Heresy Hunters: Character Assassination in the Church

by James R. Spencer

Book Overview

Amazing the lies that can be spread via the internet when someone exposes those who are attacking the ministers of the church. I believed the reports about this book until I actually read it for... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563840421
• ISBN13: 9781563840425
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: Huntington House Publishers
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Heresy Hunters

This is an excellent book that exposes many of the lies out there today bout certain Word-Faith teachers. While not excusing some of the bad things a few of them have done, Spencer approaches the subject with an honest and open heart. He shows how they've been misrepresented by people such as Hank Hanegraaf and John MacArthur who aren't concerned with Christian unity, but instead are concerned with ripping fellow Christian brethren apart. He exposes their lies when using peoples' quotes of of context and their blatant and ruthless attacks to misrepresent and do nothing more.

Well Said James!!

To say the least, I was pleased to find this book. I for one am grieved daily to hear the bashing of ligitimate ministries by the heresy hunters over the airwaves. Only eternity will tell how many unbelivers they send running from Christianity with misinformation and outright lies. Not understanding the workings of the Holy Spirit, they arrogantly cricize and codemn anything which they have not experienced themselves. Mr. Spencer reveals their error in a balanced, factual and loving manner. In his dealings with the Tanners, it is obvious he showed restraint and self-control. His purpose is clearly not to condone the errors of any minister or ministry but to call for correction to be done truthfully and within the Body of Christ.

Put on love, which is the perfect bond of unity ...

I read this book when it first came out and it opened my eyes and broke my heart. Opened my eyes to the bitter betrayal of brother against brother, and broke my heart for the sake of our Savior, who died for us all and asked -- no, commanded -- only one thing from us: "Love one another, as I have loved you." Instead of hunting heresy, we should be bonding in unity on that which we can agree .. GENTLY REBUKING one another on those things on which we believe that cannot be Scripturally defended. Just as we are to love the sinner, but hate the sin, in the same way we are to love the brethren without wrath or dissention (1 Tim 2:8). Who is the accuser of the brethren? Satan. Who does the work of Satan on this earth? The brethren who accuse other brethren. Does Jesus need our help to "root out and pluck up" the tares? No; He has expressly forbidden it, lest the tares be plucked up with the wheat. Our Lord is AMPLY ABLE to judge His own house and His own servants -- He does not need us to do so. Indeed, we are warned against "judging another's servants" are we not? I encourage anyone who has been hurt by believing accusations leveled by the "heresy hunters" against the brethren to read this book, then to put it behind them and then go forward in their Christian walk by observing the Eleventh Commandment as our Lord has bid us to do -- "Love one another."

Excellent Book

Amazing the lies that can be spread via the internet when someone exposes those who are attacking the ministers of the church. I believed the reports about this book until I actually read it for myself. Mr. Spencer exposes the tactics many so called apoligists use to destroy legitmate ministries such as the Word of Faith preachers. Mr. Spencer does not defend the sins of Warnke, Tilton or Larson. He simply addresses the ungodly tactics used by so called Christians to destroy these ministers rather than restoring them in a spirit of meekness as the Bible calls for (Gal. 6:1). I for one am glad he wrote the book.Heresy Hunters are crying "injustice" when they are the ones doing the injustice by attacking the brethren with no real research, denominational prejudice, and out of context quotes. Expose them for their tactics and many of them will come after you as they did to this man. It's a shame how low we have stooped in the Body of Christ. These things should not be. I recommend buying this book as well his other book "Bleeding Heart and Propaganda: The Fall Of Reason In The Church. Also buy "E.W. Kenyon: The True Story" by Joe McIntyre and see how the things Kenyon has been accused of are untrue. Finally, also purchase "Christianity In Power" by Michael Bruno