Kay Arthur

With the death of Kay Arthur yesterday, I thought it would be prudent to remind people of why she was an impediment to the truth of Scripture and it's sound doctrine.

Kay Arthur’s “Precept Upon Precept” tagline unbiblical and is itself taking Scripture out of context. The context is from Is. 28:7-13. It was actually a ondemnation and judgment upon Israel’s prophets and priests  for their corruption and immorality.  Henry M. Morrish (ICR) also said the same.

Kay Arthur never taught women exclusively but teaches both men and women, contrary to clear Scripture.

Kay Arthur got into Eastern Mysticism through her participation in the mystic “Deeper Still” conference & dvds. She also participated in the Emergent Church Movement through her speaking at the Emergent Break Forth 2008 Conference alongside well known mystic Emergent leaders.

Kay signed the inter-faith Manhatten Declaration  which states that Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Evangelicals are united in Christ Jesus. They are not.


For more info, here's the list of articles I mention her in or you can simply use the search engine. 

The More You Know, The More You Know

The idea that "the more you know, the more you don't know" is false when it comes to sound, biblical truth. Rather, the more you know, the wiser you become and that bears good, righteous fruit for those who BELIEVE it.

Pro 9:9  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. 10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.

1Ti 6:20  O Timothy, guard the deposit entrusted to you. Avoid the irreverent babble and contradictions of what is falsely called “knowledge,” 21  for by professing it some have swerved from the faith. Grace be with you. 

Jas 3:13  Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 

Jas 3:14  But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 

Jas 3:15  This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 

Jas 3:16  For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 

Jas 3:17  But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. 18  And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace. 

2Pe 1:5  For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 

2Pe 1:6  and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 

2Pe 1:7  and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love. 

2Pe 1:8  For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 

"Knowledge Is Power" Isn't

The world's philosophy of "knowledge is power" isn't true. It's not knowledge that has power, but TRUTH that has power. You can be a professor or expert in a certain area and be deluded and ignorant. This was true in Paul's day (Epicureans and Stoics and Pharisees). 

Eph 4:17  Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds. 18  They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart. 19  They have become callous and have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

Mar 12:24  Jesus said to them, “Is this not the reason you are wrong, because you know neither the Scriptures nor the power of God? 

Rom 1:21  For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22  Claiming to be wise, they became fools, 23  and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. 

It is God's power that has power as does His Word:

2Ti 3:16  All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17  that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. 

Heb 4:12  For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. 

Pro 9:9  Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be still wiser; teach a righteous man, and he will increase in learning. 10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight. 

Psa 111:10  The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding. His praise endures forever! 

Isa 55:10  “For as the rain and the snow come down from heaven and do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater, 11  so shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. 

Joh 17:17  Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth. 

Rom 1:16  For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek. 

Doctrine Believed Bears Fruit, Good or Bad

 Doctrine believed bears fruit; it drives deeds and actions, good or bad.

2Jn 1:10  If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your house or give him any greeting, 11  for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works. 

Greeting and welcoming in a false teacher is to participate in his wicked deeds. Wicked deeds would begin with spreading false doctrine and enslaving others to it, to the demons behind it (James 3:15-16), and to overlords and false teacher. False doctrine feeds sin. Sound doctrine believed bears fruit of righteousness. 

You cannot practice righteousness with unrighteousness nor can you practice unrighteousness with false doctrine. You cannot walk in truth while not believing & abiding in it (2John).

Consider the spirit behind doctrine, words, preaching, teaching. There's but two options: that of the biblical Christ Jesus or demons.

2Co 11:3  But I am afraid that as the serpent deceived Eve by his cunning, your thoughts will be led astray from a sincere and pure devotion to Christ. 4  For if someone comes and proclaims another Jesus than the one we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit from the one you received, or if you accept a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it readily enough.

2Co 11:20  For you bear it if someone makes slaves of you, or devours you, or takes advantage of you, or puts on airs, or strikes you in the face. 

Gal 1:6  I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— 7  not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. 8  But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. 9  As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed. 10  For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ. 

1Ti 6:3  If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, 4  he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, 5  and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain. 

1Ti 4:15  Practice these things, immerse yourself in them, so that all may see your progress.16  Keep a close watch on yourself and on the teaching. Persist in this, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. 

1Jn 3:9  No one born of God makes a practice of sinning, for God's seed abides in him; and he cannot keep on sinning, because he has been born of God. 10  By this it is evident who are the children of God, and who are the children of the devil: whoever does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is the one who does not love his brother.