Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.
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Our verbally incontinent Reverend has returned. 1232 words later (not including the Scripture reference and the Valloton quotes), we have nothing to show for our reading. There isn't a single scriptural principle contained here. Not one.

It continually amazes us that Rev. Wade labels his screeds "devotionals." We challenge the reader to treat this article as a "devotional" and then consider how you were edified and your faith increased.
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Religion Gone Wrong, Be Ye Not Deceived. - By Anthony Wade

Found here. Our comments in bold.

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Rev. Wade has become a fixture in these pages as we have repeatedly examined this vociferous member of the Doctrinal Police. He is a false teacher, with little thought given to matters of faith and doctrine. 

Below is a very old article written by someone named Anthony Wade. We think it is the same person as our nemesis. Here's our evidence:

• It is written in Rev. Wade's style
• It is full of undocumented claims and misused Scripture
• It consists of stream-of-consciousness writing frequently absent paragraph breaks
• The original typeface and formatting is the same as Rev. Wade's website
• This writer shares similar political views, although Rev. Wade attempts to cloak them while this Anthony Wade is direct and unashamed
• The below article blasts the "religious right," a common theme for Rev. Wade as well.

Our concern here is that Rev. Anthony Wade's contemporary articles are frequently found on conservative/reformed Christian websites as if he were an astute defender of the True Faith. He's not. He's not only a bomb-thrower, he's no ally of the conservative church

His presentations are so grievous that we have found cause to give him his own label.
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