Steven Anderson is a theonomist; or, at least a selective theonomist, as are most if not all New IFB pastors and adherents. His reprobate doctrine proves this without a shadow of doubt. The simply fact that Anderson and his clones call for the death of homosexuals based (at least in part) on Leviticus 20:13 demonstrates this. A theonomist is one who believes that all divine law – which includes the divinely given laws of the Old Testament – are applicable in all times and in all places. Whether 3,000 years ago or today, they are to be observed and enforced. Most theonomists will exclude the ceremonial laws which were all fulfilled in Jesus. Anderson, however, even includes these to some extent in his theology.
In the book of Leviticus we read about five different types of offerings: the burnt offering (Lev. 1; 6:8-13; 8:18-21; 16:24), the grain (or meal) offering (Lev. 2; 6:14-23), the peace offering (Lev. 3; 7:11-34), the sin (or purification) offering (Lev. 4; 5:1-13; 6:24-30; 8:14-17; 16:3-22), and the trespass (or guilt, or reparation) offering (Lev. 5:14-19; 6:1-7; 7:1-6). The first three are considered voluntary offerings and the last two mandatory offerings. Steven Anderson has lumped them all together into one offering, which he calls “The Burnt Offering” (probably because all of the offerings are in some part burned on the altar).
Anderson insists that because Jesus was a sacrifice for our sins, in order to be a proper sacrifice He must be a burnt sacrifice. This is the basis for Anderson’s “Jesus in hell” doctrine. Anderson teaches that Jesus died for our sins (he is correct about this), that Jesus was a sacrifice for our sins (and he is correct about this), and that Jesus had to go to hell and be burned up as a sacrifice for our sins. (he is not correct about this). In his interview of Dr. James White, Anderson said, “What’s the punishment for sin? … He was a burnt sacrifice. Every sacrifice is a burnt sacrifice. Why is every sacrifice a burnt sacrifice? Why is the Passover roasted with fire? Why is every sacrifice a burnt sacrifice?”1
The problems with Anderson’s “Jesus in Hell” doctrine are many; however, the two primary problems are that one, Anderson only adheres to part of the law regarding burnt offerings. According to Leviticus the burnt offering is to be a make with no defect: Jesus meets this qualification. It is to have it’s blood drained: Jesus’s scourging could possibly be applied to this qualification. The priest was to sprinkle the animals blood around the altar: this does not apply to Jesus. The sacrifice is to be skinned and cut into pieces: Sorry Mr. Anderson, but Jesus was not skinned, nor was He cut into pieces. The intestines and legs of the sacrifice are to be washed: Again, this does not apply to Jesus. And finally, the sacrifice was to be burned on the altar all night, with its skin being given to the priest as a fee for his help in performing the sacrifice. Again, this did not happen.
Steven Anderson insists that Jesus was a burnt sacrifice, and had to be a burnt sacrifice in order to be an acceptable sacrifice. But his insistence taking the burnt sacrifice passages literal negates Jesus being an acceptable sacrifice because not all the requirements were met. But this is what happens when someone who does not understand the Bible makes an attempt to interpret it.
Christians have always looked upon Jesus as the final, ultimate, perfect, and acceptable sacrifice for our sins. He fulfilled all the sacrifices once and for all time through His shed blood and death on the cross (Heb.9:22; 10:1-10; Col.1:22; 1 Pet.1:19), thus opening a way, the only way, for us to enter the Holy Place of God’s Presence (Heb.10:19-22), where we will offer our “sacrifice of praise” to Him (Heb.13:15; cf. 9:11-28; 4:14-5:10).
For Steven Anderson to insist that Christ must also enter hell and while there be burned up as a sacrifice is for Anderson to say that Christ’s shedding of blood, and His death, were insufficient. They weren’t enough. In spite of Scripture saying the shed blood and death of Jesus are what redeem us, Anderson adds to this the “Jesus in Hell” doctrine. Unsupported by Scripture, unsupported by Church history (the Church has never taught this), and unsupported by anything other than Anderson’s own twisted understanding of God, Jesus, Scripture, and salvation.
Not only does Anderson twist and arbitrarily apply the ceremonial laws of the Old Testament (as just shown), but he also practices a selective, arbitrary and capricious form of theonomy when it comes to the civil law as well.
There are 613 laws in the Old Testament, divided up into three categories: The Ceremonial Law (which we have just addressed with regard to Steven Anderson and the New IFB), the Civil Law (which we are about to address), and the Moral Law. Out of the hundreds of civil laws, Anderson and the New IFB have chosen to call for adherence to only three of them, and those three they want enforced selectively. The three are:
1. Homosexuals are to be put to death (Lev. 18:22,29; 20:13).2
2. Adulterers (Exo. 20; Lev. 20:10; Deut. 22:22-24)3
3. Rebellious teens (Exo. 21:15,17; Lev. 20:9; Deut. 21-18-21)4
Steven Anderson and the New IFB have made it clear they want homosexuals, adulterers, and “rebellious teenagers” put to death, and they have no qualms about making the beliefs known on this subject. What they are quiet about, however, is the other 610 Old Testament laws. If they are going to be consistent in their beliefs then they must observe and enforce these as well. And if not these, then what about the numerous other crimes the Old Testament law requires the death penalty for? What about murder31/5 (Exo. 21:12,14; Lev. 24:17,21; Num. 35:16-21,30-31)? Surely Anderson and his New IFB clones would support the death penalty for murderers. What about kidnapping32/6 (Deut.24:7), or kidnapping someone and selling them into slavery33/7 (Exo.21:16; Deut. 24:7), or being found in possession of someone who has been kidnapped and sold into slavery35/8 (Exo.21:16)? With the amount of slavery still going on today, would Anderson and the New IFB advocate for the death penalty for human traffickers?
What about child sacrifice36/9 (Lev. 18:21,29; 20:2)? Rape37/10 (Deut. 22:25)? How about if the daughter of a priest becomes a prostitute38/11 (Lev. 21:9)? What about those who set up anything over God and are thus an idolator39/12 (Exo. 22:20; Deut. 17:2-5; Num. 15:32-36)? And what about those who break the Sabbath40/13 (Exo. 31:14; 35:2; Num. 15:32-36)? Considering we are talking about Old Testament law, will Anderson and his fellow New IFB adherents call for the death of anyone who does not worship God on the Old Testament Sabbath day of Saturday?
And since Anderson and his clones have already publicly called for the death penalty for homosexuals, adulterers, and rebellious teens, do they or will they also publicly call for the death penalty on those who break any of the other Old Testaments laws against other forms of sexual immorality such as people having premarital sex41/14, sex with a step-mother42/15, sex with a daughter-in-law43/16, sex with an immediate family member44/17, sex with a step-sibling45/18, sex with grandchildren46/19, sex with half-siblings47/20, sex with aunts and uncles48/21, sex with parents49/22, sex with a sister-in-law50/23, sex with a woman who is mensturating51/24, sex with a neighbors wife52/25 like Anderson’s hero Jack Hyles did, sex with a woman and her daughter or granddaughters53/26, bestiality54/27, or if a man married both a woman and her mother in which case all three are to be put to death55/28. Will they publicly call for anyone committing any of the admittedly vile acts to be put to death? And while we’re on the subject will Anderson and the other New IFB adherents publicly call for the death of Anderson’s former protégé, Donnie Romero who admitted to committing adultery, as well as the prostitutes whom he was with?
There are many other acts which if committed during the Old Testament period in Israel would have cost the perpetrator his or her life, such as abusing widows or orphans in any way56/29, or if two men are fighting and accidentally hit a pregnant woman and cause her to lose her baby57/30, or if a man owns an ox and that ox gores someone after having already gored someone else58/31. Anyone not abiding by the decision of the court was subject to the death penalty59/32, so shouldn’t Anderson be publicly calling for the death of anyone who violates a restraining order? If a non-Levite tried to set up or take down the Tabernacle they would be subject to the death penalty60/33. Does this mean Anderson will call for the death penalty for any non-Levite who works on the construction or demolition of a church building?
The rape of an engaged virgin61/34, or if a man and an engaged woman meet and have sex then both are subject to the death penalty, or if a man rapes an engaged woman he us subject to the death penalty62/35. Witches, sorceresses63/36, mediums and spiritists64/37 are all subject to the death penalty. No doubt Anderson will soon be publicly calling for the death of those who create horoscopes, New Age channelers, herbalists, tarot card readers, palm readers, wiccans, witches and nature worshipers. He will if he is going to be consistent in his beliefs and teachings.
The Old Testament Levitical law that Steven Anderson and his New IFB clones use to publicly call for the “justified” death penalty for homosexuals and adulterers (or at least most adulterers), and rebellious teens, also calls for the death penalty for anyone who attempts to get you to follow a god other than the God of the Bible, whether it is a family member or friend65/38, or someone from another town66/39. Should we expect to soon see Anderson and his New IFB buddies publicly calling for the death of Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses, or any other non-Christian religious group that has members going door to door or handing out tracts and pamphlets? Or those who produce television and radio commercials, programs and films designed to entice people to join their religion? Or perhaps they will simply call for the death penalty of anyone who worships a god other than the biblical God67/40.
And finally, according to the same Levitical law that Steven Anderson calls on to be observed and enforced, any woman who is found to have not been a virgin on the night of her wedding is to be put to death68/41. Does Anderson intend to call for the public execution of the vast majority of women in America? And according to the same Levitical law anyone who blasphemes the Lord, or take’s His name in vain, or curses His name is to be put to death69/42. Will Anderson and the New IFB now also publicly call for the death of anyone who takes the Lord’s name in vain? Or anyone who curses the name of the Lord? These last two are the most important with regard to Anderson’s insistence upon the observance and enforcement of Levitical law, a false prophet is to be put to death70/43; and a false witness is to be put to death71/44. This is important because Anderson has publicly claimed to be a prophet chosen by God Himself. And yet, the “Prophet Anderson” was unable to discern that two men he personally chose, trained, and ordained to the pastorate – Richard Miller and Donnie Romero, would simply abandon his pastorate and walk away (Miller), or fall into the grievous sin of adultery, drunkeness, and drug use and be forced to resign his pastorship (Romero). Nor was “Prophet Anderson” able to discern that three of his most trusted protégés – Domonique Davis, Garrett Kirchway, and Tyler Baker, one of whom he ordained as deacon (Baker) in preparation of placing in a new church, and another whom he had personally known for over eight years (Kirchway), were actually Jesus only modalists.
Since “Prophet Anderson” was unable to discern the character and beliefs of these close and trusted friends in these vitally important areas of their spiritual life; and since Anderson and other New IFB pastors and adherents have publicly lied about many, many people, are they all going to publicly call for their own deaths?
Granted, this particular section seems long and drawn out, however, it is important to fully expose the hypocrisy that is rampant within the New IFB. Not simply in individual cases such as Donnie Romero preaching “hard” against adultery while engaging in it himself; nor as Steven Anderson preaching “hard” against entering casinos because just walking through the door can corrupt you, while at the same time sending three of his followers into casinos in the Jacksonville, Florida area for the express purpose of digging up dirt on a former New IFB member. Why? Because that is what they do. But rather it is the wide spread hypocrisy of publicly calling for the death of homosexuals and adulterers, while calling them reprobates who are incapable of salvation, while at the same time refusing to do so for people in so many other cases that it would require them to call for the death of, and label as unsavable reprobates, virtually anyone who does not fit the New IFB criteria for a Christian; as well as refusing to place themselves in the same categories of deserving of death and reprobate, since they too engage in practices the Levitical law requires the death penalty for.
In a display of crass / gross hypocrisy, not only does Steven Anderson not include his parents (both of whom have committed adultery) in his condemnation of adulterers, and not only does not include Donnie Romero – a self-admitted adulterer, in his condemnation of adulterers, but he continues to include Romero on his hard preaching website (at least as of 28 July 2019), listing him as a “man of God” (and a number of Romero’s sermons are still available):

Part 3b Sources:


1. Dr. James White Full Interview 'NWO Bible Versions' [2:32:48]
framingtheworld
Published on Aug 11, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8&t=834s
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio Downloaded for this Video


2. The position of the Steven Anderson and the New IFB concerning their advocating for the death penalty for homosexuals is well known and well documented. They went so far as to hold an entire conference advocating for this in June 2019, known as the “Make America Straight Again” Conference.


3. John 8 and the Woman Taken in Adultery (He that is without sin among you…) [6:30]
sanderson1611
Published on Dec 15, 2014
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69-h3y2BgTw
MP4 Video Downloaded for this Video


Avoiding Adultery [1:00:27]
sanderson1611
Streamed live on Jul 19, 2015
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhqTeGL2gdU
MP4 Video Downloaded for this Video


The Death Penalty for Adultery?
By Steven L. Anderson, Wednesday, June 22, 2016
http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/06/the-death-penalty-for-adultery.html
Blog Post Downloaded as PDF


4. Although New IFB “Pastor” Jonathan Shelley’s sermon calls for the death of “rebellious teenagers,” the passages given here refer to the similar issues of include disobedient sons, children who strike or curse their parents, and stubborn and rebellious sons. Since they are similar, we will go ahead and include them, as we are sure Jonathan Shelley would. His sermon on this subject is:


Rebellious Teenagers Are Worthy of Death #teenagers #badchildren #ifb [5:36]
Stedfast Baptist Church
Published on Jan 21, 2019
Pastor Shelley explains how the Bible teaches that Rebellious teenagers who are lazy drunkards should be executed by the government. https://youtu.be/5KWOXWg7UYo
Full Sermon: “Honour Thy Father and Thy Mother – Pastor Jonathan Shelley
Stedfast Baptist Church
Streamed live on Jan 21, 2019
https://youtu.be/5KWOXWg7UYo
MP4 Video Downloaded for this Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIns-wVlrw4
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video
Parents Are Commanded By God to Spank Their Children #parenting #ifb #kjv [2:19]
Stedfast Baptist Church
Published on Jan 21, 2019
Pastor Shelly explains from the Bible that parents who refuse to discipline and correct their children are disobedient to God and hate their children.
Full Sermon: https://youtu.be/5KWOXWg7UYo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3vBKX-8vao&feature=youtu.be
MP4 Video Downloaded for this video


Texas Pastor Encourages Stoning Deaths of Rebellious Kids and 'Lazy Gamers,' YouTube Removes Videos
By Benjamin Fearnow On 1/22/19 at 3:02 PM EST
https://www.newsweek.com/pastor-stedfast-baptist-fort-worth-stoning-jonathan-shelley-rebellion-death-1300803
PDF Downloaded
“A Baptist church pastor in Fort Worth, Texas, said today's rebellious public school students and ‘lazy gamers’ should be stoned to death as part of a societal lesson in obedience. Stedfast Baptist Church Pastor Jonathan Shelley used Old Testament Bible verses to support his sermon this week against rebellious sons and daughters and how to discipline such disobedient children in public schools—by stoning them to death.
“‘[Young adults are] going to continue being more rebellious, more mocking, more arrogant, more prideful,’ Shelley continued. ‘You see, it's never enough. They just want to keep mocking their parents and disobeying their parents. You've got to squash out the rebellion in your child. You know how you could squash rebellion in a public school today? Take the rebellious one out and stone him. I bet they'd shapen up pretty quick. I bet they'd figure it out.’
“Shelley said society in 2019 is ‘destroying itself’ because the ‘prideful teenage jerks’ who are not being put to death as the book of Deuteronomy demands. ‘The guy that's the lazy gamer saying, 'I don't want to get a job. I just want to play video games all day and drink alcohol with my buddies,' that guy should be put to death,’ Shelley added.”


5. Exodus 21:12,14; Leviticus 24:17,21; Numbers 35:16-21,30-31
6. Deuteronomy 24:7
7. Exodus 21:16; Deuteronomy 24:7
8. Exodus 21:16
9. Leviticus 18:21,29; 20:2
10. Deuteronomy 22:25
11. Leviticus 21:9
12. Exodus 22:20; Deuteronomy 17:2-5; Numbers 15:32-36
13. Exodus 31:14; 35:2; Numbers 15:32-36
14. Deuteronomy 22:21-24
15. Leviticus 18:8,29; 20:11
16. Leviticus 18:15,29; 20:12
17. Leviticus 18:6,29
18. Leviticus 18:9,29; 20:17
19. Leviticus 18:10,29
20. Leviticus 18:11,29
21. Leviticus 18:13-14,29; 20:19-20
22. Leviticus 18:7,29
23. Leviticus 18:16,18,29; 20:21
24. Leviticus 18:19,29; 20:18
25. Leviticus 18:20,29 [the affair between Jack Hyles and his neighbors wife was well known]
26. Leviticus 18:17,29
27. Exodus 22:19; Leviticus 18:23,29; 20:15-16
28. Leviticus 20:14
29. Exodus 22:22-24
30. Exodus 21:22-25
31. Exodus 21:28-29
32. Deuteronomy 17:8-12
33. Numbers 1:51
34. Deuteronomy 22:22-27
35. Deuteronomy 22:23-27
36. Exodus 22:18
37. Leviticus 20:6,27
38. Deuteronomy 13:6-11
39. Deuteronomy 13:12-15
40. Worshiping false gods and worshiping other gods is considered a death penalty offense in Levitical law, Exodus 22:20; Deuteronomy 13:6-10; Deuteronomy 17:2-7
41. Deuteronomy 22:13-22
42. Leviticus 24:10-16,23
43. Deuteronomy 13:5; Deuteronomy 18:20
44. Deuteronomy 19:16-21

Part Three: Other Unbiblical Teachings and Behaviors of Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement

One of the tell tale signs of a pseudo-Christian group is that it consistently interprets Scripture incorrectly, concerning both the essential doctrines (such the Deity of Jesus, the Trinity, salvation by grace alone through faith alone in Christ alone, the atonement, the resurrection, etc.) and non-essential doctrines as well. It is some of the strange non-essential (and unbiblical) doctrines taught by Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement that we will be looking at in section three.



The New IFB movement is marked by a violent spirit that is visible in just about every aspect of the group, as well as the individuals within the group. Even in their verbal interactions with others, the violence is present. During a recent YouTube live streaming even with Benjamin Naim where he and a few other New IFB adherents spoke about the so-called “Reprobate Doctrine” and what they call “infiltrators”, Ben had some interactions with people who had signed in and were participating in the accompanying live chat1. One of these people, who used the screen name “Vigilant Marksman” made some comments that were critical of the Steven Anderson and the New IFB movement. Not nasty comments, no foul language, and contained no untrue comments. But Ben did not care, and he responded in what could charitably be called an unchristian manner.
Vigilant Marksman: God will judge you Ben.
Ben the Baptist: Jump in a lake


Vigilant Marksman: Pastor Anderson violated the biblical order and placed his puppet in control of a church he did not build.
Ben the Baptist: Keep crying loser. No one likes you.


Vigilant Marksman: Ben the Baptist speak for yourself.
Ben the Baptist: Nice comeback. Go back to Law of Leprosy*. Out Doug oneness! Out!


Vigilant Marksman: Pastor Anderson stepped into an internal church problem what wasn’t his.
Ben the Baptist, block me then.
Ben the Baptist: Bozo Fanninite


Vigilant Marksman: Ben the Baptist, I believe the Trinity the same way Pastor Anderson did for 10 years of ministry.
Ben the Baptist: Haha no you don’t loser
*a reference to Adam Fannin’s church, Law of Liberty Baptist Church. Law of Liberty is from James 2:12




In this part 3a of this article series, we will examine some of the violence aspects of the New IFB movement.



Part 3A:
Reprobates, Theonomy, and Violence – An Introduction to the Vitriolic, Vindictive, and Violent Nature of the New IFB



The Reprobate Doctrine




The so-called “Reprobate Doctrine” embraced by Steven Anderson and the New IFB movement teaches that there are certain individuals who have so hardened their hearts against God, that they are beyond any hope for salvation. While this doctrine does have some basis in Scripture (see Romans 11:7; 1 Peter 2:8 among others), the version embraced by Anderson and the New IFB is a bastardized version of it, wherein Anderson and his followers tend to view themselves as the final arbiter of who is or isn’t a reprobate.
While Anderson and his followers seem to have a penchant for labeling anyone who critically disagrees with them as reprobates, there are apparently two primary groups of people who are labeled as reprobates by the New IFB. The first are those who are ejected or excommunicated by the group. Anderson has stated repeatedly that anyone who attends his church and is not saved as a result is a reprobate. This label had been placed on virtually everyone who has been excommunicated by the New IFB.
The second group of people whom are labeled as reprobate by the New IFB are homosexuals. According to the New IFB, all homosexuals are beyond any and all hope for salvation. They base this on Romans 1:18-32, specifically verses 26-28, which state, “26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;”
They then turn to Jeremiah 6:30, “Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the Lord hath rejected them” and conclude that reprobate is a synonym for rejected, therefore someone with a reprobate mind, is a reprobate themselves and is therefore rejected by God. They look at passages such as Ecclesiastes 1:15, “That which is crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered” and Ecclesiastes 7:13, “Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked?” and interpret these combined scriptures to mean that homosexuals engage in homosexuality because they have been rejected by God and are unable to be saved. They are beyond any hope of salvation. They are doomed to hell for all eternity. Because of their version of reprobation, or the reprobate doctrine, Anderson and his followers have become infamous for the violent hatred of homosexuals
Since December 2005, Anderson and his followers have made a name for themselves in their vocal condemnation not simply of homosexuality, but of homosexuals themselves, almost always calling for their death2.
Benjamin Naim, a New IFB YouTube “celebrity” known as Ben the Baptist, recently held a live stream hate fest which he advertised as a “Live Reprobate Doctrine Roundtable”3, and not long after this it was revealed that New IFB “pastor” Grayson Fritts, who is also a Knox County Tennessee Sheriff’s Office detective, has come under fire for a sermon he delivered on June 2, 2019 wherein he called for the arrest and execution of homosexuals4.


Meanwhile, over in Clermont, Florida, a suburb of Orlando, New IFB “pastor” Patrick Boyle was preparing for his church, Revival Baptist Church, to host an antihomosexual conference he calls the “Make America Straight Again Conference.”5


The antihomsexual hate rhetoric from New IFB pastors, began with Steven Anderson and Roger Jimenez, the founders of the movement, in 2016 after the deadly shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida where shooter Omar Mateen shot over 100 people, killing 49 of them. Within days Steven Anderson and Roger Jimenez went public praising Mateen for killing so many homosexuals. Both Anderson and Jimenez said the only thing they regretted about the shooting was that more homosexuals were nor not killed.6


Not surprisingly, Steven Anderson has found himself banned from several countries – 31 in all, because of his hate speech. What is surprising, however, is that while these countries have banned Steven Anderson, they have allowed the other New IFB “pastors” that Anderson sends in his place, thus ensuring his hate speech has an international audience.7


Steven Anderson claims he learned the Reprobate Doctrine from his father, sometime after Anderson was bullied by what he calls “gangs of sodomites” that terrorized him and others during his time at the Citadel of Faith Christian Academy8 when he was in the seventh grade.


Anderson relates some of the abuse he claims he witnessed at Citadel,
“I am not exaggerating when I say this. When I was twelve years old, when I went to Citadel Christian school, I was literally scared every day that my parents dropped me off. I was literally..as I got out of the car, I was scared getting out of the car. And I dreaded every day that I went to that school because of the horrors that were going on there. Now, one of the problems was that the school was seventh through twelfth grade. So basically, in my main class that I was in, there were about twenty some, thirty kids, and they were just seventh and eighth graders but the whole school was seventh through twelfth so we would have P.E. and Bible classes and other times where we would be basically in the same class with “children” quote unquote that were seventeen, eighteen years old. I’m twelve, they’re seventeen or eighteen. These, uh, “children” quote unquote would basically beat up on us, cause I’m a seventh grader, I mean all of us were being beaten up, tortured, having food and money extorted from us – I mean the typical, ‘hey kid, give us your lunch money’ you know? But basically we had money extorted from us every day. Money – we had to pay them off, or give them food or whatever; or, be attacked or fight them, or whatever. Try fighting an eighteen year old when you’re twelve. You say, ‘you were just a wienie of a wuss.’ No. Let me tell you something. When you’re twelve, you’re not going to fight off a seventeen or eighteen year old from the ghetto. They’re going to beat the fire out of you. Okay? And we literally..I mean..we’re not talking about, you know, I’m not talking about mild beating up. I’m talking about kicking you in the groin as hard as they can – an eighteen year old when you’re twelve. I’m talking about ripping the hair out of the back of your neck. I mean, I’m talking about slugging you in the stomach as hard as they could. I’m talking about them coming up with every way possible to torture you. Okay? This is the kind of stuff that would go on at this Christian school. I remember I would always..you know, my dad always taught me, don’t give in to bullies. Don’t give them the money. Don’t give them the food. Don’t give them what they want, they’ll just come after you more. So I’d always try to fight back and resist, you know, the attack. But honestly, there was a kid in that school he would pay them every day. He’d give them his food every day. He’d give them a twinkie or whatever, you know, out of his lunch. He’d give them money every day, and he got beat up the worst. He got tortured the worst. And I’m not using the word tortured lightly, I mean, I’m talking about extreme pain being inflicted on us [his exact words]. And again, I don’t even want to go into too much of it because of the fact that it’s gruesome. But no only that, the sodomite innuendo that came out of these “kids” mouths. I mean, they would talk sodomy all the time. Filth to young kids. I mean they would basically, an..and you know I’m not playing when I say that the sodomites aren’t reproducers they’re recruiters, and they would constantly have sodomite innuendo coming out of their mouth. Again, nothing I would repeat, but basically trying to solicit sodomite acts out of the younger children.9
“You know, I didn’t like going to seventh grade at that messed up school, but in some ways I’m glad I did ‘cause it made me so mad, that I’m still mad, and I still hate their guts! I still hate these reprobates! I still hate these sodomites! I still hate these haters of God! These VILE, PERVERTERS OF THE FLESH!!! [pounding his pulpit with each word spoken] And I’ll stand up to them! I stood up to them then and I’ll stand up to them now!...Bullies! Bullies my friend, BULLIES! [pounding his pulpit] And they would cram this stuff down your throat, and nobody, because look, a nine-year old, a ten-year old, an eleven-year old doesn’t have the guts to stand up to that kind of a bully. They want to fit in, they want to go with the crowd, they want to be cool, they want to be accepted, they don’t want to get a worse beating, they’re not going to have the guts to stand up. But you know what? Men need to stand up. But I’ll tell you this, kids, they’re just not going to have the guts to stand up. And in every Christian school there are going to be reprobates, there are going to be bullies, and kids aren’t going to stand up to them because kids just don’t have the boldness at that age to stand up to them. And I’m not faulting the kids, I’m faulting the parents, because honestly, a kid who is ten or eleven shouldn’t have to be expected to stand up to some seventeen or eighteen year old sodomite and tell them to go to hell, which is what they ought to be told. And you know, honestly, this is the problem with Christian schools, and it’s the problem with school in general, that you know, you’re basically turning your kids over to people and you don’t really know what all is happening. And they’re not going to, you say, people always ask me, ‘didn’t you tell your parents that this kind of stuff was going on?’ And I always say this, you know, it’s like when you’re a kid you don’t tell your parents. Now logically it would have made sense for me to go home and say, ‘Mom and Dad, you know, these horrible reprobate kids are there that are beating people up, and kicking them in the groin, and stealing their money, and stealing their food, and trying to get them involved in pornography, and you know, I never, honestly I never saw anybody “molested” per se, I was never molested physically at all, but verbally..I mean it’s coming out of their mouths constantly; but the reason kids don’t tell their parents is because kids have this idea, you know what, I guess this is normal. I mean, this is all they’ve known. And they think, well, I guess I just need to stand up for myself, and if I come home and tell my parents then I’m a tattletale and a wimp. You know what I mean? And obviously kids should tell their parents. And I hope that my kids, if anything bad ever happens will..will come to me and tell me because that’s what I should have done looking back.”10
Anderson claims it was his father who taught him the reprobate doctrine11, and he very well may have. With the obviously excessive obsession Steven Anderson has with homosexuals in general, coupled with his ranting about “sodomite bullies” in his junior high school, one has to wonder of something very traumatic happened to Steven Anderson at Citadel Christian Academy. Something so traumatic that it scarred him terribly. So bad that it still upsets him greatly. He takes great pains to emphasize that “I never saw anybody molested, per se” and again, “I was never molested physically.” And yet, he presents a lot of the examples of abuse in such a way that it is obvious it comes from first hand experience. And during his relating of the abuse experienced at Citadel, he makes a very interesting comment, He says, “And I’m not using the word tortured lightly, I mean, I’m talking about extreme pain being inflicted on us.” Inflicted on us. His exact words.
Steven Anderson is not a big man, although he has managed to beef up a bit over the past several years. But in his teen years he was a short scrawny kid. Standing probably somewhat shorter than his current five feet nine or ten inches, and weighing in at about 95 to 100 pounds at that age (photos of him at nineteen years old show a five foot nine or ten inch teen of about 125 pounds), he would have been the perfect victim for school yard bullies who, like all bullies and cowards, tend to pick on those who are smaller and weaker than they are. Given this scenario, it is easy to imagine young Steven Anderson coming home traumatized, possibly sexually molested or at least abused in some manner, and turning to his father for consolation and reassurance. And given this scenario, one can almost hear his dad telling him that those bullies who badly hurt young Steven Anderson both physically and emotionally, that they were going to burn in hell for their actions because they were reprobate sodomites who cannot be saved, and consoling his son with these words. Given Anderson’s current attitude toward homosexuals – an attitude and belief he has apparently held since his days at Citadel Christian Academy, it seems apparent that he very well could have received some consolation that his “sodomite bully” antagonists would spend eternity burning in hell with no hope of salvation. While this scenario is pure speculation, given Anderson’s own telling of his experiences at Citadel, as well as his long held deep seated obsessional hatred for and belief (desire) that homosexuals cannot be saved, seems to be an extremely realistic scenario.
The elder Mr. Anderson, however, did not invent the reprobate doctrine himself, and certainly not to console his abused and possibly molested son. It was Jack Hyles, the founder of the IFB, or Independent Fundamental Baptist movement back in the 1950’s who came up with this doctrine. And no doubt Steven Anderson was taught this doctrine during his time at Hyles-Anderson College. In fact, Anderson himself has posted a video of Jack Hyles teaching the reprobate doctrine on his personal YouTube channel.12
Unfortunately, many victims of abuse become abusers themselves, and this is clearly the case with Steven Anderson. He has become the very thing he loathes, a bully. He is spiritually abusive, a spiritual bully not unlike those whom he calls the “Sodomite Bullies” of his early junior high school years, whose abuse of him festered inside of him until it finally erupted into the spiritual abuse – including his “reprobate doctrine” for “sodomites” today. He is still fighting back against those same bullies today, though no longer as a small skinny 13-year old against the larger and older high school age bullies who tormented him.
Anderson constantly rails against homosexuals from behind his pulpit, during interviews, and has even made it a point to meet some of the pro-homosexual protesters at his church and speaking venues where he tells them all to “get AIDS and die!” He has thrown homosexuals out of his church telling them they are not welcome (and thus denying them the gospel), he has told them he wants them to contract brain cancer and die, he has emphatically stated over and over and over again from his and other pulpits that all homosexuals deserve to die.13
Hatred is both contagious and consuming, and Steven Anderson’s New IFB is a textbook example of this. His reprobate doctrine and hatred has spread throughout the New IFB and among the like-minded preachers and adherents. After the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting where 49 people lost their life, Anderson was quick to find a spotlight and begin spouting his hate, praising the self-professed Islamic terrorist, but complaining that more homosexuals were not killed. Soon after Anderson’s public rants, both Roger Jimenez and Donnie Romero (both New IFB pastors) made the evening news spouting the same rhetoric, almost verbatim. It was as if Anderson had handed them both a prepared hate speech. A recent check of New IFB YouTube channels revealed more than one hundred seventy-five different videos relating to Anderson’s reprobate doctrine spread across only twenty of the thirty-one New IFB related channels. In addition to these, the New IFB recently held a “Make America Straight Again” conference, “dedicated to the proclamation of the reprobate doctrine”14, and featuring three days chock full of anti-homosexual hate sermons with titles such as “The Sodomite Infiltration and Infestation,” “Waging War Against The Sodomites”15; in addition to the more than two dozen news and other videos resulting from the conference16 with each of them allowing the New IFB haters even more video time to spew their hatred; and, at least nine news reports featuring interviews and video of New IFB pastor Grayson Fritts who just days before the conference preached a sermon calling for the death penalty for homosexuals17.
While some people might look at this as a “contained” situation, in that these hate filled people are all part of the same group – the New IFB movement. While this is true, we must also remember that these people do have jobs outside of their religious group, and some of them hold positions where they are able to wield a lot of influence over the public. For instance, how many of these people who want homosexuals put to death are school teachers, and able to influence their students? How many are employees at a bank or other lending institution? Would they be inclined to turn down people for needed loans because they are part of this group? More importantly, how many are in law enforcement? Grayson Fritts who is mentioned above is a detective and 20-year veteran with the Knox County Tennessee Sheriff’s Department.18 How many of his cases are now in question because of his publicly expressed hatred of homosexuals? At least one case investigated by Detective Fritts involved the murder of man with a homosexual son.19 Did Fritts perhaps look at this case or others with a bias based on his intense and violent homophobia?
Another individual who is fairly well known among the New IFB is both a firefighter and an EMT. According to a former New IFB member,20 this individual gave a “sermon” on psychopathy (an odd choice for a sermon to say the least) and during this so-called “sermon” named several well known gay celebrities such as Ellen DeGeneres that he would like to see put to death. Given this intense hatred for gays, one must wonder if this New IFB firefighter/EMT might hesitate to save the life of a homosexual victim? Would he perhaps not try as hard to save their home if it was on fire, or rescue them if they were trapped inside? Would he refuse to perform CPR or mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on a homosexual victim, and thus allow them to die (which would be according to his publicly stated desires).
Given the their outspoken and virulent hatred for homosexuals, does the New IFB pose a greater threat to the homosexual community that the rest of the population? These are legitimate questions and concerns that should be addressed when it is discovered these individuals are in positions where they are able to wield a great deal of influence – even a life or death influence, over the homosexual community.
When looking through the various New IFB related websites, one thing above all others quickly becomes crystal clear. That is their hate. It runs deep, and they are eager to express it, and they’ll take any steps to justify it, even twisting Scripture. At the recent New IFB “Make America Straight Conference,” Bruce Mejia, resident pastor at Faithful Word Baptist Church in El Monte, California, gave a sermon he called, “Waging War on Sodomites.” In it he said,
“Now look. When is a time, when is it a time to love? At our church it’s Sunday afternoon. It’s on Thursdays, it’s on Saturdays. What is that? Preaching the gospel. Spend a good amount of hours out there, you know, talking about the love of God. Look, the Bible tells us, ‘Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee, and that I gree* with those that rise up against thee, I hate them with perfect hatred. I count them mine enemies.’ Now don’t miss this. The Bible tells us here that David – this is a very bold statement – he hates them with perfect hatred. What does perfect mean in the Bible? It means complete. Now look. I’ve known preachers of times past, they hated some things. But their hatred was incomplete. You know why? Because we’re supposed to hate sin, amen? Supposed to hate sin. We’re supposed to hate what sin does to people. But you know what? A perfect hatred also includes hating those who hate the Lord. And what David’s basically saying here is, he has a complete mature hatred! He hates sin. He hates evil. He hates those who hate the Lord. ‘[you say] I don’t believe God hates.’ Have you heard of hell? You think it’s like just all roses and daisies, it’s just, the heater’s turned on. It’s hell. We need to recognize and stop, you know, having this weird perception that God is only love but He’s no hate. Hey, God is love and heaven is the expression of that. Everlasting life is the expression of that. Jesus Christ coming to die for us is the expression of that. But you know what? God also hates! Hell’s the proof! God also hates! Damnation is proof! The Bible says in Psalm 97, verse 10, ‘Ye that love the Lord hate evil. He preserveth the souls of th..the saints, He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.’ Romans 12:9 says ‘let love be without dissimulation! Abhor that which is evil, cleave to that which is good.’ You know what this is telling us? That a hypocritical love is a love that claims that it don’t, that they don’t hate. That’s what that’s saying. You know, I forgot what preacher said, he’s like, ‘Oh, you can’t say that you love everyone, if you love everyone, if you said you love everyone, you love nobody and that’s fact. Because in order to love someone, there has to be an equal amount of hatred for those who would even desire to harm them.”
Throughout his rant, the New IFB folks that were in attendance were repeatedly saying things such as, “That’s Right!” “Amen!” and laughing, although it is unsure where the comedy was. They did seem, however, to laugh the loudest and longest when Mejia would say homosexuals were going to go to hell.
This extremely unbiblical hatred of homosexuals has led New IFB pastor Manly Perry to condemn “Dr. Bronner’s Pure-Castile Liquid Soap.” In a video he has titled, “Say No To Sodomite Soap!”22 Mr. Perry relates that he has used the Dr. Bronner soap for some time, and how he thinks it is a very good product. “But,” he says, “have you ever taken time to read one of these?” (referring to the label) “It’s all kinds of New Age nonsense, mumbo jumbo on there. Let me just read the first line here: ‘As taught by The Moral ABC, the real Rabbi Hillel taught Jesus to unite all mankind free.’ Now look,” he continues, “Ain’t nobody teachin’ Jesus anything, amen?” Later he says that although he really liked the product, he never felt good using it.
Now that’s all well and good, if he is uncomfortable using it because of the New Age messages printed in impossibly small print all over the label, then he should not violate his conscience by using it. No problem. However, he doesn’t stop there. He goes on to explain that his family also used to use Dove brand soap, but then he discovered that Unilever, the company that makes Dove soap, produced a commercial with what he called “a transvestite” using Dove. He then asks, “Where can you find a good soap these days?” His rant against what he calls, “New Age friendly, sodomite friendly” soap soon becomes an advertisement to buy a homemade soap produced by another New IFB pastor, Michael Johnson and his wife. He concludes his video by encouraging his viewers to “stop giving New Ager sodomites your money for soap!”
While depicting a homosexual in their commercial may be offensive to some, it is certainly no reason to boycott Unilever. In fact I am certain that while Mr. Perry has stopped “giving sodomites money” for soap, he continues to give them a huge amount of money by purchasing some of the 400 recognizable brands of food, health, and beauty products manufactured and owned by Unilever, in addition to their Dove soap; products such as Ragu pasta sauces, Knorr pasta and sauces, Klondike ice cream bars, Lipton tea, Hellman’s mayonnaise, Vaseline, Noxema, Q-Tips, Breyer’s ice cream, and so many, many, many more. If nothing else, Mr. Perry and those in the New IFB that follow his advice to “Say No To Sodomite Soap!” have no problem saying yes to “sodomite” food, “sodomite” health products, and “sodomite” beauty products. If you are reading this Mr. Perry (or any of the New IFB folks), this is called a double standard, and hypocrisy. The Bible calls it being double minded, and I am sure you know what the Bible says about those who are double minded? “A double minded man is unstable in all his ways.” (James 1:8). And that certainly describes the New IFB movement.
Ironically, the “Johnson Pure Soap” being promoted by Mr. Perry, is sold by New IFB celebrity Paul Wittenberger on his Framing the World website. Right alongside a wide selection of Auromère products which are produced by and which support both a Hindu ashram in Northern California and a communal Hindu community in India. What makes this so ironic is the prevailing Hindu stance on homosexuality. The Human Rights Campaign reports that,
“The Hindu American Foundation, in its policy brief on Hindus and Homosexuality, notes that Hinduism does not provide a fundamental spiritual reason to reject or ostracize LGBTQ individuals, and that, ‘Given their inherent spiritual equality, Hindus should not socially ostracize LGBT individuals, but should accept them as fellow sojourners on the path to moksha.’
“The Vedas refer to a ‘third sex,’ roughly defined as people for whom sex is not procreative, either through impotence or a lack of desire for the opposite sex. Members of the third sex are not ostracized, however, and are sometimes recognized for having divine powers or insights. The Kama Sutra, a Hindu text detailing the pleasures of sexuality, states that same-sex experience is ‘to be engaged in and enjoyed for its own sake as one of the arts.’”23
In other words, Mr. Manly Perry and the New IFB are saying, “Say no to New Age and Sodomite soap! … but buy this soap that is made by New Age homosexual supporting Hindu’s!”


Of course, the New IFB hatred of homosexuals has its foundation in Pastor Steven Anderson, and he makes no apologies for this. His rants about homosexuals, his well publicized public homophobic comments, his violent vitriol regarding homosexuals is globally known, and as a result he has been banned from entering thirty-three separate nations.24
For Anderson, however, being banned from these countries is nothing more than free publicity. Although these countries have taken a step to prevent Anderson’s New IFB brand of hate, they haven’t even slowed down its progress into their countries, for as soon as one of them bans him, he simply sends one of his New IFB clone pastors to take his place, and before long, that country has its own New IFB Steven Anderson clone and church – whether a house church or an actual church building, such as in England, The Republic of Ireland, Malawi and South Africa.25
The reprobate doctrine of Steven Anderson and the New IFB is probably the one doctrine of theirs that they are know for. They are defined by it, and they seem inordinately proud of that. But with all of the screaming, and pulpit pounding, kicking and jumping they employ to emphasize this doctrine, is it actually biblical? The New IFB bases its reprobate doctrine on two passages of Scripture, Leviticus 20:13, and Romans 1:24-28.
The Leviticus passage reads, “13 If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.” and the Romans passage: “24 Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: 25 Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: 27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. 28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient”.
Anderson combines these two passages and arrives at the conclusion that:
1. God considers homosexuality to be an abomination worthy of death,
2. Those given over to a reprobate mind commit homosexual acts,
3. Therefore, homosexuality is evidence of reprobation, therefore all homosexuals are to be killed and God approves of this.
There are several things wrong with Anderson’s conclusion, beginning with his insistence that this doctrine and passage are essential to salvation. He insists (complete with pulpit pounding emphasis) that if you do not believe that homosexuals are reprobates that must be put to death, you are not a Christian, not saved, and doomed to spend eternity burning in hell. He states,
[indent] “Here’s what the verse says, it says in verse 20, uh, Leviticus 20:13, ‘If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.’ Now let just start out by saying this, and you can like this or lump this, if you don’t believe this verse you’re not even saved, you’re gonna go to hell when you die. IF YOU DON’T BELIEVE WHAT I JUST READ YOU YOU’RE GOING TO HELL WHEN YOU DIE! YOU’RE GONNA BURN IN HELL FOR ALL ETERNITY! YOU’RE NOT EVEN SAVED! YOU DON’T HAVE CHRIST AS YOUR SAVIOR! You say, how do you know that? Because THE BIBLE SAYS HE THAT IS OF GOD HEARETH GOD’S WORD! And YOU therefore hear them not, ‘cause you’re not of God. And you know what? IF YOU DON’T HEAR THE WORD OF GOD THAT I JUST READ TO YOU, and you say, ‘that isn’t right, that’s wrong, that’s mean;’ you know what? YOU’RE NOT EVEN OF GOD! YOU’RE NOT EVEN OF GOD! YOU DON’T EVEN HAVE CHRIST IN YOUR HEART! YOU’RE NOT EVEN SAVED!!!” (All caps indicate those points which Anderson emphasized by screaming at the top of voice and pounding his pulpit repeatedly)26
Additionally, Anderson takes the Romans passage out of context in order to support his reprobate doctrine. The full passage would include all verses from Romans 1:15-32, not just the four verses he has cherry picked. Notice verse 21 which states, “Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” According to numerous other verses in Scripture including Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21; John 3:18-20, Romans 3:10-19; and numerous other passages, Romans 1:21 refers to every single unbeliever. Is Anderson prepared to say that every single unbeliever is a reprobate? Not likely (although one can never be too sure about a thing like this when it concerns Steven L Anderson).
And verse 21 aside, take a look at verse 28 which lays at the end of Anderson’s ‘supporting” verse for his reprobate doctrine. Notice how there is a semi-colon at the end of that verse? Which indicates what? That the statement is not complete. The complete statement includes verses 29-32. Let’s take a look at that complete statement and examine the obvious ramifications of it with regard to Anderson’s reprobate doctrine.
“28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; 29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, 30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, 31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: 32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.”
Well, now, that puts a whole new light on things doesn’t it. For not only are homosexuals worthy of death, but there is a whole list of people who are worthy of death. Note the word “worthy” as used here. The passage neither says “must be put to death,” nor “should be put to death,” but rather these people are “worthy of death.” Meaning they deserve death, as does every sinner according to Scripture which states, “the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” But Steven Anderson, in order to support his “death to all homosexuals” doctrine, the “reprobate doctrine,” has redefined what God has said in order to fit what he wants the passage to say, rather than what it actually says.
In order to remain consistent, however, Anderson must also call for the death of:
1. Those “filled with all unrighteousness.” (verse 29). The Greek word used here is adikia, and refers to injustice, as in contrary to God’s justice, contrary to what He approves. According to Anderson’s theology, anyone who is filled with injustice is to be put to death.
2. Those involved in “fornication”. The Greek word porneia refers to prostitution.
3. Those involved in “wickedness.” The Greek word here is ponéria, and it refers to sin.
4. Those involved in “covetousness.” The Greek word used here is pleonexia, and is used to describe avarice, greed, and an aggressive desire for things.
5. Those involved in “maliciousness.” Here the Greek word used is kakia, and refers to those with a vicious disposition marked by malice and spite.
6. Those who are “full of envy.” The Greek word translated “envy” in this passage is phthonos, and it refers to those who are happy when someone else experiences misfortune or pain.
7. Those who commit “murder.” The Greek word here is phonos, and refers to intentional, unjustified homicide.
8. Those who “debate”. The Greek word is eris, which refers to contention, strife, and wrangling.
9. “Deceit.” The Greek word is dolos, and refers to those who deal in deceit and treachery.
10. Those filled with “malignity.” The Greek word kakoétheia refers to those who are evil minded, who are spiteful, and hostile, and who have or express a desire to do evil to others.
11. Those who are “whisperers.” The Greek word psithuristés refers to those who gossip.
12. Continuing into verse 30 we see that “backbiters” is included in this list of reprobates. The Greek word here is psithuristés, the same word translated as “whisperers.” It is used here to describe the elements of gossip such as slander and defamation. In other words, it is not simply talking about others behind their backs (whisperers), but also slandering and defaming them (backbiters) when you do so.
13. Those who are “haters of God.” The Greek word theostugés is used here, and refers not only to those who hate God, but also to those who are hateful to God.
14. Those who are “despiteful.” The Greek word hubristés refers to those who are insolent, insulting, and/or violent.
15. Those who are “proud.” The Greek word is huperephanos, and it referes to those who think of and present themselves as better than others, as above others.
16. Those who are “boasters.” The Greek word here is alazón, and it refers to those who present themselves as something other than what they are, flaunting their fake achievements, boasting about fake accomplishments.
17. Those who are “inventors of evil things.” The Greek phrase epheuretés kakos, refers to those who plan evil and wickedness out of the evil in their hearts.
18. Those who are “disobedient to parents.” The Greek word is apeithés, and refers to those who are rebellious toward their parents, disobedient and refusing to obey them.
19. And into verse 31 we see those who are “without understanding.” This is the Greek word asunetos, and it refers to those who lack wisdom and discernment.
20. Those who are “covenantbreakers.” The Greek word here is asunthetos. It refers to those who do not keep agreements, and are untrustworthy.
21. Those who are “without natural affection.” The Greek word astorgos refers to those who are unloving toward others.
22. Those who are “implacable.” The Greek word here is aspondous. It refers to those who cannot be please, those who refuse to reconcile, and refuse to accept any truce.
23. Those who are “unmerciful.” This is the Greek word aneleemon, which refers to those who lack pity, mercy, and compassion. Those who are cruel.
24. And verse 32, those who knowing the judgment of God not only commit these things, but they take pleasure in those that commit these things, approving of what they do.
Anderson’s theology, specifically his so-called “reprobate doctrine,” which permeates the New IFB movement, is a self-condemning theology. It condemns and calls reprobate those within the New IFB itself who use it to justify their hate and condemnation of others, their lack of compassion for others, their cruelty toward others (especially as will be shown later), their slander and defamation of others, their refusal to reconcile with those they have harmed, their unloving manner and attitude, and the joy they experience at that murder of others. Sadly, they also condemn as unsavable reprobates those who lack the wisdom and discernment to recognize this about Steven Anderson and the New IFB movement.
The “reprobate doctrine” is clearly unbiblical. While those who do the things mentioned in Romans 1:15-32 actually are worthy of death, the list includes virtually anyone who has ever lived. And that is the intent of the Apostle Paul in writing this. He is pointing out that everyone is worthy of death. This does not mean they are to be put to death as Anderson claims. And as Paul notes in 1 Corinthians 6:9-11,
9 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, 10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. 11 And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.
This is almost the same list as appears in Romans 1:15-32. The statement of verse 9 here, “...the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God...” is inclusive of every single element found in Romans 1:15-32. But note verse 11 here: “And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.” What is Paul saying? There are born again Christians who once engaged in every single condemned act noted in Romans 1:15-32, including homosexuality. Just because you engage in one of the actions, including homosexuality, does not mean you unable to be saved. Steven Anderson’s theology is contrary to God’s word, is antithetical to God and Christianity, and it should be banned from every discerning Christian’s mind.
Part 3a Sources:


1. Ben the Baptist LIVE: Reprobate Doctrine Roundtable [2:11:54]
Streamed live on Jun 7, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NE-Aof3zOQ
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio Downloaded for this Video
Live Chat Screen Shots Downloaded(?)


2. People I Hate - Pastor Jonathan Shelley
Stedfast Baptist Church
Streamed live on Mar 31, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L27G1kQB7p8


Mark 3 - Blasphemy Against the Holy Ghost (6/19/16)
brothermanly316 – Manly Perry
Published on Jun 20, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XucDaB_ZB7o


Shame on Atlanta Pride and its Supporters
Strong Hold Baptist Church – David Berzins
Published on Oct 20, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DbWqeaPWjY


Can A Reprobate Get Saved
Joe Major (Faith Baptist Church)
Streamed live on Jul 29, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fx7K0SCX5zo


Reprobate mask drops in church
Tim Delello – Friendship Baptist Church
Streamed live on Oct 31, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWVOoX2pgl4


Reprobate Pride by Pastor Tommy McMurtry 6/12/16 PM
Liberty Baptist Church of Rock Falls, IL
Published on Jun 18, 2016
6/12/2016 Sunday Evening
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvxmC7z3fT4


"Sodomite Reprobates" - Sunday am 6/9/19 - Pastor Grayson Fritts
All Scripture Baptist Church
Streamed live on Jun 9, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpIOeshtasE


Importance of the Reprobate Doctrine - Matt. 13
Revival Baptist Church Live – Patrick Boyle
Published on Sep 17, 2018
www.RevivalBaptistOrlando.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbn7lXqdKS4




Steven Anderson: I Pray Caitlyn Jenner Dies Today and Goes to Hell [3:43]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZVyJZGowc
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Pastor Steven L Anderson Is Gonna Pray For Barack Obama To Die And Go To
Hell [1:48]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zyLRaX7jQ
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


'Pastor' Steven Anderson Says He Hates Gays and They All Should Be Killed [5:34]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceFja7OosbU
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Pastor Steven Anderson HEATED Australian Radio Interview | Homosexual
Interrupts!!! [7:16]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5yx07-TkZo
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


AIDS, the Judgement of God - documentary by Pastor Steven Anderson minus
patent trolled segment [54:36]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvZzVQ3iAak
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


Pastor Steven Anderson Tells Gay Radio Host he Hopes he gets Cancer and Dies
[CRINGE] [1:07]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmmoFdCtDLg
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Disgusting Pastor Has "Discovered" A Cure For AIDs [5:13]
The Young Turks
"A Baptist pastor in Tempe, Arizona called for the mass extermination of LGBT people on Sunday in a sermon entitled “AIDS: The ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCq8jxzyW18
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Christian Pastor Supports Killing “Sodomites" [4:45]
The Young Turks
Christian pastor Steven Anderson doesn't mind homosexuals being executed. John Iadarola
(ThinkTank), Wes Clark Jr., and ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbgT_52-OF8
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


3. Ben the Baptist LIVE: Reprobate Doctrine Roundtable
Ben the Baptist
Streamed live on Jun 7, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NE-Aof3zOQ
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


4. Detective Grayson Fritts defends LGBTQ comments
Knoxville News Sentinel
Published on Jun 13, 2019
The Knox County Sheriff's Office detective who came under fire Wednesday after the News Sentinel reported on his recent hate-filled sermon did not back off Wednesday on his stance that the government should arrest and execute members of the LGBTQ community. Detective Grayson Fritts, pastor of All Scripture Baptist Church, scrapped his original sermon Wednesday afternoon and spoke about his view of persecution. He said he is not alone in his beliefs, but said he’s the only one willing to take a stand for it. Read more: https://knoxne.ws/2IGahhj
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ua0HkCT4QV8


KCSO Grayson Fritts anti-gay sermon
WATE 6 On Your Side
Published on Jun 12, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQ3tXU3eEjQ


5. Florida pastor holding 'Make America Straight Again' conference
By Robert Guaderrama, Posted Jun 13 2019
http://www.fox13news.com/news/florida-news/florida-pastor-holding-make-america-straight-again-conference


‘Make America Straight Again’ conference will bring a group of anti-LGBTQ preachers to Orlando’s Pride weekend
By Muri Assunção | New York Daily News | Jun 13, 2019
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/ny-pulse-anti-lgbtq-make-america-straight-again-pride-weekend-20190613-quhvtkdoybhanmv3z3hfmid4jy-story.html


Clermont church plans 'Make America Straight Again' conference
By: Myrt Price, Updated: Jun 12, 2019
https://www.wftv.com/news/local/clermont-church-plans-make-america-straight-again-conference/957654884


6. California pastor praises Orlando massacre
USA TODAY
Published on Jun 15, 2016
After the mass shooting at an Orlando gay nightclub, Pastor Roger Jimenez praised the massacre, saying that it's a tragedy more "predators" and "pedophiles" didn't die.
Be Smarter. Faster. More Colorful and get the full story at: http://usat.ly/1VX2ZaI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAUzqi3GKD0


Christian Pastor Supports Killing “Sodomites"
The Young Turks
Published on Jun 19, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbgT_52-OF8


7. Anderson has been banned from entering South Africa, Botswana, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Jamaica.


In a YouTube video, Anderson mentioned a planned trip to Malawi in order to set up a church there. Malawian authorities subsequently made it known that he would not be welcome in the country and that he would also be banned from entering it in the future.


He has been banned from several other countries, including the United Kingdom, Malawi, South Africa, Canada, Jamaica and all other European Union countries. And Also: the Republic of Ireland, and the Netherlands. THE UK: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland.


Pastor Anderson Now Banned from 31 Countries [4:06]
MP4 Video downloaded
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWK2rcX3mJM
sanderson1611
Published on May 2, 2019
6 Countries That Have Banned Me:


Botswana, Canada, Jamaica, Netherlands, South Africa, United Kingdom


25 additional "Schengen" countries I am now banned from:


Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.


the Schengen consists of 26 countries that Anderson is banned from:
The 26 Schengen countries are: Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland.
https://www.schengenvisainfo.com/schengen-visa-countries-list/


Steven Anderson has been banned from a total of 36 countries.




Anderson mentioned a planned trip to Malawi in order to set up a church there. Malawian authorities subsequently made it known that he would not be welcome in the country and that he would also be banned from entering it in the future.[39][40]
[39] "Govt. blocks anti-gay pastor from coming to Malawi". 2016-10-26. https://malawi24.com/2016/10/26/govt-blocks-anti-gay-pastor-from-coming-to-malawi/.
[40] Collison, Carl. "Malawi government says 'kill the gays’ pastor 'will not be received' in the country". The M&G Online. http://mg.co.za/article/2016-10-24-00-kill-the-gays-pastor-now-trying-to-infiltrate-malawi.


Govt. blocks anti-gay pastor from coming to Malawi
By Luke Bisani on Oct 26, 2016
https://malawi24.com/2016/10/26/govt-blocks-anti-gay-pastor-from-coming-to-malawi/
government through its spokesperson Malison Ndau has disclosed that they have banned controversial US pastor Steven Anderson from opening his church in the country.


Malawi government says 'kill the gays’ pastor 'will not be received' in the country
Carl Collison 24 Oct 2016
https://mg.co.za/article/2016-10-24-00-kill-the-gays-pastor-now-trying-to-infiltrate-malawi
Malison Ndau, Malawi’s government spokesperson, has said that ‘pastor of hate’, Steven Anderson setting up a church in the country “would not augur well for the people of Malawi” and that the country’s people “would not accept it”. “He would would not be received well here,” Ndau said.


Malawi bans homophobic US pastor Steven Anderson - EWN
https://ewn.co.za/2016/10/28/malawi-bans-us-pastor-steven-anderson
Oct 28, 2016 - CAPE TOWN - Malawi is the latest African country to ban controversial US pastor Steven Anderson. Local online newspaper Malawi24 is ...


Media Lies about Malawi Banning Pastor Anderson – YouTube [5:44]
sanderson1611
Published on Dec 21, 2016
[Note: In this video, Anderson shows his passport which indicates he is allowed to go to Malawi, but yet, he didn't go, and the reason he did not go is because the Malawian government banned him!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVuMpcaPyI8
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Steven L Anderson: We are already in Malawi
sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/12/we-are-already-in-malawi.html
Dec 3, 2016 - The homos that said we had been banned must have been lying because the ... Enough people in Malawi are fluent in English for us to conduct ...


Wanted: Laborers in Malawi
December 30, 2016
http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/12/wanted-laborers-in-malawi.html


pastor_anderson_malawi_visa
Article by Roberto Igual | December 26, 2016
https://www.mambaonline.com/2016/12/26/revolting-steven-anderson-celebrates-george-michaels-death/pastor_anderson_malawi_visa/


Faithful Word Baptist Church Malawi
https://www.facebook.com/Faithful-Word-Baptist-Church-Malawi-1303136263053850/


Faithful Word Baptist Church Malawi
Sorry, this page doesn't exist.
Please check the URL or go back a page.
404 Error. Page Not Found.
https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/malawi.html


8. Citadel of Faith Christian Academy, 5230 Ehrhardt Ave., Sacramento, CA 95823. The school opened July 1, 1980, and closed its doors August 12, 2004. It was a private K-12 school located within the boundaries of the Elk Grove Unified School District of Sacramento, California.


9. [Note, this is a verbatim transcript. Scare quotes appear where Anderson would motion them with his fingers]
Horrors of a "Christian" Junior High School [7:33]
sanderson1611
Published on Sep 3, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed62uzT997g
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video
– or an extended version of the same –
HORRORS OF CHRISTIAN SCHOOL | First hand experience [26:26]
File001
Published on May 14, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e734rRcLLIo
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


10. Standing Up to the Sodomite Bullies!!!!! Pastor Steven L Anderson [5:03]
Let God's word be true and every man a liar!!!
Published on Jun 24, 2016
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXRn73sY9jY&feature=youtu.be
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


Anderson is so rabidly homophobic (with that term being defined in the most precise terms as his hatred for them stems from his intense fear of them as a young junior high school student) that he actually went out of his way in one of his sermons to teach that Jesus wore pants. Yes, he said pants.


What kind of clothes did Jesus wear?


History suggests that Jesus would have worn the same clothes as the ordinary people of His day. He would have worn plain linens, comfortable long robes with a sash to tuck the garment in when He ran. He would have worn simple sandals on His feet. Jesus was from a poor background and His clothes would have been plain and ordinary.


Jesus probably wore a type of rope around his middle, not a "sash". It would likely be woven, but simple, with some threads at each end. Hasidic Jews, for centuries, have worn black silk woven string ropes around their waist when praying. It's to separate the upper, more holy parts of the body, the heart and mind, from the lower parts, involving waste disposal and sexual activity and lust. It's called a gartel. Jesus would not have worn a gartel made out of silk, but of humbler rope material.


First Century Clothing
Typical clothing for a man in the First Century seems pretty foreign to Westerners.

Tunic, Chaluq, Kitunna, or Colobium
Illustration from Madelieine S. and J. Lane Miller, Harper's Encyclopedia of Bible Life (Third Revised Edition, Harper & Row, 1978), p. 55.
• Tunic, the Chaluq, Kittuna, or colobium, a long, close-fitting tunic made of linen or wool and worn next to the skin. It had an opening for the neck and sometimes sleeves. It was worn long, perhaps to the ankles, and fastened with a girdle or belt of linen or leather around the waist or under the breast. We know that Jesus' garment was seamless (John 19:23). http://jesuswalk.com/images/tunic.gif
• Cloak, the Tallith or Goltha. This was a square garment that bore tassels at the corners in fulfillment of the commands in Numbers 15:38-39 and Deuteronomy 22:12 as a reminder to obey the laws of the Lord. The strands that made up the tassel probably included at least one of hyacinth (light violet to moderate purple) color and several strands of white. In Luke 8:44 the outer clothing is expressed by the Greek word himation, "cloak, robe."[3]
• Head-gear, possibly a turban, or a covering for the head, back of the neck, and shoulders. There is some dispute about whether men wore these in Jesus' day, since there is no mention in the New Testament.
• Sandals[4]
Sometimes Bible commentators refer to undergarments and outer garments, but the inner garments were not like our underwear that are worn invariably under our other clothing. In Jesus' day the tunic was visible under the cloak. It was more the "layered look" that was fashionable around the turn of the Twenty-First Century.
Where Luke records, "She came up behind him and touched the edge of his cloak" (8:44), the word translated "edge" is Greek kraspedon, " 'edge, border, hem' of a garment." But it can also refer to the "tassel" that Israelites wore on the four corners of the cloak.[5] We're not exactly sure which is referred to in this verse.
Jesus’ Attire
There are only a couple of references to the type of clothing that Jesus wore during His time on earth and it would not have been much different from the way that other Jewish men dressed at that time, particularly rabbis. Once such reference was “When the soldiers had crucified Jesus, they took his garments and divided them into four parts, one part for each soldier; also his tunic” (John 19:23a). The word “tunic” is from the Greek word “chiton” which is a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin so what Jesus was wearing “was seamless, woven in one piece from top to bottom, so they said to one another, “Let us not tear it, but cast lots for it to see whose it shall be” (John 19:23b-24.) A seamless piece of clothing was very valuable in that day because most clothing at the time was not “woven in one piece from the top to bottom” as Jesus’ tunic was.


Touching Jesus
When a woman with a disease came to Jesus it says “And behold, a woman who had suffered from a discharge of blood for twelve years came up behind him and touched the fringe of his garment, for she said to herself, “If I only touch his garment, I will be made well” (Matt 9:20-21). Jesus may have been wearing what had been worn and commanded of the ancient Israelites where God told Moses “Speak to the people of Israel, and tell them to make tassels on the corners of their garments throughout their generations, and to put a cord of blue on the tassel of each corner” (Num 15:38). These tassels were originally intended for them to “look at and remember all the commandments of the Lord, to do them, not to follow after your own heart and your own eyes, which you are inclined to whore after” (Num 15:28-29). These tassels on the corners of their garments closely resembled what the Pharisees wore and about which Jesus said, “They do all their deeds to be seen by others. For they make their phylacteries broad and their fringes long” (Matt 23:5). The longer the phylacteries were, the more holy they thought themselves to be and the more they expected others to regard them as holy. To the Jews, it would have been an abomination to have a woman with a blood discharge touch Jesus. They believed that would have declared Him as unclean.


What Jesus Wore
Jesus certainly wore sandals.
Jesus wore a tunic underneath His garments.
Jesus wore a cloak.
Jesus wore plain linens.
A sash to tuck in the clothing if necessary.
Jesus wore comfortable long robes.
Jesus might have worn a Jewish turban while outside.


Revelation 19:13
And he was clothed with a vesture [himation = 2440. himation. an outer garment, a cloak, robe
Usage: a long flowing outer garment, tunic.] dipped in blood: and his name is called The Word of God.




John 19:23-24 (KJV)
23 Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took his garments [himatia = 2440. himation. an outer garment, a cloak, robe. Usage: a long flowing outer garment, tunic.], and made four parts, to every soldier a part; and also his coat [chitōna = 5509. chitón]: now the coat [chitōn = 5509. chitón. a tunic, garment, undergarment.] was without seam, woven from the top throughout.


24 They said therefore among themselves, Let us not rend it, but cast lots for it, whose it shall be: that the scripture might be fulfilled, which saith, They parted my raiment [himatia = 2440] among them, and for my vesture [himatismon = 2441. himatismos. a collective word: raiment, clothing.] they did cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did.


Jesus wore pants, not a dress!!! Baptist preaching Bible [5:31]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ta9LSx8-9Vc
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Did Jesus Wear Long Clothing [3:04]
sanderson1611
Published on Jul 11, 2017
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5uuaup4EsM
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


11. How My Dad Taught Me the Reprobate Doctrine [6:10]
sanderson1611
Published on Feb 14, 2019
He takes this from Hebrews 6, saying those who have come to church, and “tasted” the Holy Spirit, i,e. heard the sermon, etc., but stop coming to church, they have been rejected by God, they are reprobate, they cannot be saved.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Luv-pGS7Wik&feature=youtu.be
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


13. Steven Anderson: I Pray Caitlyn Jenner Dies Today and Goes to Hell [3:43]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlZVyJZGowc
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Pastor Steven L Anderson Is Gonna Pray For Barack Obama To Die And Go To
Hell [1:48]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9zyLRaX7jQ
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


'Pastor' Steven Anderson Says He Hates Gays and They All Should Be Killed [5:34]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceFja7OosbU
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Pastor Steven Anderson HEATED Australian Radio Interview | Homosexual
Interrupts!!! [7:16]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5yx07-TkZo
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


AIDS, the Judgement of God - documentary by Pastor Steven Anderson minus
patent trolled segment [54:36]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvZzVQ3iAak
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


Pastor Steven Anderson Tells Gay Radio Host he Hopes he gets Cancer and Dies
[CRINGE] [1:07]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmmoFdCtDLg
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Disgusting Pastor Has "Discovered" A Cure For AIDs [5:13]
The Young Turks
"A Baptist pastor in Tempe, Arizona called for the mass extermination of LGBT people on Sunday in a sermon entitled “AIDS: The ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCq8jxzyW18
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


Christian Pastor Supports Killing “Sodomites" [4:45]
The Young Turks
Christian pastor Steven Anderson doesn't mind homosexuals being executed. John Iadarola
(ThinkTank), Wes Clark Jr., and ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbgT_52-OF8
Audio MP3 and Video MP4 have been downloaded for this video


14. Roger Jimenez in his conference opening sermon, “Make America Straight Again Conference - Pastor Roger Jimenez Sermon,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlncJw7VXtw&t=5s


MASA Conference Set 1, https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNJtltw2kZr2bava4-Q_6VucHnRcbW1NX


15. Make America Straight Again Conference - Pastor Aaron Thompson, “The Sodomite Infiltration and Infestation,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwZ6LhJNcns


Make America Straight Again Conference - Pastor Bruce Mejia, “Waging War Against The Sodomites,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kma7wIP81ZI


16. YouTube Search for: “Make America Great Again Conference”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Make+America+Straight+Again+Conference


Archived here: https://web.archive.org/web/20190623005955/https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Make+America+Straight+Again+Conference


17. YouTube Search for: “Grayson Fritts”
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Grayson+Fritts


Archived here: https://web.archive.org/results?search_query=Grayson+Fritts


Google Search for: “Grayson Fritts”
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&channel=cus&q=Grayson+Fritts


Archived here: https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&channel=cus&q=Grayson+Fritts




18. File shows anti-gay detective's work history
WBIR Channel 10 NBC Knoxville, TN
Published on Jun 13, 2019
“Fritts, a 20-year KCSO veteran, is also a pastor at the All Scripture Baptist Church, which identifies itself as an "independent, fundamental, King James Bible only, soul-winning church."
In two sermons delivered this month to his congregation, Fritts said he hated gay people and that their sexuality constituted a "capital crime."”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-zUGb3lncw


Knox Sheriff: Grayson Fritts won't be fired because of fear of free-speech lawsuits
Knoxville News Sentinel
Published on Jun 14, 2019
Knox County Sheriff Tom Spangler said his fear of First Amendment lawsuits is keeping him from firing a detective who called for the killing of LGBTQ community members.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgLRSJvREkU


19. Detective's sermon of hatred hurt homicide victim's gay son
WBIR Channel 10 NBC Knoxville, TN
Published on Jun 13, 2019
The son of a homicide victim is outraged after the detective who worked on his father's case said gay people should die.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V-0RPGOvDQ


20. The former New IFB member spoke on condition on anonymity. Because of this, although the individual who called for the death of Ellen Degeneres is known, they will not be named.


21. Hell is proof God hates [2:39]
sanderson1611
Published on Jun 19, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NREhKg0VlhY
MP4 Video Downloaded for this Video
This is an excerpt from “Waging War Against The Sodomites” [32:21]
Faithful Word Baptist Church
Published on Jun 19, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kma7wIP81ZI
MP4 Video Downloaded for this Video


22. Say no to sodomite soap! [3:53]
brothermanly316
Published on Jun 5, 2017
(note that Manly promotes soap made by fellow NIFB pastor Michael Johnson)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu2PBDwJoPY
MP4 Video and MP3 Audio have been downloaded for this video


23. The Human Rights Campaign, Stances of Faiths on LGBTQ Issues: Hinduism, Last revised: 8/1/2018, https://www.hrc.org/resources/stances-of-faiths-on-lgbt-issues-hinduism


24. Steven Anderson has been banned from entering: Austria, Belgium, Botswana, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Jamaica, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malawi, Malta, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands, The Republic of Ireland, and The United Kingdom [England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland].


Pastor Anderson Now Banned from 31 Countries
sanderson1611
Published on May 2, 2019
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWK2rcX3mJM


Govt. blocks anti-gay pastor from coming to Malawi
By Luke Bisani on Oct 26, 2016
https://malawi24.com/2016/10/26/govt-blocks-anti-gay-pastor-from-coming-to-malawi/


Malawi government says 'kill the gays’ pastor 'will not be received' in the country
Carl Collison 24 Oct 2016
https://mg.co.za/article/2016-10-24-00-kill-the-gays-pastor-now-trying-to-infiltrate-malawi


Malawi bans homophobic US pastor Steven Anderson - EWN
Lauren Isaacs, 28 October 2016
https://ewn.co.za/2016/10/28/malawi-bans-us-pastor-steven-anderson


Anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson banned from Ireland
BBC News, 13 May 2019
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-48252527


Far-Right, Anti-Gay Arizona Pastor Becomes First-Ever Person Banned From Ireland Under Exclusion Powers
By Christina Zhao On 5/13/19
https://www.newsweek.com/far-right-anti-gay-arizona-pastor-becomes-first-ever-person-banned-ireland-1423359


Jamaica bars anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson
BBC News, 30 January 2018
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-42873266


Anti-gay preacher Steven Anderson banned from Ireland
By Tim Fitzsimons, May 13, 2019
https://www.nbcnews.com/feature/nbc-out/anti-gay-preacher-who-applauded-pulse-shooting-banned-ireland-n1005031


Botswana to deport anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson
BBC News, 20 September 2016
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37418875


South Africa bars anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson
BBC News, 13 September 2016
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37349683


Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson banned from UK
Andy Walton Fri 16 Sep 2016
https://www.christiantoday.com/article/anti-gay-pastor-steven-anderson-banned-from-uk/95585.htm


‘Death to gays’ preacher Steven Anderson banned from Netherlands
Dutch News, May 1, 2019
https://www.dutchnews.nl/news/2019/05/death-to-gays-preacher-steven-anderson-banned-from-netherlands/


Anti-gay preacher is first-ever banned from Ireland under exclusion powers
Controversial pastor Steven L Anderson has already been banned from most EU countries
Harry McGee – Political Correspondent, May 12, 2019
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/anti-gay-preacher-is-first-ever-banned-from-ireland-under-exclusion-powers-1.3889848


25. A global New IFB “Soul Winning” event took place in 2018 which incorporated affiliated New IFB home churches, local churches, and New IFB sympathizers, in the United States, England, Scotland, Hong Kong, Japan, the Philippines, Kenya, Malawi, South Africa, Togo West Africa, Croatia, France, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Australia, and New Zealand. (New IFB churches are located in those areas that are italicized)


2018 Soul-Winning Mega-Marathon
https://www.soulwinningmarathon.com/


26. from video “The New IFB Cult, Believe us or you are not saved” Need to find the actual video and download it.


The New IFB Cult: Believe us or you are not saved [2:12]
Ex Andersonite
Published on Mar 1, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilpcegqFTNI
MP4 Downloaded For This Video


"Cleaning House" preached by Pastor Steven L Anderson [53:45]
sanderson1611
Published on Jun 10, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krLIbNgUCuo
MP4 Downloaded For This Video


"The Works of the Flesh" (independent fundamental Baptist sermon) [1:10:24]
sanderson1611
Published on Jun 11, 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwXYyT-23Zg
MP4 Downloaded For This Video

Thus far only one person involved with the New IFB has bothered to contact me regarding the articles that have been uploaded to the blog regarding Steven Anderson and the New IFB, and that is Benjamin Naim. Since every New IFB pastor was sent links to each article along with an explanation of what the articles are about, their collective lack of comments would tend to support the truthfulness of the articles. They have been given the opportunity to provide comment and correction to the articles and they have not done so. There must not be anything that needs correcting. Ben Naim, on the other hand, was less than pleased with the articles as his email shows.

Let me try and answer Ben’s objections here. Ben writes, “Your article is riddled with lies.” That’s quite the accusation, but Ben doesn’t provide a single valid example of a lie anywhere in the article, much less enough to show the “article is riddled” with them.

Ben goes on, “I did work for the Methodist Church BEFORE I got saved because I didn't know any better. You made it seem like I attend Stedfast Baptist Church on Wednesday and a liberal Methodist church on Sunday - this is total fiction.” Actually, Ben, I did not imply that at all. You simply inferred it, although I have no idea why you would, unless you maintain some connection with them that you are ashamed of. But I don’t understand why you would be ashamed of your affiliation with a liberal homosexual affirming church, when you continue to post that affiliation online for all to see.
Ben then writes, “If you actually looked at the dates on my resume, you'd see that I was involved with the UMC BEFORE I got involved with the New IFB.” Well, Ben, according to information that you posted online, you were involved with the United Methodist Church from January 2014 to November 2015. According to your YouTube channel, “Ben the Baptist” joined YouTube in August 2015, indicating an overlap of at least four months during which Ben the Baptist was involved with the UMC.

Now, of course, it is possible that you joined YouTube under a different name, perhaps “Ben the Liberal” (just kidding, don’t blow a gasket!) during the time you were involved with the UMC, and simply changed the name of your YouTube channel when you started using the pseudonym “Ben the Baptist.”Additionally, your ultra-conservative website, “We the Vigilant” was up and running, where you posted Bible verses and hard-line far-right rhetoric – completely antithetical to the ultra-liberal UMC with which you were still affiliated with at that same time. To put is simply, from June 2015 through November 2015, for a full half a year, you were both Ben the Baptist and Ben the Liberal at the same time. Therefore, your claim of “When people get saved, they tend to leave false denominations.” while true, does not apply to you.
Ben goes on, “Grace Church is in Gainesville, Florida. Stedfast is located in Jacksonville, Florida - how could I attend churches simultaneously that are 70+ miles away from each other? Also, this is not even a secret. I've told everyone already that I used to be a liberal Methodist. When people get saved, they tend to leave false denominations.” Where did I say that you attended both churches simultaneously, Ben? No where, that’s where. But nice try at a red herring. Actually, the two churches are only 90 minutes apart, and there is nothing to indicate that you did not attend Stedfast on Sundays and Wednesday nights, while working with your liberal friends at various other times.
Ben continues, “I've openly used both Benjamin Knight AND Benjamin Naim on my YouTube channel. If I was hiding my last name, why would I do that? When I provided Bible narration for a documentary on Demon Possession (published by Stedfast Baptist Church when Donnie Romero was pastor) I used Naim.” I have look through your YouTube channel and read every bit of wording on that channel, and do not see where either name – Knight or Naim – appears anywhere. And I find it interesting that you maintain that particular video on your channel when three different well known “reprobates” (to use your word) were heavily involved in the production of that video. Does this mean they were honest, truthful and trustworthy brothers when they made that video with you, and didn’t become dishonest, lying, untrustworthy, “reprobates” until later?
Ben then writes, “I use Benjamin Naim on my Facebook page where I'm friends with many people who subscribe to my channel, including most New IFB pastors. I've openly stated that "Knight" is a pseudonym I've used because my legal name is an Arabic word that is difficult to pronounce for English speakers - Asians and Indians do this all the time when they immigrate to the West.” Come on Ben, your name is not all that difficult to pronounce, and nothing prevented you from instructing people how to pronounce it, maybe engage in a little Arab – American cultural exchange. And it seems a bit strange for someone to have not just one, but two pseudonyms. Ben the Baptist is the pseudonym of Ben Knight which is the pseudonym of Ben Naim. Your explanation seems a tad weak.
Ben goes on, “ In a video entitled "Flattery is a Wicked Manipulation Tactic" on my channel, I put the name "Ben Naim" as a lower third to identify myself. Everyone knows what my legal name is.” Ben, you published that video to YouTube on March 15, 2019, a month after I revealed that your legal name is Benjamin Naim in the comments section of the Adam Fannin video, “Righteous Indignation” posted in February 2019. Perhaps identifying yourself as “Ben ‘the Baptist’ Naim” was a form of damage control. I have not been able to find a single instance from before February 2019 where you used the name “Ben ‘the Baptist’ Naim.”

Ben goes on, “The reason why I shut down my personal website is because of people like you stalking me. I completely forgot it even existed until you (or whoever it was) brought it up on YouTube.” Yes, it was me. No, I was not “stalking” you. You were the subject of investigative research. And since your personal website carries a 2019 copyright, you must have a very short memory if you forgot it existed in the space of three short months!

Ben continues, “Obviously, I shut it down immediately because I didn't want anyone knowing my personal phone number or address as it would compromise the security of my family. I get death threats regularly via email, why would I want those same people to know where I live?” I have screen shots of your personal website, and don’t see your personal address of telephone number anywhere on it. And if it was there, it would be a small matter to remove that information, and replace it with a free and untraceable Google phone number. As this is a common tactic with the New IFB, I am sure you are aware of it. Furthermore, as we have already called you at your personal telephone number, it should be clear that it isn’t very difficult to get.
Ben then finishes his email to me by writing, “You could've called and asked me directly about my name or my prior affiliation with the Methodist church and I would have been glad to talk about it, but I guess facts don't matter when you're trying to slander people.” Yes Ben I could have simply called you and asked. However, considering your obvious bias, and your history of unchristian behavior, there is no reason to believe you would be honest regarding that subject, especially if you are/were trying to hide something.
Ben, I implore you, please leave the New IFB, and repent, and turn your life over to Christ. Live for Him, not for Steven Anderson, his New IFB, nor any other man; but rather for the King of kings and Lord of lords, who paid the penalty for your sins on the cross at Calvary. Be saved from your sin and the wrath that will come upon every unrepentant sinner.


Links for Series Articles Posted Thus Far:

Part 1a

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1a

Part 1b

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1b

Part 1c

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1c

Part 2a

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2a

Part 2b

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2b

Part 2c

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2c

Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement -- Update #1

https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-update-1

What is the gospel? 1 Corinthians 15:1-8 provides both the gospel: “1 Moreover, brethren, I declare unto you the gospel which I preached unto you, which also ye have received, and wherein ye stand; 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain. 3 For I delivered unto you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the scriptures; 4 And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day according to the scriptures”, and the evidence which supports the gospel as true: “5 And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve: 6 After that, he was seen of above five hundred brethren at once; of whom the greater part remain unto this present, but some are fallen asleep. 7 After that, he was seen of James; then of all the apostles. 8 And last of all he was seen of me also, as of one born out of due time.”
This is the truth that saves. When Scripture tells us to believe and be saved, or believe on the Lord Jesus Christ and be saved, we are to believe in what the gospel tells us to believe in: that Jesus died for our sins according to the Scriptures; that Jesus was buried and rose again on the third day according to the Scriptures. This is reiterated in Romans 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” And make no mistake, all that is necessary is for one to believe. Nothing else is required. This does, however, beg the question, “What is meant by ‘believe’?”
The word “believe” in Romans 10:9 is translated from the Greek word pisteuó, a verb, which means believing or persuaded. The context of the verse indicates one is in the process of believing due to being persuaded by the Lord. In verse 10, the word “believeth” is translated from the same Greek word. Therefore, the passage can be understood as, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, being persuaded by the Lord and believing in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For the Lord persuades the heart of man that he may believe unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
The word pisteuó is also translated “faith,” indicating the two words, in this case, are interchangeable when understanding this passage. Faith, or as in Romans 10:9-10 “belief” is never self-generated, but is a gift from God. As Ephesians 2:8 notes, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God,” noting also Galatians 5:22-23 which lists the fruit of the Holy Spirit (which the Spirit produces in the believer): “love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance”, both indicating faith/belief which leads to salvation (pisteuó), is from God and not ourselves. All of which serves to demonstrate that salvation does not require any works of any kind. In short, as Romans 10:9-10 clearly states, if you believe, you will be saved. In this Steven Anderson is absolutely correct. Neither repentance nor anything else is necessary for salvation.
That being said, however, belief (pisteuó) is not simply an intellectual assent to facts. As James notes, “Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.” (James 2:19). While an intellectual assent to the facts is an integral part of true saving belief, equally necessary is an intellectual awareness of the reality of Christ’s substitutionary atonement on the cross. One must know – not guess, not perhaps, not maybe, but possess a certainty that Jesus actually and truly died on the cross as the penalty for our sins, and was raised back to life by God three days later.
There is also a third aspect of saving belief, and that is a personal commitment of trust in Jesus because of His substitutionary atoning death on the cross for our sins, and His resurrection which proves He is who He claimed to be, and therefore our trust is not misplaced.
So while Anderson is completely correct when he says nothing else other than belief is necessary or required for salvation, saving faith/belief is much more complicated and involved then he would have us believe. Just mentally acknowledging that yes, Jesus died for my sins, and with that mental acknowledgment reciting the sinner’s prayer does not save anyone. The idea that simply reciting the sinner’s prayer while possessing nothing more than a mental acknowledgment of the facts of the gospel is known as “easy-believism” and is wholly unbiblical.
Anderson responds to such criticism by saying, “The Bible is very clear that believing on the Lord Jesus Christ is the only prerequisite for salvation. Yet today we find those who believe this truth from the Bible being labeled as believing in ‘Easy-Believism.’ I plead guilty. I do believe that it is easy to be saved and that it is easy to believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.”48
He explains that when sharing the gospel he uses a version of the “Roman’s Road” method which he has modified himself, placing “strong emphasis on eternal security.”49
The “Roman’s Road to Salvation” has been used for years by Christians to lead unbelievers to the Lord Jesus where they can (and hopefully will) decide to follow Jesus. It consists of several verses, all from the Book of Romans, which begin with mankind’s hopeless condition, and ending with God’s promise to maintain and persevere His followers. It generally involves 8 passages (or “signposts along the Roman’s Road”). They are:
1. Romans 3:10, 23, “There is none righteous, no not one...For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.”
2. Romans 6:23, “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”
3. Romans 5:8, "But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.”
4. Romans 10:9-10, “For if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Fo rwith the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”
5. Romans 10:13, “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
6. Romans 5:1, Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
7. Romans 8:1, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
8. Romans 8:38-39, “For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”
According to Steven Anderson, the “Roman’s Road” that he takes people down goes like this:
“1. Every one is a sinner (Rom 3:10, Rom 3:23)
2. Everyone deserves to go to Hell (Rom 6:23, Rev 20:14, Rev 21:8)
3. Jesus died on the cross for us so we could be saved (Rom 5:8, I Pet 2:24)
(At this point I go through the events of the cross, the blood, the death, burial, and resurrection)
4. You must believe on Jesus Christ as your only way to Heaven (Acts 16:31, John 3:16)
5. When you believe on Jesus Christ, God gives you eternal life (Rom 6:23)
(At this point I use the illustration of receiving a gift and explain eternal security in detail)
Then, to wrap things up, I ask the person 4 questions:
1. Do you believe that you have sinned?
2. Do you believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for YOUR sins and rose again from the dead?
3. If you were to ask Jesus to save you right now would he do it?
4. How long would you be saved for?
If the person confidently answers these questions correctly, I then say,
‘Let's pray together right now, and I will help you ask Jesus to save you.’
Most of the time people who have listened to the whole gospel and understood it are very willling to pray and trust Christ as their saviour. I then lead them in a prayer something like:
‘Dear Jesus, I know I am a sinner, and I know I deserve to go to Hell. But I believe that you died on the cross for my sins. Please save me and take me to Heaven when I die. I'm only trusting you, Jesus. Amen.’
“I then talk to them about baptism as the first step of obedience and about the importance of coming to church.
“This is the process I go through virtually every day out door-to-door soul-winning.”50
Did you notice a difference between the standard Roman’s Road and Steven Anderson’s Roman’s Road? Not only does Anderson add verses that have more to do with his condemnatory style of evangelism, than with leading an individual to salvation (i.e. Rev. 20:14, “And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.” & Rev. 21:8, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolators, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake with burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”), but he leaves out an important signpost on the Roman’s Road, and that is Romans 8:1 (signpost #7 above), “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”
Although Anderson does not provide any specific comments as to why he chose to ignore this verse, it is distinctly possible that he leaves it out because it disagrees with his personal beliefs. You see, Romans 8:1 contains a caveat – a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations,51
and Steven Anderson does not like caveat’s attached to the gospel. Yet, Romans 8:1 does contain such a stipulation. Notice the passage again, “Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,” which is great news indeed, but the verse continues, “[those who are in Christ Jesus] who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” The “no condemnation” promise applies only to “those who are in Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.” And not only is this a stipulation, but the stipulation is one of repentance, a word – a doctrine, that Steven Anderson and his clones absolutely loathe because they believe repentance is a work and thus a different gospel, a false gospel.52
The problem with Anderson’s position is that it is not true. He has created an anti-repentance doctrine in his mind, and he teaches it to his followers, and it is based on nothing more than his misunderstanding of what repentance actually is. When he preaches and teaches his anti-repentance doctrine, he uses four premises to do so. The first is that the term repentance, the doctrine of repentance, is not something that can be easily understood. “Repent of your sins to be saved. Nobody even knows what it means! You talk to ten different people you get ten different definitions.” He claims that teaching repentance does nothing but cause confusion, and therefore we can know it is a false doctrine.53
He then manipulates his followers into believing that repentance for one’s sins is not a biblical teaching. He does this by saying, “But here’s the thing about that phrase, ‘repent of your sins’, it’s never found in the Bible,”54 and he repeats this statement throughout many of his online videos. Anderson sounds authoritative when he makes this claim, and it is technically true that the four words, “Repent Of Your Sins” appear nowhere in the Bible in that particular order; it is, however, incorrect to say that the Bible never teaches that we are to repent of our sins, because it actually does teach this, and it teaches it over and over and over again.
The third premise is rooted in Anderson’s misunderstanding of the word. He simply doesn’t know what the word “repent” means. Throughout several of his videos, Anderson defines “repent” as meaning nothing more than “turning or changing,” with the identify of the thing turning or changing being determined by the context of the passage.55
Anderson attempts to convince his followers and others to trust his teaching regarding this, as he claims to “know Greek.” When asked if he did, Anderson replied, “Yeah, I do know Greek. I’ve read the New Testament cover to cover in Greek multiple times.” The gentleman asking Anderson then said, “So, metanoia means...” Anderson then cut him off saying, “It’s not even pronounced metanoia.” He was then asked, “How would you pronounce it?” To which Anderson said, “It’s metanoeó” (which he pronounced “Meta-nee-oh”).56
Anderson explains that according to Scripture, repentance simply means turning or changing. He says the context within which the word is used, determines what exactly is turning or changing. He gives the following example, “when God repents He’s not repenting of His sin, because God doesn’t have any sin. God is perfect in every way, yet the Bible records God repenting more than anyone else in the whole Bible. He frequently repents in the Bible. What is He changing? Is He changing who He is? No. is He changing His character, is He changing His nature? No. God said, ‘I change not.’ But what He does change is His course of action. Where He says He was going to do one thing, but then you did this so now I’m changing courses, now I’m gonna do this. So God will change His course or direction based upon man.”57
Anderson’s fourth premise is his re-defining what the word repent means. According to Anderson, repentance from sin means to stop sinning completely, to go from being a sinner to sinless perfection. He teaches that when a person repents of a particular sin, then that person has completely stopped committing that particular sin altogether. He argues, “Repent means to turn. So, if you have to repent from your sins to be saved, then that would be like you have to stop sinning to be saved.”58
He goes on to say, “Whether it be lying, stealing, whatever, they tell them they have to repent of a sinful life. Now look, which sins do they think you have to repent of to be saved? ‘Cause I don’t know about you, but I have not repented of all my sins ‘cause I’m not perfect. And the Bible says, ‘if we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.’ No one in here can say, ‘I’ve made my heart pure from sin.’ Nobody in here can say, ‘I’ve turned from all my sin.’ And people say, ‘You know I repented of my sin and believed on the Lord Jesus Christ as my savior.’ You know, which sins did you repent of? ‘Cause if you’re gonna tell me you repented of all of them, you’re a liar, is what you are! And let me tell you something, repenting of your sins is a daily thing. Salvation’s not a daily thing. Salvation’s a one time thing. You must be born again. The Bible didn’t say born again, and again, and again, and again. The Bible says you must be born again. You believe on Christ, and in a moment, in a twinkling of an eye you are saved, you are regenerated, you are passed from death unto life, you are a child of God. Now look, after that you’re still gonna sin! Every single person in this room has sin in their life. No one is perfect, myself included. And so therefore, if we had to turn from our sins to be saved, no one would be saved!”59
Anderson’s concludes that, based on his understanding of repentance, “people should repent of their sins after they are saved, but whether or they do or don’t, they are still saved.”60
But this is not what repentance means. In the New Testament, there are three words which are translated as “repent.” They are the verbs metamelomai and metanoeó, and the noun metanoia.61


The first of these words, metamelomai, means to regret, to experience a change of concern and emotion to regret, contrition, and remorse after the fact. It is used in the New Testament of a persons regret and remorse over their sin.62
The second of these words, Metanoeó, means a change of one’s mind. Not simply to change one’s mind, as in “I think I will turn left instead of turning right,” or as in this case, “I think I will no longer embrace sin, but will change my mind and reject sin.” Metanoeó (as also with metanoia) means more of a changed mind than a changing of one’s mind; to think differently after the fact, to feel sorry that one has done something they should not have. It used especially of those instances where one becomes consciously aware of their sins, and as a result they experience genuine sorrow, contrition, and abhorrence of their sin, and they are intent upon receiving God’s forgiveness for their sin. And, this is not something that man is able to do in and of himself, just as man is unable to generate true saving faith/belief in and of himself, it is a gift of God, lest any man should boast.63
The third word, metanoia, also refers to a change of one’s mind, and particularly those who experience a change of mind coupled with an abhorrence and sincere sorrow and contrition of their sins. 64
To understand the absolute necessity of repentance in the life of the Christian, it is necessary to have a proper understanding of sin. The word translated “sin” in the New Testament is translated from the Greek word hamartia (hah-mar-tee-ah), which literally means missing the mark, or failing to hit the mark, or a failure to measure up to the mark. Biblically it refers to a failure to keep the law, a failure to obey God, a failure to abide by God’s morality, etc. In other words, a failure to be righteous. And this is exactly how Scripture defines sin. 1 John 5:17 teaches us that “All unrighteousness is sin,” and 1 John 3:4, “Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.” Romans 14:23 tells us “...whatsoever is not of faith, is sin” which teaches us that even in Christian liberty, those things which are not done in faith, are themselves sin.
Clearly then, sin permeates the lives of every single person, both saved and unsaved. The difference between the two, however, is that Christians are no longer slaves to sin, while the unsaved continue to be shackled to their sins. The baptism a believer undergoes is an outward symbol of an inward reality. As Romans 6 teaches us, when we are baptized, we are baptized in Jesus Christ and into His death (v3). Just as He was buried in tomb, we too were covered as if buried; and just as He rose again “by the glory of the Father” so we too arose up out of the water (just as we will arise at the resurrection) (v4). “For if we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection: knowing this, that our old man is crucified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed that henceforth we should not serve sin.” (vv5-6).
Did you catch that? Verse 4 tells us that we are to walk in newness of life, and verses 5-6 tell us that as Christians “we should not serve sin.” This is repentance. It is not simply turning or changing, but as already explained, it is a change in our minds that brings with it sorrow, contrition, and abhorrence of sin. As born again Christians we are dead to sin (v11), we are not to let sin reign over us, nor obey it (v12), we are not to yield to it as instruments of unrighteousness (v13), sin has no dominion over us (v14), we have been delivered from sin (v17). Unless…
If a person is still living in persistent, habitual, unrepentant sin, yielding themselves to sin as an instrument of unrighteousness, then know this, “that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey” and if you have yielded to sin, never repenting, remaining an instrument of unrighteousness, then it is “unto death” (v16), “For the wages of sin is death” (v23). Not that you can lost your salvation, because you cannot. However, one who refuses to repent, believing they do not have to repent, and can still live in unrepentant sin, yielded to sin as an instrument of unrighteousness, a servant of sin, well, that person was never saved in the first place. Or, to be more to the point as it relates to this article, they have been thoroughly deceived by someone who has taught them that repentance is not necessary. That you maybe should, but even if you don’t as long as you believed a certain set of facts and repeated the sinner’s prayer, then you are guaranteed heaven no matter whether you repent or not.
Sorry, but Scripture disagrees with that. Now that you know the truth, you can either continue to follow that same false teacher that is leading to eternal damnation, or you can repent and run to Christ begging Him to forgive you, and then live as His servant, not the servant of sin.
“But wait,” the one resisting repentance may say, “we are saved by grace! We are no longer under the law!” Sigh. There’s one in every crowd. No. No. No. Go back and re-read Romans chapter six again. The apostle Paul has already answered this objection of yours. “What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound? God Forbid! How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein?” (vv1-2); and, “What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God Forbid!” (v15) Don’t forget, you who desire to remain an unrepentant servant of sin, “the wages of sin is death!” (v23) and the sin to whom are a servant will pay you in full!
This does not mean a person must stop sinning in order to be saved. That is a strawman employed by Steven Anderson and other New IFB pastors in an attempt to deceive their followers and keep them from Christ. While we are here in a fallen world, in a fallen body, continue to have to deal with sin. But that isn’t the point. When a person is born again, regenerated by God, indwelt by the Holy Spirit, that person becomes a new creation in Christ Jesus! They are given the gift of faith, of belief, and of true biblical repentance. They are a new creation, no longer a slave of sin, but a servant of God!
The doctrine of repentance is found throughout Scripture, even though the word itself is not always used. In the Old Testament we it is such passages as 2 Chronicles 7:14, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” Here we see forgiveness of sin dependent upon repentance of sin (“turning from their wicked ways”).
Jeremiah 4:14 demonstrates the need for repentance in order to stay God’s wrath: “Circumcise yourselves to the LORD, and take away the foreskins of your heart, ye men of Judah and inhabitants of Jerusalem: lest my fury come forth like fire, and burn that none can quench it, because of the evil of your doings”, and in Jeremiah 4:14 we also see the absolute necessity for repentance among God’s people: “O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness, that thou mayest be saved. How long shall thy vain thoughts lodge within thee?”
And this is repeated over and over throughout the Old Testament: “For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy; I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.” (Isaiah 57:15) – Only those who are humble and of a contrite heart (repentant) will be with God.
“The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart: and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (Psalm 34:16-18) – The Lord is with those who are of a broken heart and contrite spirit (repentant).
“To this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.” (Isaiah 66:2) – Who does the Lord look to? The one who is poor with a contrite spirit (repentant).
“The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.” (Psalm 51:7) – Again, the one with a “broken and contrite heart” (repentant) the Lord will not turn away.
“Seek ye the LORD while He may be found, call ye upon Him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD; and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.” (Isaiah 55:6-7) – The Lord will abundantly pardon those sinners who first forsake their wicked ways and thoughts. It is the same theme repeated over and over again: exercise faith by believing in Christ (which is initially expressed through repentance) and be saved.
And we see the exact same thing flowing from the Old Testament right into the New Testament. Look at Luke 3:3 where John taught repentance for the remission of sins, and in Luke 15:1-7 where we read the parable of the one lost sheep versus the ninety-nine sheep who are not lost, and in verse seven Jesus states emphatically, “I say unto you, that likewise joy shall be in heaven over one sinner that repenteth, more than over ninety and nine just persons, which need no repentance.” This is repeated in Luke 15:8-10 and the parable of the lost piece of silver, where Jesus says in verse 10, “Likewise, I say unto you, there is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.”; and again in Luke 15:11-32 with the parable of the prodigal son, who, in verses 18 and 21 realizes and admits that he has sinned and in repentance he begs his father for his forgiveness for his sins.
Throughout the entire fifteenth chapter of Luke the biblical doctrine of repentance for sin is clearly brought forth, and it culminates in the following chapter, Luke 16, in verses 19-31, and the story – not parable but rather presented as an actual event – of the Rich Man and Lazarus the Beggar. Both die, and the rich man dies finds himself in hell (Hades), while Lazarus is taken to Abraham's Bosom (paradise). The rich man has several brothers who are just as sinful as he was, and he asks Abraham to please send Lazarus to warn them lest they too die in their sins and end up in hell. Abraham tells him no, they have Moses and the prophets to warn them. The rich man answers Abraham and says, “Nay, father Abraham: but if one went unto them from the dead, they will repent.”
We can also look at Acts 8:22 where the Apostle Peter announces “Repent therefore of this thy wickedness, and pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may be forgiven thee.” And in Revelation chapters 2 through 3 where Jesus tells the churches at Ephesus, Smyrna, Thyatira, Sardis, and Laodicea all to repent of their sins.
Although Steven Anderson repeatedly says, “You will never find the words ‘Repent of your Sins!’ anywhere in the Bible”, he is simply wrong. As we have seen both the words and the teaching are clearly and explicitly taught throughout Scripture. (see also: Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:14-15; Mark 6:12; Luke 3:2-4; Luke 13:1-5; Luke 17:3-4; Luke 24:46-47; Acts 2:36-38; Acts 3:19; Acts 11:18; Acts 17:30; Acts 26:20; 2 Corinthians 7:10-11; 2 Corinthians 12:21; Hebrews 6:1; 2 Peter 3:9).
As we have seen, Anderson’s definition and understanding of repentance (simply to change or turn) is neither accurate nor biblical. A biblically accurate definition of repentance is a change of one’s mind which results in sincere sorrow, regret, and remorse (contrition) over sins committed, inherited, imputed; as well as a general abhorrence of sin.
But what about those passages where God repents? Obviously God cannot repent of sin, as He has no sin. Nor can it be said that God truly repents in the same sense that we repent, as the Prophet Samuel notes in 1 Samuel 15:29, where he says of God, “And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for He is not a man, that He should repent.”
When the biblical writers wrote about God repenting of something, it usually refers to three types of situations. The first is when God promises to repent of the evil (or disaster or calamity) He has promised to do to a group of people of they repent of their wickedness and sin (such as in Jeremiah 18:8-10), this is speaking of God’s promise to judge a people based on their actions. If they continue in their sin, they will be judged by God and punished, if they repent, they will be judged by God and blessed. This is what God has said to us as well. But it does not refer to God needing to repent of a sin of His own. Sometimes, such as in Genesis 6:6 and Exodus 32:14, God’s “repenting” refers to His grieving over the sin of man, but not His own sin. And the third type of situation where God states He will not repent, such as in Psalm 110:4 and Ezekiel 24:14, refers to those situations where has ordained something to happen, and He will not change His mind regarding it.
As 1 Samuel 15:29 notes, God is not a man, and thus does not “repent” in the same sense that man is called to repent by God. God is perfect and incapable of doing sinful, evil, wickedness (see Psalm 5:4-5; James 1:13; 3 John 1:11; Leviticus 11:44–45; 19:2; 20:7; and 1 Peter 1:15–16). Note: when we see references to God causing or creating evil in the Bible, this refers to calamity or disaster. Not wickedness.
The result of Steven Anderson’s doctrine of no repentance is antinomianism, which is just a big word that essentially means “no law.” In practice, antinomianism leads to living in sin – persistent, habitual, unrepentant sin, with the person subscribing to Anderson’s antinomian teaching thinking that since they are under grace and not under the law, no repentance is ever really necessary (because, hey, they have said the prayer and now cannot lose their salvation), so why change? Why turn from sin? The answer to this, as we have already seen, is that those who possess no desire to turn from the sin, no desire to repent of their sin, no desire to obey God’s repeated commands to repent of their sin, have nothing to do with God. Nothing. They are not saved, they are not children of God. This is not a case of they have lost their salvation, but rather they were never saved in the first place.
Scripture tells us, “3 And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. 4 He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him. 5 But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him. 6 He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.” (1 John 2:3-6)
“15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.” (1 John 2:15-17).
“29 If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.” (1 John 2:29)
“4 Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law. 5 And ye know that he was manifested to take away our sins; and in him is no sin. 6 Whosoever abideth in him sinneth not: whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither known him. 7 Little children, let no man deceive you: he that doeth righteousness is righteous, even as he is righteous. 8 He that committeth sin is of the devil; for the devil sinneth from the beginning. For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil. 9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God. 10 In this the children of God are manifest, and the children of the devil: whosoever doeth not righteousness is not of God, neither he that loveth not his brother.” (1 John 3:4-10)
“22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight. 23 And this is his commandment, That we should believe on the name of his Son Jesus Christ, and love one another, as he gave us commandment. 24 And he that keepeth his commandments dwelleth in him, and he in him. And hereby we know that he abideth in us, by the Spirit which he hath given us.” (1 John 3:22-24)
“1 Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him. 2 By this we know that we love the children of God, when we love God, and keep his commandments. 3 For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous. 4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith. 5 Who is he that overcometh the world, but he that believeth that Jesus is the Son of God?” (1 John 5:1-5)
“18 We know that whosoever is born of God sinneth not; but he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not.” (1 John 5:18)
[Emphasis added]
Did you catch all of that? If you are saved, you do not live in persistent, habitual, unrepentant sin. If you do live in persistent, habitual, unrepentant sin, then you are not saved. It’s really very simple. While no one has to repent to become saved, those who do not repent are not saved. Never have been. Steven Anderson has lied to you friend. He has lied to you in order to keep you away from the one true God, and keep your eyes fixed on him and on the false god of no repentance that he has been preaching to you. Again, as Scripture says, “Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.” (1 John 4:1; cf 1 Peter 2:11)
The result of Anderson’s no-repentance, antinomian gospel is also seen in the “soul-winning” he does. According to Steven Anderson, during the first 12 years of his church 27,797 people were saved as the direct result of “soul-winning” efforts made by Anderson and his church.65
That averages out to almost 200 people per month – an impressive number. But where are they? They are certainly not in Anderson’s church, nor in any other church in the greater Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area. Certainly some of them have been attending some of the churches in the area, but there has not been an influx of almost 28,000 new Christians into those churches over the 12-year period referred to by Anderson. Had there actually been almost 28,000 people saved, regenerated by God, possessing a changed mind, a changed nature, living for God, they would be in church, worshiping their Creator each and every Lord’s Day. But they aren’t, and the reason for this is, they were never saved in the first place. Anderson and those trained to employ his techniques have been lying to these people for more than a dozen years. As we have seen, Anderson’s “soul-winning” practice consists primarily of getting the “gospel according to Anderson” out to the person as quickly as possible, get them to repeat the sinners prayer, and then move on to the next house or person.
In fact, actually taking the time to explain the gospel and answer any questions a person may have, is considered a sign of a heretic and a false prophet according to New IFB pastor Manly Perry. In a telephonic interview, Pastor Perry said that long drawn out explanations of the gospel are used by false prophets and heretics to obscure the pure gospel. Pastor Perry claims that 10-minutes is a good “target goal” for sharing the gospel with someone. When “soul-winning,” Perry says, “just get in there and if God opens their heart like Lydia (Acts 16:14) then great. But don’t focus on answering a bunch of questions. We’re out looking for low hanging fruit, and when you drag it out people become disinterested. You need to just get in there and get it done and move on to the next person. You know, I’m not gonna go on a five minute explanation of what the Trinity is.”66
This “get in, get it done and move on” type of evangelism accomplishes very few actual conversions, especially when it is combined with Anderson’s no need to repent, you can live in sin gospel presentation. And this is exactly what happens. When asked why those who are allegedly “won” through “soul-winning” efforts don’t attend church, Pastor Manly Perry explained by saying, “ain’t got no peanut butter.” Perry explained this simply means “one excuse is as good as the next.”67
Steven Anderson gives several reasons why those who are saved during “soul-winning” efforts, such as:
1. They go to other churches.
2. They are teen-agers.
3. A lot of people speak Spanish.
4. A lot of people live to far from a church.
5. Many people are too shy to go to church.
6. Some are afraid to go to church and so don’t go.
7. Some are handicapped and cannot go to church.68
These are not reasons. These are excuses, and they are very poor excuses at that. The reality is, of those who claim to be saved by Steven Anderson and his church, the vast majority of them have no reason to attend church, just as they have no reason to stop living in sin – because Anderson and his people have told them they don’t have to. They are told they are saved and cannot lose their salvation no matter how they live, no matter how gross or perverted their sin is. At the end of the day, thanks to Anderson and his church, those whom they reach during their “soul-winning” efforts really have no reason to attend church.
As we have seen, repentance is vitally necessary for salvation. Not to become saved, but to be saved. In other words genuine biblical repentance for ones sin and abhorrence of sin in general, is a visible result of regeneration. If there is no repentance, then salvation has not taken place. One cannot live in persistent, habitual, unrepentant sin and be a Christian. Of course, Steven Anderson and other New IFB pastors disagree with this, but they do so to their own destruction. As pastors they are responsible for leading those in their congregation toward the Lord, not away from Him, and yet this is exactly what they are doing by teaching and preaching a no repentance gospel. They are deceiving lost people into believing they are saved when they are not. They are not true Christians, but rather pseudo-Christians.
Friend, open your eyes to the danger around you in the New IFB. Matthew 7:15-20 tells us, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
What are the fruits that have been brought forth by the New IFB Prophet, Steven Anderson? Some may take exception to the title of Prophet for Steven Anderson, but it is a title he has proclaimed for himself. Yes, Steven Anderson claims to be a prophet. Not only does he claim to be a prophet, but he claims to have been personally chosen by God, thus placing him in the ranks of Moses, Jeremiah, Isaiah, Daniel, Samuel, and others chosen by God to be prophets. In 2016 Anderson stated during a live radio interview, “God has chosen me to be a prophet to the nations, to preach the word of God, and to sound it out with no fear with boldness not like these preachers who are only interested in people's money so they tell them what they want to hear for money. I don't want your money, I want to preach the truth; you can like it or lump it.”69
In Easton’s Bible Dictionary, under the heading, “prophet”, we read, “(Heb. nabi, from a root meaning "to bubble forth, as from a fountain," hence "to utter", Compare Psalms 45:1). This Hebrew word is the first and the most generally used for a prophet. In the time of Samuel another word, ro'eh , "seer", began to be used (1 Samuel 9:9). It occurs seven times in reference to Samuel. Afterwards another word, hozeh , "seer" (2 Samuel 24:11), was employed. In 1 Chronicles 29:29 all these three words are used: "Samuel the seer (ro'eh), Nathan the prophet (nabi'), Gad the seer" (hozeh).
The "prophet" proclaimed the message given to him, as the "seer" beheld the vision of God. (See Numbers 12:6 Numbers 12:8.) Thus a prophet was a spokesman for God; he spake in God's name and by his authority (Exodus 7:1). He is the mouth by which God speaks to men (Jeremiah 1:9; Isaiah 51:16), and hence what the prophet says is not of man but of God (2 Peter 1:20 2 Peter 1:21; Compare Hebrews 3:7; Acts 4:25; 28:25). Prophets were the immediate organs of God for the communication of his mind and will to men (Deuteronomy 18:18 Deuteronomy 18:19).”70
So Steven Anderson is claiming to be the mouthpiece of God, speaking to men that which God has revealed to him, speaking for God, and “beholding the vision of God.” Is this where Anderson received his clairvoyant powers? Yes, Steven Anderson also claims to possess clairvoyant powers, the ability to see into the future. In a blog article written by Anderson titled, “My Wife Zsuzsa,” dated March 11, 2013, Anderson states, “A few things to keep in mind: although I had obviously felt an attraction to her the first time I met her, and I even had a premonition that I might marry her on Wednesday afternoon of the week that I met her, I was definitely not in love with her because I still barely knew her.”71
A premonition is defined as “A clairvoyant or clairaudient experience, such as a dream, which resonates with some event in the future.”72 This would be in keeping with Anderson's claim that he is a prophet chosen by God. According to Anderson, he met his wife on October 4, 1999,73 which was a Monday. Therefore, if Anderson's prophetic premonition was correct, they should have been married on October 6, 1999. Instead, they were married almost a year later on August 13, 200074 (which by the way, was a Sunday, and not a Wednesday).
One would think that a prophet chosen by God, to the nations, would not be prone to false premonitions and predictions such as this. One would also think that a prophet chosen by God would possess the spiritual gift of discernment. Remember, as a prophet he is speaking for God, therefore it is reasonable to believe that God would ensure a high degree of discernment. Yet, with Steven Anderson we do not see this. For example, on August 26, 2014, Prophet Steven Anderson ordained Donnie Romero, sending him out to Fort Worth, Texas to start a New IFB church.75 Yet, less than five years later in January 2019, Romero is forced to resign his pastorship due to moral failure.76 Why was Anderson unable to discern this ahead of time?
On March 27, 2016, Anderson ordained Tyler Baker as a deacon in his church,77 with the intent to have Baker start a church, Valiant Baptist church, in Jacksonville, Florida within 90 days of his ordination.78 By June 27, 2017, however, Anderson had fired Baker, accusing him of being a oneness pentecostal heretic,79 of cheating on his time sheets,80 and of stealing money from Anderson’s church.81
On September 14, 2016, Under Steven Anderson’s supervision, Faithful Word Baptist Church Deacon, Tyler Baker, ordained Garrett Kirchway.82 It was Anderson’s intention to send Garrett Kirchway to Botwanna, Africa that very month, where Kirchway would start two satellite churches from Anderson’s Faithful Word church. These would be Faithful Word Baptist Church – Botswanna, and Faithful Word Baptist Church – Malawi (Africa).83 Anderson spoke highly of Kirchway, saying “If a man is going to be sent out as an evangelist or a missionary, to go out and preach the gospel and baptize and see people saved and see a church established, that man must be trained and sent out of a local church and serve first and be found faithful in the local church, not just be sent out without knowing who he is. …Churches are to be started by men of God who have been trained and tested and tried in the local church, and we need to stay with this biblical model that we see in Acts 13 and many other places, that leaders are identified, trained, and sent out of a local church. ...Brother Garrett Kirchway is one who is not a novice. He's not a newbie. He has been faithful. He knows the Bible. He knows what he's doing. He's mature in the faith.”84
The following month, October 2016, saw Garrett Kirchway marrying his wife, Neo, with pastor and prophet Steven Anderson officiating the wedding. During the ceremony Anderson said, “Garrett is a very godly man. I’ve known Brother Garrett Kirchway for a little over 8 years now, and I’ve gotten to know him very well. … He’s very dedicated to the service of the Lord. … I don’t really know what the future holds for Garrett and Neo, but I know, that according to the Bible, God’s gonna bless them and keep them. … [Garrett is a] man of God. … We know that all things work together for good for people like Garrett and Neo, people who love God, people who are called according to His purpose. … I don’t know exactly what the future holds for Garrett and Neo, but you know what? I know it’s gonna be amazing. I know it’s gonna be great. Because these are two godly people who want to dedicate their lives to serving the Lord, and they want to be in missions, they want to win people to the Lord in the uttermost parts of the earth. And I don’t know what’s gonna happen, they don’t know what’s gonna happen, but you know what? I know one thing for a fact is they’re gonna succeed, that God’s gonna bless them, and that great works are..it’s gonna be exciting! It’s going to be something that’s we’ll look back on years later, and I think that Garrett and Neo will be able to say like the song says, ‘Jesus led me all the way.’”85
On May 27, 2018 – almost two years later, and after Steven Anderson had know his good friend Garrett Kirchway for a decade, Anderson kicked Kirchway out of his church as well. Garrett Kirchway, whom the self-proclaimed prophet Steven Anderson said was “trained,” “tested,” and “found faithful.” Garret Kirchway, whom Steven Anderson claimed, “is not a novice. ...not a newbie. ...has been faithful. ...knows the Bible. ...knows what he's doing. ...[and is] mature in the faith.” Garret Kirchway, whom Steven Anderson called a “godly man” and a “man of God” who would be blessed by God, was suddenly kicked out of Steven Anderson’s church, while Anderson himself stood in the pulpit and vilified his good friend of the past ten years, calling Kirchway a heretic, gutless, a coward, screaming that he made Anderson sick and that he was not welcome in Anderson’s church, claiming that Kirchway had stabbed him in the back, mocking Garrett’s disabled wife, and boasting that it only took him thirty seconds to fire his good friend and kick him out.86 Both of Anderson’s African church plant attempts failed as well.
Was all of the glowing admiration Steven Anderson heaped on Garrett Kirchway and his wife Neo nothing more than empty platitudes? Was Anderson simply lying when he claimed Kirchway was a true mature man of God? Was the man who claims to be a prophet chosen by God unable to discern that he good friend of ten years was not a Christian? And how good a friend is Steven Anderson when he will turn on a good friend and attack both him and his wife; and how good of a pastor is Steven Anderson when he would rather publicly vilify and expel a long time member of his congregation for believing wrong doctrine, rather than taking the person aside and instructing him and gently renewing him as Scripture requires? No shepherd chosen and called by God to pastor a church, treats God’s children in such a manner.
On October 16, 2016, pastor and prophet Steven Anderson ordained Richard Miller, and sent Miller and his family out to Nashville, Tennessee to start Soul-Winning Baptist Church.87 Less than three months later Miller and his family walked away from the church and away from the New IFB. On January 5, 2017 Anderson wrote in his blog that Miller had quit and the church had been disbanded. He stated he did not know why Miller and his family left. And, while he asked for prayers for those who were members of Miller’s church, expressing concern they might become discouraged and quit attending church altogether, he did not ask for prayers to be said on behalf of Richard Miller or his family.88
In perhaps the most egregious example of both a complete lack of discernment and an equally complete lack of leading by and fellowship with God, is Steven Anderson’s partnership with and endorsement of Paul Wittenberger, who, as we have already noted earlier in this article, supports a Hindu Ashram in California, and a Hindu commune in India, through the sale of Hindu vedic health care items on his Framing the World website. As we have already seen, Steven Anderson endorses this, promotes this, and encourages people to purchase the items Wittenberger sells on his website, which includes the Hindi vedic products; and Anderson and his wife both sell their own items on the Framing the World website as well.89
Ironically, Steven Anderson once said, “it just blows my mind how people lack discernment”.90
It is even more mind blowing that Steven Anderson, a man who claims to be a prophet chosen by God, has such a complete lack of discernment, and that people allow themselves to be taken in and blatantly deceived by such a man.
Perhaps Steven Anderson’s lack of discernment has also caused him to add works to the gospel of Jesus Christ. For all of his rhetoric regarding repentance being a work that is added to salvation, he is unable to grasp the simple truth that repentance is an exercise of the heart and the mind, just as belief is. In other words, if repentance is a work, then so is belief, because they both involve the regenerated heart and mind of the believer. If something requires a physical action, however, then there is no doubt that it can be considered a work. If someone claims baptism is necessary to become saved, then that is adding a physical action – a work. And this is exactly what Steven Anderson does. He adds physical actions as requirements for salvation and forgiveness.
For instance, in a 2014 interview with James White, Steven Anderson states that salvation is dependent upon which Bible version you understand. He explained to Dr. White that those who prefer versions other than the King James version are not saved. Thus, according to Anderson, one must read and understand the King James Version of the Bible.91 A strong case could be made that based on this requirement Anderson himself would be excluded.
In addition to this, Anderson has also taught that at least in one instance, as determined not by God, but by Steven Anderson himself, certain people would be required to perform penance in order to receive forgiveness and be admitted to Christian fellowship. In a sermon titled “Sheba the Son of Bichri (Adam Fannin Exposed)”, which Anderson delivered on January 9, 2019 and posted to his personal YouTube channel on the same day, Anderson claimed that Christians who stood against his decision regarding a church other than his own, and choose instead to stand with the man who had been pastoring their church since it’s inception (Anderson decided to step in and install his own choice for pastor in their church, without their input and without regard for their desires), were by the decree of Anderson’s man, to be removed from Christian fellowship. Anderson then decreed that if they want to be readmitted to Christian fellowship and participation in corporate worship of God, repentance and seeking forgiveness is not enough. According to Steven Anderson they must also create a video denouncing the man who had been acting as their pastor since their church started, renouncing their support of him, and beg – yes beg – to be let back in; and then they must post that video in a public forum such as YouTube.92
Apparently this does not simply hold true for Anderson’s Faithful Word Baptist church and the Stedfast franchise of New IFB churches pastored by Anderson’s man, Jonathan Shelley; as Pastor Manly Perry of Old Path Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas as also expressed if any of those who disagreed with Anderson tried to attend his church in Texas, he would throw them out immediately, and would only let them partake in Christian fellowship in his church if they made the video as required by Steven Anderson.93
Friends, to say that one must read and understand a specific translation of the Bible in order to be saved is nothing less than works based salvation; and requiring a specific action, a work, such as begging and video making, in order to be forgiven and allowed to participate in Christian fellowship and corporate worship of God is nothing less a form of penance – very much like the penance required by the Roman Catholic church. Unbelievable. One wonders if in addition to begging, Anderson might also require them to kiss his New IFB papal ring as well.
As Jesus said in Matthew 7:15-10, “Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.”
What kind of fruit does Steven Anderson and his New IFB have? Let’s review:
1. He has moved from teaching modalism to teaching tri-theism.
2. He endorses Hinduism and encourages his congregation to purchase Hindu related items.
3. He claims to be a prophet chosen by God, yet prophecy/premonition was shown to be false.

4. He has repeatedly demonstrated a complete lack of discernment regarding false Christians, not only bringing them into his church, but ordaining them and placing them in positions of authority over his congregation.
5. He teaches and preaches a false gospel of no repentance, antinomianism, and easy-believism.
6. He adds to the gospel by implementing works.
7. He adds to the gospel by teaching and preaching that sometimes repenting and seeking forgiveness isn’t enough, but penance must be performed as well.
Throughout this series of articles we have learned that Steven Anderson and the New IFB is anything but Christian. With the constant lying, deceit, dishonesty, unbiblical doctrines, unbiblical teachings, and a false gospel, Steven Anderson’s New IFB is at best a pseudo-Christian group and at worst a cult. The spiritual abuse and pulpit bullying, coupled with the coercion and manipulation certainly lead one to think they are more a cult than anything else; and the self-proclaimed prophet Steven Anderson is nothing more than just another false prophet. Based on the Old Testament law Anderson himself likes to rely on point to as his justification for much of his hatred, he himself is now eligible for the death penalty. The irony of this should not be lost on anyone. Just as Anderson and the other New IFB leaders rail about homosexuals, adulterers, and rebellious children all deserving the death penalty as based on the Old Testament Levitical Law, Anderson himself is now condemned as well through that same Levitical Law, thus placing him in the same category as homosexuals, adulterers, and rebellious children.
Our sincere prayers should be for the repentance and salvation of Steven Anderson and those in the New IFB who subscribe to his false doctrines and false gospel.

Sources:

Part 2a
1. Paster Steven Anderson’s Churches:
Faithful Word Baptist Church
Tempe, AZ 85282
http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page6.html

Faithful Word Baptist Church - North
Tucson, AZ 85719
http://fwbcnorth.org/index.php/doctrinal-statement/

Faithful Word Baptist Church – El Monte
El Monte, CA 91733
http://fwbcla.org/index.php/doctrine/

2. Pastor Manly Perry’s Church:
Old Path Baptist Church
Adkins, TX 78101
http://www.oldpathtxb.church/Home/AboutDoctrine

3. Pastor Aaron Thompson’s Churches:
Sure Foundation Baptist Church – Vancouver, Washington
Sure Foundation Baptist Church – Vancouver, BC, Canada
www.surefoundationbaptist.church
www.veritybaptistvancouver.com

4. Pastor Roger Jimenez’s Church:
Verity Baptist Church – Sacramento, California
Verity Baptist Church – Boise, Idaho
https://veritybaptist.com/what-we-believe/

5. Pastor Jonathan Shelley’s Churches:
Pure Words Baptist Church
Houston, TX 77085
www.purewordsbaptist.com

Stedfast Baptist Church – Fort Worth, Texas
www.stedfastbaptistkjv.org
Stedfast Baptist Church – Jacksonville, Florida
www.stedfastjacksonville.com
Stedfast Baptist Church – Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
www.stedfastokc.com

6. Word of Truth Baptist Church
Prescott Valley, Arizona
http://www.wordoftruthbaptist.org/doctrine
(Pastor Steven Anderson)

7. Video: "Using the Right Words" Baptist Preaching (independent, fundamental, KJV), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 21 October 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooFMs-oYIfY accessed 01 March 2019

8. Video: Pastor Steven L. Anderson Teaching That Jesus is God the Father, published to YouTube by Valiant Baptist Church (Tyler Baker), on 01 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9erDCE7ekmA accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Steven Anderson Says Jesus is The Father, published to YouTube by James Owens on 26 July 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRD8AGSQSEA accessed 01 March 2019

Video: More Evidence - 2nd Sermon where Anderson Taught that Jesus is the Father, published to YouTube by Timotheus on 02 July 2017, taken from a sermon on Isaiah 9, preached by Pastor Steven Anderson on 04 June 2008 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqQGvQrTk54 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Trinity Moment #31 - "I Have One Father, Jesus Christ", published by Elliott Ray on 26 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PMXemxe6kQ accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Steven Anderson Jesus is the Father and Not Just One in Spirit, published to YouTube by James Owens published on 08 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IgKap9Nd_4 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: "Bastard Barry" - Sermon about Barrack Hussein Obama (KJV Bible Preaching), published to YouTube and to the Faithful Word Baptist Church website on 02 November 2014 by Steven Anderson. Though Anderson repeatedly claims he is being taken out of context, his exact words (taken from a sermon transcript on his church website) were: “He's not my brother in Christ. He's not my brother from another mother. He's my brother from another father because his father is the devil and my father is Jesus. My father is Jesus and he is not of the Lord Jesus Christ.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQHiGgFQ2A
http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_bastard_barry.html
accessed 01 March 2019

Video: PROOF Steven Anderson and “The New IFB” Preached That Jesus is the Father, published to YouTube by Valiant Baptist Church (Tyler Baker) on 01 June 2018. It features several examples of New IFB pastors teaching that Jesus actually is the Father (modalism).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYpStvSCGcs&feature=youtu.be
accessed 01 March 2019

Video: He Which is of God Hath Seen the Father, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 13 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVP-Fn3rT3M accessed 01 March 2019

Video: The Madness and Folly of Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 12 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UIriYgX--c accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Trinity Moment #26 - God Speaking to Himself, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 26 April 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGfDVKUDhTs accessed 01 March 2019

9. Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 30 January 2019

10. Video: Dr. James White Full Interview NWO Bible Versions, published to YouTube by Framing the World (Paul Wittenberger) on 11 August 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8 accessed 01 March 2019

11. Video: Oneness Pentecostal Heretic Checklist by Pastor Donnie Romero - Stedfast Baptist Church (TX), published to YouTube by Banned From THE NEW IFB on 11 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sxw1rZLZ1_Q accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Donnie Romero - Luke 23, published to YouTube by Ex Andersonite on 05 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6JrXmbbXcHk accessed 01 March 2019

12. Video: Pastor Manly Perry - Jesus was John's Cousin and Father, published to YouTube by Ex Andersonite on 16 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8L6MCTXZnA accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Manly Perry - 3 Person Trinity is not Biblical,
Published on 01 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzWokYptRPo accessed 01 March 2019

13. Video: Trinity Moment #23 - The Son is the Father, featuring David Berzins, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 24 April 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSI7BxezJ3g accessed 01 March 2019

14. Video: The Trinity Spectrum (Pastor Roger Jimenez | VBC Sacramento, CA), published to YouTube by Verity Baptist Church (Roger Jimenez) on 03 July 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKwPJl4jgo8 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Trinity Moment #28 - Jesus is the Son and the Father, featuring Roger Jimenez, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 03 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YckVVy5wRfI accessed 01 March 2019

15. Video: Jonathan Shelley: Hypocrite Extraordinaire, featuring Jonathan Shelley, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 07 March 2018, in this video, Shelley teaches that Father, Son and Holy Spirit are “all the same person.” “You have to believe that Jesus is God and the Father is below Him, or they're the same person.” “You can't say that verse is true (Rev.19:16) and say that Jesus isn't God, or that Jesus isn't the Father.” “The word God actually means ruler.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YJZrzA39KE accessed 01 March 2019

Trinity Moment #37 - Jesus and the Father Are the Same Person, featuring Jonathan Shelley, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 17 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExIyZBtSe78 accessed 01 March 2019


16. Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 24 January 2019

Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 06 February 2019

Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 February 2019

Telephonic interview #04 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 12 February 2019

Telephonic interview #05 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 27 February 2019

Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 30 January 2019

Video: What I Believe About the Godhead, published to YouTube by Rick Martinez on 30 January 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jP2dOIeCn8 accessed accessed 01 March 2019

17. Video: Pastor Anderson confronts Tyler Baker on Oneness Heresy, published to YouTube by Kragen Clan dotcom on 26 October 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyIrVpoxS1M accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Angry Steven Anderson vs. Tyler Baker, published to YouTube by Fellar Davis on 01 November 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IItGUaI8c9Q accessed 01 March 2019

18. Video: I Reject Modalism/Oneness Pentecostalism! - Tyler Baker, Valiant Baptist Church, published to YouTube by Valiant Baptist Church (Tyler Baker) on 04 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqE7rUzjuzA&feature=youtu.be accessed 01 March 2019

19. Video: "Trinity 101" (Throwing Out Oneness Heretics),published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 27 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZxB8_VsrY&feature=youtu.be accessed 01 March 2019

Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 24 January 2019

Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 06 February 2019

Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 February 2019

Telephonic interview #04 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 12 February 2019

Telephonic interview #05 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 27 February 2019

Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 25 January 2019

Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 30 January 2019

Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 06 January 2019

20. Video: My Belief on the Trinity Hasn't Changed, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 01 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kZ4_kkdMrPY accessed 01 March 2019

21. Video: Take Me Out, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 16 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrNw8JkFCFA accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Steven Anderson “I'm always right even when I'm wrong!”, published to YouTube by Steven Anderson Be Lying FWBC on 17 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQ_5fCviNbU accessed 01 March 2019

22. Video: "Bastard Barry" - Sermon about Barrack Hussein Obama (KJV Bible Preaching), published to YouTube and to the Faithful Word Baptist Church website on 02 November 2014 by Steven Anderson.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxQHiGgFQ2A
http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_bastard_barry.html
accessed 01 March 2019

23. Video: I Never Believed/Taught Oneness Doctrine (Modalism), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steve Anderson) on 28 June 2017. In the comments section, an individual named CassieRae McMurtry (actually Cassandra McMurtry, the wife of New IFB pastor Tommy McMurtry and good friend of Steven Anderson) commented, “When you scour through hours and hours of preaching, things will be found that were mis- spoken by the preacher. The key is admitting, "I misspoke". (not doubling down and getting stubborn about your words) My husband has said things mistakenly before. And he has also said he has to present the trinity better, because he never even knew this oneness thing was "a thing", so he now needs to be even clearer on the subject.” To which Anderson replied, “Exactly!” I have to wonder if Anderson put her up to this, or if she is just trying to help a friend. At the end of the day, however, no, he did not misspeak. According to Merriam-Webster's Dictionary:
Definition of misspoke:
transitive verb
1 : to speak (something, such as a word) incorrectly
2 : to express (oneself) imperfectly or incorrectly claims now that he misspoke himself
intransitive verb
: to speak incorrectly : misspeak oneself
Either Anderson mispronounced a word (doesn't fit here), or he imperfectly explained something (doesn't fit here), or, he lied. Bingo! He lied. He taught false doctrine regarding the Trinity, from the pulpit, at least four times! He may have it correct on his websites statement of beliefs, but coming out of his mouth to his congregation it was certainly incorrect, and heretical to say the very least.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paDX-lpeJQI accessed 01 March 2019

24. email made public by Victor Tey in the following YouTube video: Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 3) - The Church in Punchbowl History & Doctrines, published to YouTube by The Church in Liverpool (Victor Tey) on 01 August 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6vi12tVts accessed 01 March 2019

25. Video: Modalism is Stupid, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 24 December 2017. Interestingly, in this video Anderson cites Proverbs 30:4 as a Trinity proof text, while in the video “Trinity Talk” (see below)) he explicitly denies that Proverbs 30:4 is a Trinity proof text, and corrects Donnie Romero who tried to point to it as such. At about 3:30 in this video, Anderson states that Jesus has always been a man, a human man, because Jesus never changes and is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow. This must have come as a surprise to His mother, Mary. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rZGsj5DyxIU accessed 01 March 2019

Video: God Confounding Heretic Steven Anderson “Trinity Talk”, published to YouTube by Whole Armour Ministries on 03 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Im1VR713mTw accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Biblical Bible Broadcast-Trinity Talk, published to YouTube by mstamps1611 on 05 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAjXOEY5iTI accessed 01 March 2019. Note: The original video, “Trinity Talk” which had been uploaded by Stedfast Baptist Church (Donnie Romero’s church) on 02 March 2018 [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qWjquj2fNLI], was removed from YouTube, and is no longer available, However, before it was taken down, it was downloaded and reposted on the Marshal Stamps 1611 YouTube channel (mstamps1611).

Video: Isaiah 9:6 Taken out of Context by Modalists, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 27 August 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6taKnJLN9g accessed 01 March 2019

26. Video: Pastor Roger Jimenez Clarifies his Trinity teaching, published to YouTube by Mike Harrison on 09 March 2018. When Anderson began dealing with the Tyler Baker situation and those who also believed the oneness doctrine that Anderson and the rest had been teaching, it quickly became necessary for them to change their beliefs in order to justify expelling Tyler Baker and the rest. This includes Roger Jimenez, who in the following video falsely claims (just as Anderson did in his video), that he and Verity Baptist Church have NEVER believed in oneness/modalism, when clearly, that is exactly what he taught as shown in the previously noted videos. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ofLLVK0v0A accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Trinity Moment #25 - God is Not Three Persons, featuring Manly Perry, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 26 April 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ufxtSYBWw accessed 01 March 2019

Video: The Oneness of God | Preached @ Morning Star Baptist Church, published to YouTube by brothermanly316 (Manly Perry) on 17 July 2018 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApPX0pQ3ETQ accessed 01 March 2019

27. Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 24 January 2019

28. Video: Steven Anderson Believes Polytheism, Calls it the Trinity | Tyler Baker is a Trinitarian | Baptist, published to YouTube by Valiant Baptist Church (Tyler Baker) on 18 October 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcrPEO0iglY accessed 01 March 2019

Video: "Trinity 101" (Throwing Out Oneness Heretics), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 27 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZxB8_VsrY&feature=youtu.be accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Jesus is the Express Image of God the Father's Person, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 28 May 2018. In this video, Steven Anderson claims Jesus looks exactly like the Father in his outward appearance. He says when God said, “Let us make man in our image” (Gen 1:26) proves that all three have the same image. The Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit are identical in their outward appearance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swT11WsN4ms accessed 01 March 2019

29. Video: Sam Gipp is Demonic and Evil (hear it for yourself), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 09 May 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQTVLK1xe4Q accessed 01 March 2019

30. Video: Steven Anderson Believes Polytheism, Calls it the Trinity | Tyler Baker is a Trinitarian | Baptist, published to YouTube by Valiant Baptist Church (Tyler Baker) on 18 October 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HcrPEO0iglY accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Roger Jimenez Clarifies his Trinity teaching, published to YouTube by Mike Harrison on 09 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ofLLVK0v0A accessed 01 March 2019

31. Video: Trinity Moment #25 - God is Not Three Persons, featuring Manly Perry, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 26 April 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2ufxtSYBWw accessed 01 March 2019

Video: The Oneness of God | Preached @ Morning Star Baptist Church, published to YouTube by brothermanly316 (Manly Perry) on 17 July 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApPX0pQ3ETQ accessed 01 March 2019

32. Video: Pastor Joe Major: Trinity-Deniers Will Be Thrown Out, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 29 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2zud6WUPDc accessed 01 March 2019

33. Video: "Sovereign" is Deceptive, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 31 May 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39qqDyJ1FRE accessed 01 March 2019

34. Ibid

35. Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, webstersdictionary1828.com/Dictionary/sovereign

36. Easton’s Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897

37. Video: Attributes of God, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 24 September 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tB9gaM6Vzgk accessed 01 March 2019

Sources
Part 2B:
38. Video: Trinity Moment #35 - The Word Became Jesus, featuring Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 26 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA1Z7LN42yI accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Trinity Moment #32 - The Written Word Became the Living Word, featuring Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 26 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afCAONaM1ls accessed 01 March 2019

Video: "The Word" Is Not Just a Title for Jesus, featuring Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 24 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M33mLqjCj3I accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Jesus is the Word!! The Bible is God!! The Bible is Jesus!!, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Andeson) on 17 January 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xKvdU0qgrs accessed 01 March 2019

Video: The Word of God and the word of God, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 27 April 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7_k6EU2O34 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Steven Anderson says that the Bible is God Part 2 (New IFB), featuring Steven Anderson, published by New IFBdot info on 17 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=21&v=cCHhT8FZi-c accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Roger Jimenez: The Living Word IS the Spoken Word, featuring Roger Jimenez, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 02 October 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jiv2UaM8I7o accessed 01 March 2019

39. Video: Trinity Moment #32 - The Written Word Became the Living Word, featuring Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Elliott Ray on 26 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afCAONaM1ls accessed 01 March 2019

40. Video: Jesus is the Word!! The Bible is God!! The Bible is Jesus!!, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Andeson) on 17 January 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xKvdU0qgrs accessed 01 March 2019

41. Video: The Word of God and the word of God, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 27 April 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7_k6EU2O34 accessed 01 March 2019

42. Steven Anderson and the New IFB pastors are King James Version Only. They believe only the King James Version of the Bible is the preserved word of God, they believe it to be inspired, infallible, and inerrant. What they cannot do, however, is reconcile that belief with the various errors that have appeared in the KJV over the years, and they cannot reconcile their belief with which KJV? Do they believe the 1611 authorized version of the King James Bible is the preserved, inspired, infallible, inerrant word of God? Or do they believe it is the 1613 edition/version? Or the 1616, 1617, 1618, 1629, 1630, 1633, 1634, 1637, 1638, 1640, 1642, 1653, 1659, 1675, 1679, 1833, 1896, or the 1904 editions/version? Which one do they consider to the preserved, inspired, infallible, inerrant word of God? Now bear in mind that the 1611 edition, the original edition of the KJV contained the apocrypha. Does Steven Anderson and company then consider the apocrypha to be the preserved, inspired, infallible, inerrant word of God as well? After all, it was included. And if not, then by what objective standard to they exclude the apocrypha?
And what of the numerous errors throughout the years, such as Matthew 26:36 in the original 1611 Authorized Version which read, “Then cometh Judas with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder.” Judas? Or the 1631 KJV which read in Exodus 20:14, “Thou shalt commit adultery”? Is it safe to say then that Donnie Romero, the former New IFB pastor who dallied with prostitutes was simply obeying the 1631 KJV? Or the 1653 KJV which assures us in 1 Corinthians 6:9, “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,”? The verse from the KJV certainly does not fit in with New IFB beliefs regarding homosexuals, since it clearly says they will inherit the kingdom of God. Various errors can be found in the editions/versions of 1638, 1641, 1702, 1711, 1716, 1717, 1746, 1792, 1801, 1802, 1804, 1805, 1806, 1807, 1810, 1823, and 1829. Some serious, some not.
This is not to say that the KJV is not the inspired, infallible, inerrant word of God, because it is, as are the NASB, the ESV, the NKJV, and other translations. For the KJV Only people, such as Steven Anderson and the New IFB folks, to say other versions and translations are wrong because they change this word or that word, all without ever changing doctrine, are not God’s word, all while ignoring the record of errors found in the KJV is nothing less than a hypocritical double standard.

43. Video: What was Finished? (when Jesus said, "It is Finished."), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 31 October 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbB-NWphmHc accessed 01 March 2019

44. Ibid

45. Video: Steven Anderson EXPLODES...denies Biblical repentance!!!, published to YouTube by Kdubtru on 07 March 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uYlYT114VE, accessed 07 March 2019

46. Article: Jesus Spent 3 Days and 3 Nights in Hell by Steven Anderson, Thursday, November 24, 2016, http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/11/jesus-spent-3-days-and-3-nights-in-hell.html accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Dr. James White Full Interview 'NWO Bible Versions', published to YouTube by framingtheworld (Paul Wittenberger) on 11 August 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Jesus Descended into Hell - Pastor Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Truth in Genesis on 16 April 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5rKQyVKShI accessed 01 March 2019

47. Video: We Should Never Go Back To The Greek As Preachers, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 16 October 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ujP-fI1sL8 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Dr. James White Full Interview 'NWO Bible Versions', published to YouTube by framingtheworld (Paul Wittenberger) on 11 August 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8 accessed 01 March 2019

Sources
Part 2C:
48. Article: “Easy-Believism” Defended by Pastor Steven L Anderson, 2006, http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/easybelievism.html accessed 01 March 2019
Webpage archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20190325221235/http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/easybelievism.html

49. Article: The Sinner's Prayer Defended by Steven Anderson, January 26, 2017, http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-sinners-prayer-defended.html accessed 01 March 2019
Webpage archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20190325221335/http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-sinners-prayer-defended.html

50. Article: “Easy-Believism” Defended by Pastor Steven L Anderson, 2006, http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/easybelievism.html accessed 01 March 2019
Webpage archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20190325221235/http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/easybelievism.html

Article: The Sinner's Prayer Defended by Steven Anderson, January 26, 2017, http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-sinners-prayer-defended.html accessed 01 March 2019
Webpage archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20190325221335/http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2017/01/the-sinners-prayer-defended.html

51. “Caveat, n1.” Oxford English Dictionary Online, © 2019 Oxford University Press, https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/caveat accessed 01 March 2019

52. Video: "How Forcible Are Right Words!" Pastor Steven Anderson preaching @ Verity Baptist Chuch, published to YouTube by Steven Anderson on 28 February 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IblV92zEA08 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Repentance Abuse, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 30 May 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2oWqx_ye2s accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Repent of Sins for Salvation? Repentance Spectrum Disorder - Pastor Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Truth In Genesis on 09 October 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oj6Io5rQ1Y accessed 01 March 2019

Video: "Naaman and Elisha" Baptist Preaching (King James Bible) Christians Sermons KJV, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 18 December 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJE8N5XzEec accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Steven Anderson EXPLODES...denies Biblical repentance!!!, published to YouTube by Kdubtru on 07 March 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uYlYT114VE, accessed 07 March 2019

Video: Repent of your Sins for Salvation EXPOSED!, featuring Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Truth In Genesis on 24 July 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64plXQqb6yM accessed 01 March 2019

Video: "Repent of Your Sins" Hyprocrisy, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 24 March 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=px3EaSVjVjo accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Rant Against the "Repent of Your Sins" Crowd, featuring Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by KJV soulwinners (Jeff Utzler) on 31 October 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BnCMy1d8w60 accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Confrontation Outside Revival Baptist Church Orlando, video taken by Benjamin Naim (Ben the Baptist), published to YouTube by New IFBdot info on 07 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEHpV9gDVyQ accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Steven Anderson Mob Accosts Repentance Street Preacher!, published to YouTube by TruthMercyBaptist on 01 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4N1nAbmpLw accessed 01 March 2019

Website: “Repentance Blacklist”, created and managed by Steven Anderson, accessed 01 March 2019. Although the site has been taken down, it can still be viewed via the Internet Wayback Machine at Internet Archive:
https://web.archive.org/web/20190118025615/repentanceblacklist.com/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180821002707/repentanceblacklist.com/tulip/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180820235413/repentanceblacklist.com/articles/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180820235457/repentanceblacklist.com/salvation/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180821015252/http://repentanceblacklist.com/blacklist/
https://web.archive.org/web/20180821012535/repentanceblacklist.com/articles/bible-corruptions/

Video: Burning Satanic Material- Book of Mormon and "Repent of Your Sins" Tracts, published to YouTube by KJV soulwinners (Jeff Utzler) on 08 October 2016. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXIf-FW0jgM accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Do you have to repent from a sinful life to be Saved? - Pastor Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by The Good News on 27 March 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qEFoWdoDE accessed 01 March 2019

53. Video: "How Forcible Are Right Words!" Pastor Steven Anderson preaching @ Verity Baptist Chuch, published to YouTube by Steven Anderson on 28 February 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IblV92zEA08 accessed 01 March 2019

54. Ibid

55. Ibid

Video: Repentance Abuse, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 30 May 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2oWqx_ye2s accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Steven Anderson EXPLODES...denies Biblical repentance!!!, published to YouTube by Kdubtru on 07 March 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0uYlYT114VE, accessed 07 March 2019

56. Ibid
Note: Spelling the word phonetically, it would be pronounced: met-uh-nō-ĕh/ŏw
How to pronounce Metanoeō in Biblical Greek - (μετανοέω / change one’s mind; repent),
Logos Bible Software, Published on Sep 1, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql4C5vMOns8

57. Video: "How Forcible Are Right Words!" Pastor Steven Anderson preaching @ Verity Baptist Chuch, published to YouTube by Steven Anderson on 28 February 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IblV92zEA08 accessed 01 March 2019

58. Ibid

Video: Repent of Sins for Salvation? Repentance Spectrum Disorder - Pastor Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Truth In Genesis on 09 October 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Oj6Io5rQ1Y accessed 01 March 2019

Video: "Naaman and Elisha" Baptist Preaching (King James Bible) Christians Sermons KJV, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 18 December 2012, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nJE8N5XzEec accessed 01 March 2019

59. Video: Do you have to repent from a sinful life to be Saved? - Pastor Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by The Good News on 27 March 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-6qEFoWdoDE accessed 01 March 2019

60. “Easy-Believism” Defended by Pastor Steven L. Anderson, 2006, www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/easybelievism.html accessed 01 March 2019

61. there is a fourth word, ametameletos, which means literally no repentance, referring to something that is not repented of. Also used to indicate something that is irrevocable. If Steven Anderson actually did know Greek as he claims, and has read the New Testament cover to cover, in Greek, multiple times as he claim, then he would know this. As Anderson correctly said to James White in Paul Wittenberger’s video, “Dr. James White Full Interview 'NWO Bible Versions'” (framingtheworld, Published on Aug 11, 2014; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8), knowing a little Greek can be dangerous and get one into trouble. Anderson then admitted that he only knew a little Greek, having only a semester or two of it while in Bible college before he dropped out. That was, however, in 2014, and he may have taught himself since then. If this is the case, his inability to properly pronounce metanoeó, his inability to distinguish the difference between metanoeó and metanoia, and his lack of knowledge regarding metamelomai and ametameletos demonstrates his knowledge of biblical Greek is wholly inadequate. With his faulty understanding of biblical Greek, one wonders how many other doctrines he is wrong about after his reading of the “New Testament, cover to cover, in Greek, multiple times.”

62. Strong’s G3338. metamelomai
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: metamelomai
Phonetic Spelling: (met-am-el'-lom-ahee)
Definition: to regret, repent
Usage: I change my mind (generally for the better), repent, regret.
– properly, to experience a change of concern after a change of emotion and usually implying to regret, i.e. falling into emotional remorse afterwards.
https://biblehub.com/greek/3338.htm

63. Strong’s G3340. metanoeó
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: metanoeó
Phonetic Spelling: (met-an-o-eh'-o)
Definition: to change one's mind or purpose
Usage: I repent, change my mind, change the inner man (particularly with reference to acceptance of the will of God), – properly, "think differently after," "after a change of mind"; to repent (literally, "think differently afterwards"). Definition: to change one's mind or purpose
to change one's mind, i. e. to repent (to feel sorry that one has done this or that),
used especially of those who, conscious of their sins and with manifest tokens of sorrow, are intent; on obtaining God's pardon; to repent, clothed in sackcloth and besprinkled with ashes, Matthew 11:21; Luke 10:13. to change one's mind for the better, heartily to amend with abhorrence of one's past sins: Matthew 3:2; Matthew 4:17; Mark 1:15 (cf. Matthew 3:6; Matthew 3:8 and Luke 3:8, i. e. conduct worthy of a heart changed and abhorring sin); (Matthew 11:20; Mark 6:12); Luke 13:3, 5; Luke 15:7, 10; Luke 16:30; Acts 2:38; Acts 3:19; Acts 17:30; Revelation 2:5, 16; Revelation 3:3, 19; Matthew 12:41 and Luke 11:32
https://biblehub.com/greek/3340.htm

64. Strong’s G3341. metanoia
metanoia: change of mind, repentance
Part of Speech: Noun,
Transliteration: metanoia
Definition: change of mind, repentance
metánoia – literally, "a change of mind"
a change of mind; especially the change of mind of those who have begun to abhor their errors and misdeeds, and have determined to enter upon a better course of life, so that it embraces both a recognition of sin and sorrow for it, to give one the ability to repent, or to cause him to repent, Acts 5:31
https://biblehub.com/greek/3341.htm

65. Video: Salvation Stats for First 12 Years of FWBC, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 25 December 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL-koSgLSYQ accessed 01 March 2019

According to Steven Anderson in this video, these are the numbers of those saved through “Soul Winning” by FWBC from 2005-2017: 2005 = 33; 2006 = 200; 2007 = 226; 2008 = 941; 2009 = 1258; 2010 = 1143; 2011 = 1264; 2012 = 1043; 2013 = 1199; 2014 = 1556; 2015 = 2546; 2016 = 5141; 2017 = 11,247. For a grand total, according to Anderson, or 28,000 people saved. The actual total is 27,797

66. Telephonic Interview #01 with New IFB Pastor, Manly Perry, pastor of Old Paths Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, 03 February 2019

67. Video: No Peanut Butter, published to YouTube by brothermanly316 (Manly Perry) on 14 June 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwrmYflgUSY accessed 01 March 2019

68. Video: Why New Converts Don't Go to FWBC, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 11 August 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNncmDP6utc accessed 01 March 2019

69. Interview with Steven Anderson on “The Point with Reginald Richardson”, "Breakfast with Reg", GABZ FM, Botswana, 20 September 2016; featured in the following video: Full Botswana Radio Interview With Pastor Steven Anderson, published to YouTube by Discerner of Spirits on 23 September 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f73tpvfqgfc accessed 01 March 2019

70. Topic: Prophet, Easton's Bible Dictionary, M.G. Easton M.A., D.D., Illustrated Bible Dictionary, Third Edition, published by Thomas Nelson, 1897. Public Domain.

71. Article: My Wife Zsuzsa - Part 3, by Steven L. Anderson, March 11, 2013, http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-wife-zsuzsa-part-3.html accessed 07 April 2019

72. https://wikidiff.com/clairvoyant/premonition

73. On October 4, 1999, my wife and I met for the first time.
http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2013/03/my-wife-zsuzsa-part-1.html

74. Married August 13, 2000
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5828592/

75. Ordination Service for Donnie Romero (Stedfast Baptist Church)
Transcript, dated 26 August 2014, www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_ordination_romero.html accessed 02 April 2019

76. Video: Resignation of Pastor Romero, published to YouTube by Stedfast Baptist Church (Steven Harper & Kevin Edelman YouTube channel administrators) on 02 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=BbWAhNxVcWo accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Donnie Romero Steps Down from Stedfast Baptist Church, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 04 January 2019, https://youplay.pk/watch?v=lOkt4-gAkYc accessed 04 January 2019. Note: This video has been removed from YouTube by Steven Anderson.

77. Video: Ordination of Bro Tyler Baker as Deacon, published to YouTube by Richard Sousa on 24 June 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qDhRcadEOZk accessed 01 March 2019

78. Faithful Word Baptist Church Facebook Posting dated 01 May 2017, stating, “Bro. Tyler Baker, who is our deacon at FWBC, is starting a church this summer in Jacksonville, FL: Valiant Baptist Church. The first service will be on August 6th. Below is a link for the church's YouTube channel. This is where the weekly sermons will be uploaded. If you haven't already, go ahead and subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7e5uVHY29cfnBHcl7rLmUg Also Check out his website: http://valiantbaptist.org/”
https://www.facebook.com/183465927963/posts/bro-tyler-baker-who-is-our-deacon-at-fwbc-is-starting-a-church-this-summer-in-ja/10155234429557964/ accessed 01 March 2019

79. Video: Angry Steven Anderson vs Tyler Baker - Pastor Berates Understudy While Wife in Labor, published to YouTube by Banned From THE NEW IFB on 28 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DaHyA5Ij2ko accessed 01 March 2019

80. Video: Garrett Kirchway on Tyler Baker's Work Performance, published by Faithful Word Baptist Church (Steven Anderson) on 30 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=jHsYR1DY4Ls&feature=youtu.be accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Tyler Baker's Timesheets - Read 'em & weep!, published to YouTube by Faithful Word Baptist Church (Steven Anderson) on 30 May 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RefDM8gjfo accessed 01 March 2019

81. Video: Hard Evidence of Tyler Baker Employee Theft, published to YouTube by Faithful Word Baptist Church (Steven Anderson) on 30 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uInMJaWh1LI accessed 01 March 2019

82. Video: The Cost of Discipleship Evangelist Garrett Kirchway, published to YouTube by Saved by Faith on 27 May 2018. This video features Garrett Kirchway’s ordination. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igJV-x-yeUM accessed 01 March 2019

83. Video: "Bible Principles for Missions" (Botswana), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 22 May 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O67FOt-m-jE
Sermon Transcript: "Bible Principles for Missions" KJV Baptist Bible Preaching, May 22, 2016,
https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_bible_principles_for_missions.html
accessed 01 March 2019

84. Ibid

85. Video: Wedding Of Brother Garrett & Neo (with reception), published to YouTube by Discerner of Spirits on 31 October 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYk6QisEpes accessed 01 March 2019
MP3 Audio Has Been Downloaded For This Video

86. Video: Garrett Kirchway Fired from FWBC, published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 28 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ9toArU-RI accessed 01 March 2019

Video: Pastor Anderson kicks out Garrett Kirchway & Dominique Davis for Modalism, FWBC 5/27/18, published to YouTube by The New IFB on 27 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjOlTxb6Pxg accessed 01 March 2019

87. Video: Richard Miller Pastor Ordination (Faithful Word Baptist Church), published to YouTube by Wendy Davis on 16 October 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76XT0GT32v4 accessed 01 March 2019

88. Article: We Need More Soul-winning Churches by Steven L Anderson, dated November 9, 2016,
http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/11/we-need-more-soul-winning-churches.html, Anderson made the comments in the comments section of this article on January 5, 2017 at 12:00 PM, accessed 03 April 2019

89. Video: Paul Wittenberger is a Great Guy!, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 02 September 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWGa01q4w0 accessed 17 March 2019

Article: Framing the World by Steven Anderson, Pastor Anderson's Blog, September 29, 2016, https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/bl_framing_the_world.html accessed 17 March 2019

Framing the World website: https://store.framingtheworld.com/
Framing the World website store: https://store.framingtheworld.com/t/auromre

What are the Vedas? - Definition from Yogapedia, https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5007/vedas accessed 17 March 2019

What Is Ayurveda? Treatments, Massage, Diet, and More - WebMD
https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/ayurvedic-treatments accessed 17 March 2019

Integral Yoga page on the Auromere website, https://www.auromere.com/integral-yoga/ accessed 17 March 2019

Auromère “About” Website page, https://www.auromere.com/about/ accessed 17 March 2019
Auromère “Auroville” Website page, https://www.auromere.com/auroville/ accessed 17 March 2019
Auromère Ichapur School website page, https://www.auromere.com/ichhapur-school/ accessed 17 March 2019

Video: Hindu Moment #1 - Definition of Yoga, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 15 March 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3oXmjfTBM accessed 17 March 2019

Video: The Lord" of Hinduism is Satan Himself! (The Devil), published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 23 January 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGwExJYuhI accessed 17 March 2019

90. Video: "Bible Principles for Missions" (Botswana), published to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 22 May 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O67FOt-m-jE
Sermon Transcript: "Bible Principles for Missions" KJV Baptist Bible Preaching, May 22, 2016,
https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_bible_principles_for_missions.html
accessed 01 March 2019

91. Video: Dr. James White Full Interview 'NWO Bible Versions', published to YouTube by framingtheworld (Paul Wittenberger) on 11 August 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJrptikLjq8 accessed 01 March 2019

92. Video: "Sheba the Son of Bichri" (Adam Fannin Exposed), published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 09 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crCo4fYHSag accessed 17 March 2019

93. Telephonic Interview #01 with New IFB Pastor, Manly Perry, pastor of Old Paths Baptist Church in San Antonio, Texas, 03 February 2019


Links for Series Articles Posted Thus Far:
Part 1a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1a
Part 1b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1b
Part 1c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1c
Part 2a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2a
Part 2b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2b
Part 2c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2c
Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement -- Update #1
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-update-1

As important as a right understanding of the Triune God is, it is equally important to have a biblical Christology, a biblical understanding of Jesus. According to Scripture, Jesus is, among other titles and positions: The Mighty God, Son of God, Son of David, Son of Man, Truly God and Truly Man, Creator, Redeemer, Savior, Mediator, Messiah, the Branch, the Lamb of God, the Cornerstone, our High Priest, Lawgiver, Judge, the Shepherd, I AM, Wonderful Counselor, the Way, the Truth, the Life, the Author of life, the Alpha and Omega, the Blessed and only Potentate/Sovereign, and The Word.
Each of these titles and positions of Jesus have significant meaning to His followers. When He called Himself “I AM” we understand that to mean He was calling Himself God. When He is referred to as “the Lamb of God” we understand that to mean He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins; and when He is called the Creator, we understand this to mean it was Jesus (along with the Father and the Holy Spirit) who spoke and created the universe and everything in it. But how are we to understand when Jesus is called the Word?
Steven Anderson looks at John 1:1, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” and as a King James Version literalist he understands this passage to mean that Jesus was/is the Bible, or, more accurately, he believes the Bible is actually Jesus, and is actually God. Not the book itself, but the words contained within the book.38
In one of his online sermon videos, Steven Anderson holds up his Bible and preaches to his congregation saying, “This book is Jesus. … Jesus is the book! ‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. Without Him’...oh, I’m sorry, ‘all things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made.’ And then we read down that great passage and John said in John 1:14 where God says, ‘and the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory,’ we looked at Him, ‘as of the only begotten of the Father.’ Who did we look at? The Word of God. Who created the world? Jesus Christ, the Word of God. …Jesus Christ the written Word of God who became the living Word of God.”39
In a video clip Anderson uploaded to his YouTube channel on January 17, 2009, he is shown holding up his Bible and emphatically proclaiming to his congregation, “Behold your God! This is God! Let me introduce you to God!...hey, I’m not worshiping a physical book, this is a book, nothing. But you know what?” He then points at the Bible and yells, “THOSE WORDS ARE GOD! Believe it or not. Call me a heretic, call me whatever you want, I will preach that until I am breathing my last breath!”40
And on April 27, 2018, just over nine years after posting the previous clip, Steven Anderson posted a clip from a different sermon where he says the same thing. Jesus is the Word, the Bible is Jesus, the Bible is God! Again, not the physical book, but as Anderson himself put it, “The words in the Book are God.”41
He taught this in 2009 and he was still teaching it less than a year ago, and there have been no videos posted by Steven Anderson that would indicate he no longer believed this, therefore we must accept that he continues to believe this doctrine.
Anderson’s doctrine of the deification of the words of Scripture carries with it some significant problems though. If the words of Scripture actually are God, then one would expect Anderson and his followers to worship them, yet they do not. If the words of Scripture are actually God Himself, then:
Does that not give those who wield those words have divine power themselves?
Why would God allow Himself to even be wielded by sinful man?
If they are Jesus, then Jesus is both within the Father and the Holy Spirit as God, as well as the man Jesus, and now, according to Anderson, the very words found on the pages of a Bible; and, knowing Steven Anderson, the King James version of the Bible specifically. But which version of the King James Bible? Which of the twenty-three different versions of the Authorized King James Version that have been printed between 1611 and 1904? Of these almost two dozen different versions, many contain obvious mistakes, such as the 1611 “Judas Bible” which reads, “Then cometh Judas with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder” in Matthew 26:36; or the 1631 edition which states the seventh commandment as “Thou shalt commit adultery”; or the 1717 edition which contains the “Parable of the Vinegar” in place of the “Parable of the Vineyard” in Luke 20.
And, of course, the original 1611 King James Version contained the Apocrypha as well.42 Will Steven Anderson hold to the belief he has clung to and preached for at least the past decade, that the words contained within the Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible are in fact, actually God Almighty, actually Jesus Christ Himself?
When one takes into consideration the fact that these various editions of the King James Bible with all of the various errors in them, have been fairly common knowledge for the past few centuries; coupled with the fact that Steven Anderson has continued to teach his deification of the words of Scripture in the King James Bible without publicly renouncing the various “error editions” of the King James Bible – then one can only conclude that Steven Anderson accepts not only all the various errors that have crept into the King James Bible over the years, but also the Apocrypha as contained in the original 1611 edition, as being actually God and actually Jesus Christ.
Of course, there exists another possibility, a more reasonable and probable possibility; which is that Steven Anderson is wrong. Very wrong.
Scripture states in John 1: 1-3 reads, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him; and without Him was not anything made that was made.” When we continue on in verses 14-18, we can clearly see that the “Word” which John is referring to is actually Jesus, and John’s use of the the term “Word” tells us a great deal about Jesus.
Compare John 1:1 with Genesis 1:1. Both start with the same three words, “In the beginning.” In Genesis we read that when God created the heavens and all that are in them, Scripture says He spoke everything into existence. Psalm 33:6 tells us, “By the word of the LORD were the heavens made; and all the host of them by the breath of His mouth.” As with Genesis 1 and creation, we also see a correlation between Psalm 33:6 in the first chapter of John, verse 3, “All things were made by Him; and without Him was not any thing made that was made.” And, in verse 10, we see again, “the world was made by Him”. This is reiterated throughout the New Testament in Acts 3:15; 1 Corinthians 8:6; Colossians 1:15-17; and Hebrews 1:2. These passages confirm that God made the universe and everything in it, and God created everything through Jesus.
We also see through many other passages that God employs His word throughout the earth to execute His will (see Psalm 33:6; 107:20; 119:89; 147:15-18; Isaiah 55:10-11). We also see in Genesis 15:1-5 where the Word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision, and also brought Abram out of his tent in order to show him the stars as an illustration regarding his descendants. These passages all serve to demonstrate that when God talks, He does so through the Son, the second person of the Godhead, Jesus.
Jesus is the conduit through which God imparts revelation to the prophets, through which God spoke to man, through which God accomplished creation. Jesus is God the Son, the second person of the Triune Godhead, and He is also the Word of God, who came to earth as a human being. He is not, however, the words of Scripture. He is the author of Scripture, but not Scripture itself. To deify Scripture is to create an idol, and that is precisely what Steven Anderson is doing with this doctrine of his.
The insufficient death of Jesus

Steven Anderson also claims the death of Christ on the cross, the shedding of His blood, in not sufficient to provide an atonement for our sins. In fact, Anderson claims there are at least six things that Jesus must do in order to gain us entry into heaven.43 The six things are:

1. He had to be born,
2. He had to die on the cross,
3. He had to be buried,
4. He had to go to hell for three days and three nights and be a burnt sacrifice in the fire of hell,
5. He had to rise from the dead, and
6. “He had to enter the Holy of Holies in heaven, as the High Priest, and sprinkle the blood on the mercy seat seven times.”
Anderson states that until Jesus completes these six tasks, we cannot enter heaven. Apparently, He sprinkled the blood on the mercy seat when He entered heaven, as Anderson goes on to say, “He’s still up there making intercession for us, the blood is still on the mercy seat. It still speaks better things than that of Abel.” And he also places the sprinkling of the blood on the mercy seat BEFORE telling the apostles the great commission, and “then He has to ascend up into heaven.”44
This convoluted doctrine of Steven Anderson not only has no biblical support, but is actually contrary to Scripture. We are not saved by anything other than the grace of God. Period. Grace alone. Period. This is what Ephesians 2:8 clearly says. “For by grace are ye saved.” This same verse also tells us that faith is the conduit through which God’s grace is imparted to us. “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that is not of yourselves: it is the gift of God.” But faith in what? Faith in Jesus Christ and His death on the cross as making the necessary atonement for our sins.
Romans 3:23-26 states, “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in His blood, to declare His righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; to declare, I say, at this time His righteousness: that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.” [emphasis added] [cf. 1 John 2:2; 4:10]
Jesus Christ is, through the shedding of His blood, and His death on the cross, the propitiation for the sins of the whole world; through faith in His blood, His propitiatory act on the cross, we receive remission of sins and are made righteous and able to enter into the presence of God in heaven. His burial does not provide this, He resurrection does not provide this, His ascension does not provide this, and Anderson’s own added requirement for our entrance into heaven: that Jesus must sprinkle blood seven times on the mercy seat in heaven, certainly does not provide this. The shedding of His blood and His death on the cross provides the propitiation, and nothing else, according to the Scriptures. (See Hebrews 9:22; 10:10; Galatians 3:22)
In short, Steven Anderson is teaching the blood of Christ shed at His death for the remission of sins is insufficient. Even though Romans 3:23-26 clearly and explicitly teaches that it is sufficient, and is the only acceptable sacrifice for the propitiation of our sins, Steven Anderson simply thumbs his nose at the Word of God (both the written and the Living) and adds to what Scripture teaches, even to the adding of his own personal and unbiblical beliefs.
Steven Anderson claims that in order for us to be able to enter heaven, in addition to other requirements he has added, he claims Jesus must first enter into the Holy of Holies in the temple in heaven, and sprinkle blood on the mercy seat seven times. This is not taught in Scripture. Anywhere. In order to come up with this teaching, Anderson must combine Hebrews 4:14-10:18 with Leviticus 16:11-14. The problem is, however, this is like adding 2+2 and coming up with 5.
Hebrews 4:14-10:18 explains Jesus is our High Priest, He is a High Priest in the order of Melchizedek, and He is a High Priest of a better covenant from the previous covenant of the Old Testament. It explains the earthly tabernacle and temple were an example and shadow of things to come, and that Jesus’ sacrifice was a better and a permanent sacrifice as opposed to the sacrifices of the previous covenant. But nowhere does this lengthy passage say anything about Jesus entering the Holy of Holies in heaven where He sprinkles blood on the mercy seat seven times.
The closest anything in the New Testament comes to this is in Hebrews 9:11-28, within which we read, “But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” (vv11-12). Christ, our High Priest, has entered into a tabernacle that is great and more perfect that the one on earth; and “by His own blood He entered in once into the holy place,” but no where does it say He entered the Holy of Holies in heaven and sprinkles His blood on the mercy seat. Anderson has to get that from Leviticus 16:11-14.
Leviticus 16 explains the sacrifices for the High Priest and the people on the Day of Atonement. The sacrifice detailed in verses 11-14, the sacrifice which includes sprinkling the mercy seat seven times with blood, is the sacrifice for the High Priest. Not for the people. It serves to atone for the sins of the High Priest for the next year. Following Steven Anderson’s teaching, he clearly has Jesus sprinkling the blood of the sacrifice (which would be His own blood) on the mercy seat, and the sacrifice that provided that blood serves to atone for the sins of only the High Priest. Therefore, Steven Anderson is teaching that Jesus died to atone for His own sins and for no one else. To say that Jesus was sinful is blasphemy. To say that His atoning sacrifice did not provide atonement for anyone other than Himself is also blasphemy.
Going back to Hebrews 9:11-28 for a moment, we see again that it is Jesus’ blood and the sacrifice of Himself that redeems our sin and purchases our salvation (vv 14-15,26). We also see that the Holy Place into which Jesus enters is not some heavenly tabernacle or temple that is like unto those that were one the earth which were nothing more than shadows and types of heaven. Not a temple with a holy place and a holy of holies that is in heaven, and certainly not one built by human hands, but rather heaven itself is God’s temple. For what does the Scripture say? “But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building; Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption for us.” (vv11-12) “For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us” (v24).
The temple where God dwells is heaven itself. The Holy of Holies were God dwells is heaven itself. Steven Anderson’s fictional accounting of what Jesus must do in order for those He has redeemed to enter into heaven is just that: total fiction. Nothing more and nothing less. It is completely unbiblical, it is blasphemous heresy; and, by teaching this doctrine, he is teaching a different gospel, a false gospel, and he is leading his congregation and his internet followers straight down into hell if they are unsaved, and into a stagnant and ineffective witness for those who are saved.
What About The Resurrection?

We have already established that it is Jesus’ atoning death on the cross – and nothing else, that redeems us as the propitiation for our sins. (Romans 5:11; Mark 10:45; 2 Corinthians 5:21; 1 Peter 2:24; Isaiah 53:5; John 10 spec. vv 17-18) But what of the resurrection? If it is not one of the steps necessary to achieve salvation, then what it is for? What does the resurrection accomplish? The answer to that is quite a bit! For instance:
1. His resurrection proved that He overcame death, and thus is indeed the Son of God, that He is truly Divine. “Concerning His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, which was made of the seed of David according to the flesh; And declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead” (Romans 1:3-4); because it was not possible for death to maintain its hold on Him (Acts 2:24). (See also 1 Corinthians 15:55-57; 2 Timothy 1:10; Revelation 1:18)
2. His resurrection serves as a guarantee of our justification. Note, however, His resurrection did not accomplish our justification, His death did that; but rather it serves as an assurance to us that we are fully justified by His sacrificial death on the cross. 1 Corinthians 15:17 states, “And if Christ be not raised, your faith is faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.” And in Colossians 2:14 states, “Blotting out the handwriting of of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross.” (cf. Romans 4:25; 8:11) The penalty for our sins has been paid in full, and accepted by God Almighty. (See also 1 Corinthians 15:1-21)
3. His resurrection guarantees that we serve a living Savior. It assures us that he is interceding for us. “Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God’s elect? It is God the justifieth. Who is He that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us.” (Romans 8:33-34; Hebrews 7:25).
4. His resurrection guarantees that we are raised up to a new life, as well as guaranteeing our resurrection. Paul wrote, “For we have been planted together in the likeness of His death, we shall be also in the likeness of His resurrection. Knowing this, that our old man is cruicified with Him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.” (Romans 6:5-6); and “But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the firstfruits of them that slept. For since by man came death, by man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive. But every man in his own order: Christ the firstfruits; afterward they that are Christ's at his coming.” (1 Corinthians 15:12-58, specifically vv20-23 here). (See also Romans 8:11; Philippians 3:20, 21; Ephesians 2:4-6; Colossians 3:1-4; 1 Peter 1:3-5)
Therefore, when Steven Anderson and others in the New IFB Movement teach that Christ’s resurrection is necessary to secure our salvation, they are demonstrating that they either do not possess even a rudimentary understanding of the death, atonement, burial, resurrection and ascension of Jesus; or, they do, and they are intentionally misleading their followers.
This brings us to one of the more troubling of Steven Anderson’s doctrines of Jesus, that of His burning in hell for us.
On the Necessity of Jesus Burning in Hell For Our Salvation

In 2014, Steven Anderson sat down with Dr. James White and ostensibly interviewed Dr. White. Near the end of the interview, Anderson and Dr. White were discussing hades, gehenna, and hell. While Dr. White tried to explain to Mr. Anderson that according to the clear teaching of Scripture hell is currently unpopulated, while hades contains those souls who have died in their sins and did not possess the free gift of salvation. Steven Anderson insisted that Jesus went to hell for three days and three nights.

Anderson derives this doctrine from Matthew 12:40, which reads, “For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.” and Acts 2:31, “He seeing this before spake of the resurrection of Christ, that His soul was not left in hell, neither his flesh did see corruption.” The word translated “hell” in Acts 2:31 is the Greek word “hades,” which is the abode of departed spirits. This is not some new understanding of the word, but rather the same understanding of this word that has always been, and Anderson knows this, or, at least he should since he claims to know Greek, and claims to have read the New Testament cover to cover in Greek multiple times.45
Therefore, Anderson must also understand that hades, the abode of departed spirits, is divided into two sections or compartments. In the one are those departed spirits who died in their sin, and in the other are those who died in faith. Note that this is not heaven and hell. This is hades. While some may be inclined to close their minds at this point, just read a little further to understand why I say this.
The best description we have of hades and the two compartments or sections within it, is the story of the rich man and Lazarus in Luke 16:19-31. Both die and their departed spirits enter hades (the abode of departed spirits). If you will look at verse 23, you can see that the rich man is in hell. This is translated from the same Greek word hades that we see in Acts 2:31. In reading verses 23-24 of Luke 16, we see the rich man lifting up “his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazaarus in his bosom. And he cried and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.” Abraham answers him in verses 25-26, reminding the rich man that he had a great life on earth and Lazarus a horrible life on earth, and now the roles are reversed. He goes on to explain to the rich man, “And beside all this, between us and you there is a great gulf fixed: so that they which would pass from hence to you cannot; neither can they pass to us, that would come from thence.”
Did you notice that the rich man could see Abraham and Lazarus, and they could see him, and a conversation took place between the rich man and Abraham. Therefore, this cannot be heaven and hell, as in heaven, “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be anymore pain” (Revelation 21:4). Do you really believe that those in heaven will be able to look down into the depths of the earth and see people, possibly their loved ones and friends in eternal torment, and not experience sorrow, not cry, not be in emotional pain? Do you really believe that once in heaven we will be able to look down on those in eternal torment and care one bit? Not likely.
Furthermore, in Revelation 20:13-14 we see see that at the great white throne judgment, where the wicked will be judged by God before being cast into hell for all eternity, hell delivers up the dead in it, and after the judgment hell is cast into the lake of fire (also commonly known as hell). In both verse 13 and 14, the word hell is translated from the Greek word hades. Common sense should tell you that hell giving up the dead within it, so they can be cast into hell, and then hell itself is destroyed by casting it into hell makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Is God the God of confusion? No! (1 Cor.14:33)
It makes perfect sense to understand this as hades, the abode of departed spirits gave up the dead within it, and was later cast into the gehenna (the lake of fire) and destroyed, while the wicked dead were themselves cast into gehenna where they will suffer eternal torment. This makes more sense because this is the correct understanding, which has been the position of the Church for the past 2,000 years. When those who die in their sins – such as the rich man, they are cast into one compartment of hades where they are in torment; and those who die in faith were sent into another compartment of hades known as Abraham’s Bosom, or Paradise, where they are comforted.
We read also read about this in Luke 23:42-43, when the thief on the cross says to Jesus, “Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” and Jesus tells him, “Verily I say unto thee, today shalt thou be with me in paradise.” Comparing this to Matthew 12:40 and Acts 2:31, we can easily and clearly see that Jesus was not cast into hell upon death. He and the thief entered hades, into that part of hades known as Paradise, or Abraham’s Bosom. Incidentally, the other thief, the one who continued to curse and mock Jesus, likely entered into that compartment of hades reserved for those who died in their wickedness, just like the rich man.
The lowest section of that area of hades where the spirits of the wicked dead have been temporarily consigned is known as tartarus, and it is mentioned only once in all of Scripture – 2 Peter 2:4. Again, since Steven Anderson claims he knows Greek and has read the New Testament in Greek, cover to cover multiple times, he is fully aware of this. Tartarus is also known as “the abyss,” and is the habitation of those angels “which kept not their first estate, but left there own habitation,” and as a result, God “hath reserved in everlasting chains under darkness unto the judgment of the great day.” (Jude 6). These are the angels who are mentioned in Genesis 6:1-7, who “saw the daughters of men...and took them wives of all which they chose. ...and also after that, when the sons of God came in unto the daughters of men, and they bare children to them, the same became mighty men which were of old, men of renown.” As a result, God destroyed the earth with a worldwide cataclysmic flood, sparing only Noah, his family, and the creatures on the ark.
“For if God spared not the angels that sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved unto judgment; And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; … the Lord knoweth how...to reserve the unjust unto the day of judgment to be punished” (2 Peter 2:4-5,9).
It is this same deep abyss that demons are afraid to go, begging Jesus not to send them there (see Luke 8:31); and it is this same deep abyss where Jesus went during those three days and three nights before His resurrection. “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: by which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.” (1 Peter 3:19-20; cf Ephesians 4:8-10)
Remember now, Steven Anderson claims to know Greek, and claims to have read the New Testament cover to cover in Greek multiple times, so one would naturally assume he know all of this already. Yet, he continues to insist that Jesus spent three days and three nights burning in hell; and not just burning in hell, but being burned up as a burnt sacrifice in order to be an acceptable sacrifice to the Lord for our sins.
Now, we have already learned, from the very clear and explicit teaching of Scripture, that it was Jesus’s shed blood and death on the cross that made atonement for our sin. Not His burial, not His resurrection, not His ascension, but His shed blood and death on the cross is the acceptable sacrifice for our sin, that made atonement for our sin, that was the propitiation for our sin. Regardless of the clear and explicit teaching of Scripture, or perhaps in spite of the clear and explicit teaching of Scripture, Steven Anderson teaches it’s not enough. It’s acceptable to God, but not to Steven Anderson. No, because Steven Anderson insists that Jesus must also be a burnt sacrifice in order to be a God ordained sacrifice, a sacrifice acceptable to God; because, he reasons, all sacrifices are burned, all offerings are burned, and the Passover lamb is roasted.46
As we have already seen, again in the very clear and explicit passages of Scripture, God looked upon Jesus’ shed blood and death on the cross as an acceptable sacrifice. That was all that was necessary as an acceptable sacrifice to God; and, that is all that was necessary to atone for our sins. Steven Anderson says no, Scripture is wrong, God is wrong, but he is right. That is not all that Steven Anderson is wrong about, because when he says all sacrifices are burnt and all offerings are burnt he is wrong.
There were five types of offerings in the Old Testament, and they can be divided up into two categories. The first are the burnt offerings which are to be completely and totally consumed by fire, and the second are all the rest of the offerings which are only partially burned on the altar and the unburned portions are eaten. The obvious question to Steven Anderson is does he believe Jesus was totally and completely consumed in the fires of hell to the point where there was nothing left of Him; or, that He was only partially consumed by the fires of hell, with the rest of Jesus eaten by someone or something? Perhaps by cannibalistic demons? Perhaps by Roman Catholics during their mass? Which is it Mr. Anderson?
If Steven Anderson is telling the truth when he claims that he knows Greek and that he has read the New Testament in Greek, cover to cover, multiple times, then he is fully aware of the meanings of hades, and tartarus, and gehenna. If he is telling the truth, then why does he ignore that which he claims to know is true? Why teach something to his congregation and his followers something which he knows is not true? Why would he intentionally mislead them? Steven Anderson has actually given the answer to this numerous times over the years when he has disparaged those who understand biblical Greek and Hebrew, and the numerous times he has spoken against referring to the original languages of Scripture. The answer is because he has a blind adherence to and faith in a specific translation of the Bible, that he rejects the Greek, Aramaic, and Hebrew manuscripts upon which that translation is based on.47 This view of his can best be described as “KJV-olatry.”
Well, that, or, he is simply having a 1 Corinthians 2:14 moment.
Steven Anderson’s false and heretical view that Jesus’ shed blood and death on the cross is insufficient to atone for our sins leads us to wonder about the view of salvation held by Steven Anderson and his New IFB Movement.


Links for Series Articles Posted Thus Far:
Part 1a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1a
Part 1b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1b
Part 1c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1c
Part 2a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2a
Part 2b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2b
Part 2c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2c
Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement -- Update #1
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-update-1

In order to determine if a group, organization, denomination, or even individual is actually Christian, one must examine their stated beliefs in the clear and revealing light of Scripture. By comparing their beliefs with the explicit teaching of God's Word, the truthfulness or falsity of their professed Christianity soon becomes clearly evident. Christian beliefs (doctrine) can be broken down into two primary categories. The first are what can be termed primary doctrines, which are those doctrines that directly relate to our salvation and include the requirements for salvation, the gospel, who God is, who the Father is, who Jesus is, who the Spirit is, and those beliefs that are connected to these things. The second category is everything else (this could be broken down further into secondary and tertiary doctrines, but for this article these two categories are sufficient). It is the primary doctrines that we will concern ourselves with in this second part of “Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement.”
Probably the foremost doctrine of Scripture is the doctrine of God. What a person believes concerning God, such as who God is, the Trinity, the Deity of Christ, who the Holy Spirit is, etc., can be a determinative factor regarding ones salvation. The Bible is very specific about who God is, about His attributes and character and so forth. If one believes in a God that does not fit the attributes, character, requirements, etc., as set forth in Scripture, then one is worshiping a false god of one’s own design, and that is nothing more than idolatry.
To begin with, let’s take a look at what the New IFB claims it believes about God. According to the various statements of faith for each of the New IFB churches,
“We believe that Jesus is God, and that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Ghost and born of the
virgin Mary. We believe that the Godhead consists of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, and that
these three are one (1 John 5:7). The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost are three distinct persons
(John 1:1, 1 Corinthians 15:27-28, John 8:16-18, John 17:5). This doctrine is commonly known as the
trinity. We reject the heresy of modalism or so-called ‘oneness.’”1


We believe in the traditional and historical teaching reagarding the Trinity. We believe in one
God that is manifested in three seperate persons. (God the Father, God the Son, and God the
Holly Spirit)...We believe that Jesus is God, and that Jesus Christ was conceived of the Holy Ghost and born
of the virgin Mary.2


We believe that Jesus is God in the flesh, and that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Ghost of the
Virgin Mary. (John 1:1-14, 2 Tim. 3:16, Luke 1:27-35, Matt. 1:23, Isaiah 7:14) … We believe in the Trinity, That is God the Father; God the Son (Jesus); and God the Holy Spirit; and
these three are one. We reject modalism and oneness theology and regard such as a damnable heresy
not consistent with the nature and character of God. (1 John 5:7-8, Hebrews 1:3, Genesis 1:26-27, 2
Cor. 11:3-4, Galatians 1:8-9)3


We believe that Jesus is God in the flesh, and that Jesus Christ was begotten by the Holy Ghost of the
Virgin Mary.4


TRINITY – God created the heaven and the earth and consists of three persons: The Father, Jesus
Christ (The Word), and the Holy Ghost and these three are one God.
THE FATHER – The Father so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son to die for the sins of
the world. No man has seen the Father but he has been declared by his son, Jesus Christ, whom he sent
to be the saviour of the world.
THE SON – Jesus is the word of God, the son of God and God. He created all things and became flesh
born of a virgin and died for the sins of the whole world, was buried, and rose again.
THE HOLY GHOST – The Holy Ghost is the spirit of truth and guides believers into all truth but he
does not speak of himself.5


We believe that Jesus Christ was God manifest in the flesh, born of a virgin, lived a sinless life, was crucified on a cross, was buried, and rose again from the dead after 3 days. … We believe that the godhead consists of the Father, the Word (Jesus Christ), and the Holy Ghost and these three are one (the trinity.)6


And the rest of the New IFB churches are pretty much in line with those shown here. Sometimes exact wording, sometimes similar wording. All of them look to be fairly standard church statements of faith regarding the trinity. Well, all except Manly Perry and Old Path Baptist Church, but we’ll get back to him in a moment.
Let’s compare these statements regarding the Trinity with what the Bible teaches about the Trinity, by taking a crash course in the biblical doctrine of the Trinity.
A Crash Course on the Biblical Christian Doctrine of the Trinity
1. There is only one true and living God. Who is infinite, eternal, and perfect. [Deut.6:4; 1Thess.1:9; Jer.10:10; Job 11:7;26:14; Isa.43:10; 1Cor.8:4; cf. 1Tim.2:5]
2. The one true living God is a Spirit, pure, invisible, without body or parts, or human passions, without change. As a spirit, God is not limited by a body. He neither made up of, nor is limited by, any material elements, and therefore is omnipresent. He is immense, eternal, incomprehensible, omnipotent (almighty), perfect in wisdom and knowledge (omniscient), perfect in holiness, perfect in freedom, perfect in His absoluteness. [Jn.4:24; 1Tim.1:17; Exo.33:20; Lk.24:39; Jam.1:17; Mal.3:6; 1Kgs.8:27; Jer.23:23-24; Ps.90:2; Ps.145:3; Gen.17:1; Rev.4:8; Rom.16:27; Is.6:3; Ps.115:3; Ex.3:14; Job.11:7]
3. The one true living God is, in His nature and essence, A Triune God. The Triune God is comprised of three distinct, but inseparable Persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit. They are co-equal in power, co-existent, co-eternal, and consubstantial (of the same nature, substance, or essence, however, this is not to say each is Triune in nature, as they are not). The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God. At the same time, however, even though the Three are the One God, they are also distinct in subsistence (having a real individual existence). The Father is not the Son, the Son is not the Father, the Father is not the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is not the Father, the Son is not the Holy Spirit, the Holy Spirit is not the Son. The Father is never “sent” in Scripture, nor is He incarnated or poured out at Pentecost. The Holy Spirit does not die on the cross for our sins. The Father is of none, neither begotten nor proceeding from; the Son is eternally begotten of the Father; the Holy Spirit is eternally proceeding from the both the Father and the Son. [1Jn.5:7; Matt.3:16-17; 28:19; 2Cor.13:14; Jn.1:14,18; Jn.15:26; Gal.4:6; Jn.6:27; Rom.1:7; 1Pet.1:2; Jn.1:1-3; Col.1:16-17; Tit.2:13; Heb.1:2; Acts 5:3-4; 1Cor.3:16; Rom.15:30]
4. Steven Anderson complains about using words that do not appear in the Bible, such as “sovereignty,” “soteriology,” “hamartiology,” “Christophany,”7 and so forth; apparently not understanding that while they do not appear in the Bible, they are used to succinctly describe a concept that is in the Bible, like “Trinity” and “Trinitarian,” both words that he does use. Another word that is used to describe a concept taught in the Bible is perichoresis, which is used to describe the special relationship between the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. The Three, while distinct (as shown), are inseparable; mutually surrounding, indwelling, and glorifying each other. The Father indwells and glorifies the Son, the Son indwells and glorifies the Father, the Father and the Son indwell the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit indwells and glorifies both the Father and the Son. [John 1:1-3; 3:16; 10:37–38; 13:31-32; 14:8-11,18–20; 15:26; 16:13-15; 17:1-5, 20–24; 2 Cor.5:19; Heb.1:3]
Note the illustration of the Trinity below, showing the special relationship that God has with Himself, as expressed by the word, perichoresis.

Now that we have shown what Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement claim to believe regarding God, and now that we have seen what the Bible teaches about God with regard to the Trinity; let’s compare all of this with what Steven Anderson and the New IFB actually believes and teaches about God, as demonstrated in the videos they have made public for all to see.
In order to understand the view of God that Steven Anderson and other New IFB pastors have and preach from their pulpits, it is necessary to understand how it has changed over the past year or two. It is also necessary to understand that as goes Steven Anderson, so goes the rest of the New IFB.
From the outset of his ministry, Steven Anderson believed, taught, and preached Modalistic Monarchianism, which is also referred to as “Oneness Christology.” Monarchianism teaches that God is one single entity or person, as opposed to the Trinitarian belief of one God coexisting consubstantially in three persons. Modalistic Monarchianism is the belief that the single entity of Monarchianism is Jesus, who also manifests as the Father or the Holy Spirit. In many of Steven Anderson's sermons he clearly and explicitly taught that Jesus is the Father, often turning to passages such as Isaiah 9:6, John 14:9, John 10:30, Hebrews 1:3, and others to support his Modalistic beliefs.8
When one former member of Steven Anderson's church was asked if he had ever heard Steven Anderson preach from the pulpit that Jesus is the Father, the man's instant response was, “Of course.”9
Anderson was so insistent in his Modalistic beliefs that, when James White presented Anderson with Luke 23:42-43, where the thief who is being crucified along side Jesus says to the Lord, “Remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom” and Jesus replied to him, “Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise” and asked Anderson to explain how Jesus could be in hell for three days suffering torment (another Anderson belief) while at the same time being in heaven with the thief; Anderson looked at him with a straight face and said that Jesus was in hell, and the thief was in heaven with the Father. When White reiterated that Jesus said the thief would be with Jesus, Anderson said that it spoke to the Trinity. However, unless Anderson is prepared to say that Jesus lied, then he must clearly believe (or at least believed in 2014 when the film was made) that Jesus and the Father are the same person.10
This hard and immovable belief of Anderson's naturally caused other New IFB pastors and evangelists to follow suit and preach from their pulpits the exact same Modalistic Monarchianism that Steven Anderson preached from his pulpit. Donnie Romero,11 Manly Perry,12 David Berzins,13 Roger Jimenez,14 Jonathan Shelley,15 and others all fell into lockstep obedience and began believing and teaching and preaching the exact same thing as Steven Anderson. Then came the bizarre Tyler Baker incident at Faithful Word Baptist Church.
Tyler Baker had been hired by Steven Anderson to be his church deacon, after which he ordained Baker to the deacon position. As it happened (and apparently happens quite a bit at Anderson's church), some unnamed informant for Steven Anderson was eavesdropping on one of Baker's conversations with other church members, discussing Anderson’s modalist beliefs. This informant then went to Anderson and told him that Baker and the others were talking and mentioning his name and so forth. Anderson took that information and managed to work himself up into a rage, convinced that his deacon was leading a conspiracy against him. He immediately took steps to remove Baker from his church.16
An hour after Tyler Baker's wife had given birth to their son, Baker and his two other children stopped off briefly at Faithful Word Baptist church. While there, Tyler was called into the church office by Anderson. The meeting was secretly video recorded by another church member and later posted to YouTube. To say that Anderson came unhinged would be one of the greatest understatements since Noah said it might rain.17 During a lengthy anger-filled screaming tantrum by Anderson, the Faithful Word pastor repeatedly sticks his finger in Baker's face, screams at Baker, makes several threatening movements toward Baker appearing as if he would strike him, calling Baker names, slandering him, and making repeated false accusations of conspiratorial plans on Baker's part, and then ending his dictatorial tirade by firing Baker. All of this while Baker's wife was in active labor, a fact that Anderson himself acknowledges in the video. To his credit, Tyler Baker did not lower himself to Anderson's level of worldliness. He tried to reason with Anderson, he tried to explain things to Anderson, all to no avail. Anderson was beyond reason and he wasn't going to accept anything from Baker with the single exception of the figurative pound of flesh he was extracting through his schoolyard bullying tantrum.

Ironically, when Anderson fired Tyler Baker and kicked him out of the church for believing modalism, Anderson was teaching modalism himself; and Baker, although he was discussing Anderson’s modalistic beliefs, did not hold such beliefs. According to a video made and uploaded by Tyler Baker, he actually believes in a form of tritheism, which is the belief system Anderson switched to after firing Baker.18
Before it was all said and done, several more left Anderson's church. He fired his evangelist Garrett Kirchway when another of Anderson's informants who was monitoring Mrs. Kirchway's social media activity noticed a comment about Mr. Kirchway's modalistic beliefs. Then came Domonique Davis, another Faithful Word staff member fired by Anderson, followed by church members Elliott Ray, Russell Bopst, and Rick Martinez.19
All three left of their own accord because of Anderson's behavior and flip-flopping doctrine. Anderson would not, however, allow them to simply leave on their own accord; and he made it a point to publicly expel them from his church in front of the congregation, while railing against them from the pulpit, calling them names, vilifying them, and more. All of this was, of course, followed by a number of slanderous YouTube videos lobbed at the “heretics” and “reprobates” and (fill in the blank with the Anderson invective du jour). A practice painfully common within the New IFB.
It was not long after, however, that Tyler Baker, Elliott Ray, and others were making videos of their own, using clips from Anderson's church sermons, featuring Steven Anderson and others, clearly and explicitly teaching modalism, the exact same thing Anderson was calling them heretics for believing. Anderson's hypocrisy must have become immediately apparent to him, as he soon posted a video in which he claimed he never taught or believed in what he called “Oneness Pentecostalism” and has always believed in the orthodox view of the Trinity.20 (it should be noted that, the issue has never been Oneness Pentecostalism, as none of them have Pentecostal beliefs or practices. The problem is, in addition to Anderson's hypocrisy, he also has no idea what he is talking about. He does not understand what Oneness Pentecostalism is, nor does he understand what Modalistic Monarchianism is. One would think before leveling charges of heresy, he would have at least learned a bit about the issue at hand.)
This led to even more videos of Anderson teaching modalism, which led to Anderson producing yet another video claiming yet again that he has never believed in anything but the Trinity, that Baker and others were taking him out of context by showing only clips of videos where he was actually refuting modalism.21
When yet more videos which were longer and demonstrated that he was not being taken out of context (some of which are still on the Faithful Word Baptist Church website, indicating that Anderson apparently has no problem with them); Anderson then produced a video claiming that he did say Jesus was the Father, but that he misspoke,22 and clarified that it isn't really heresy to say Jesus is the Father (even though he ostensibly ejected church members for saying that very thing), and then justifying his modalistic comments by claiming that he never said that “Jesus is God the Father.” Apparently in his mind there is some distinction; and saying Jesus is the Father is not modalism, but saying Jesus is God the Father is modalism, or something like that.23
During this mess, it was revealed that Anderson was being less than honest in his actions. Although he railed against and kicked out his church a group of men for believing the exact same thing that Anderson himself believed; at the same time he was very much aware that other New IFB pastors, such as Roger Jimenez, were teaching the exact same thing, yet he only “disagreed” with his very good friend Roger Jimenez as the email shown here demonstrates.24

It's interesting that when New IFB pastors, including Steven Anderson actually teach modalism from behind the pulpit, he doesn't think it is a big deal at all. At best it seems to warrant nothing more than a “disagreement”. But when a group of congregants get together and discuss what their pastor is teaching, and he finds out they are discussing it behind his back, he raises all kinds of hob about it, and publicly chastises them, ridicules them, brands them as heretics and kicks them out of his church, and he does so from the pulpit in front of the rest of the congregation in order to make examples of them, and now everyone knows what happens when you cross Pastor Steven Anderson.
Would it not be more pastoral, if the pastor finds a group of people in his flock that perhaps might hold some unbiblical views, would it not be more biblical and loving to take them aside, find out for sure what they actually believe, and if it is unbiblical then disciple them, teach them, and bring them back in line with God's Word? Would that not be the biblical method of correction? Yes, it would. But by his actions, we can see that Steven Anderson is anything but biblical. By his actions we can see that Steven Anderson is a destroyer. And, as Jesus said, by his fruit we will know him!
But Anderson had made his mistake. He had publicly excoriated several people, ejecting them from his church simply because they believed the same thing he himself had been teaching them to believe. When he tried to cover it up, his lie was exposed, and this was repeated over and over again. He could not back down, however, lest he be exposed as a false teacher.25 Nor could his fellow New IFB pastors, as they too were quick to change their doctrine of God to be in line with Steven Anderson.26 It has been reported that in one instance, Anderson personally telephoned Manly Perry of Old Path Baptist Church in Texas, and told him to change his doctrine of God to reflect what Anderson now believed. It allegedly took about an hour to change Perry's way of thinking to more in line with Steven Anderson.27
Anderson continued to double down on his condemnation of heretical oneness people, as well as maintaining his “I've always been a trinitarian” rhetoric, in video after video after video. The longer he kept this up, however, the more “I'm a trinitarian” videos he and other New IFB pastors uploaded to YouTube, it became increasingly apparent that not only did they have no discernible clue as to what modalism actually is (especially when they were teaching it and calling it trinitarianism), they also do not understand true biblical trinitarianism.
Although Steven Anderson currently states that God is a Trinity, it is worth remembering he stated the exact same thing when he taught modalism. As he goes on to define and describe his version of the Trinity, however, it quickly becomes clear he still does not believe in the biblical Trinity. Anderson describes each person of the Godhead as having:
1. Their own separate, personal body (further explaining the Father and the Holy Spirit have a “spirit body” with hands and a face, etc);
2. Their own separate, personal spirit (Anderson explains that if you believe there is only one Spirit, then you are a “oneness modalist”);
3. Their own separate, personal “seat of consciousness.” He states there are “three seats of consciousness” within the Trinity. Not consciousness in the sense of qualia (which deals more with individual subjective sense perceptions), but rather consciousness as in self-awareness.
Anderson goes on to teach:
4. Jesus does not simply have His own spirit, but in fact has “seven spirits”;
5. Both Jesus and the Holy Spirit look identical to the Father in their outward appearance; and,
6. Jesus has always been, for all eternity, a human man. Anderson explains this by saying this is how Jesus was able to walk around on earth during “Old Testament times.”28
It is safe to say that Steven Anderson no longer teaches modalism (although he continues to keep sermons up on his church website that teach modalism, so he may very well go back to a modalistic belief system at some point). However, while it is clear this new belief system of Anderson’s is not modalism, it is equally clear it is not trinitarian either, in spite of Anderson’s claim that he beliefs reflect the orthodox Christian belief of the Trinity that has been held by the Christian church for past roughly two thousand years.
To say, as Anderson does, that the Trinity has three separate people, with three separate and distinct bodies, each with their own separate and distinct spirit (seven for Anderson’s Jesus), and three separate and distinct seats of consciousness is certainly not the orthodox teaching of the Trinity. It is, in fact, tritheism, the belief that there are three gods. In essence, Steven Anderson is trying to meld a monotheistic belief of one God, and a tritheistic belief of three separate gods, and call this blasphemous amalgamation the Trinity.
Hypocritically, Steven Anderson claims Sam Gipp is “demonic and evil” claiming that Gipp is “blaspheming Christ in such a wicked, wicked way” when Gipp preached that Jesus was supposed to be named Emmanuel and not Jesus. While Gipp’s message may have been horribly bad exegesis, or even bad eisegesis, it was certainly not demonic and evil and blasphemy and wicked as Anderson claims;29 While Anderson’s trithesistic three gods in one, with a Jesus that has always been a human man with seven spirits is most certainly blasphemous heresy.
As per the usual course of action among the New IFB pastors, as soon as Steven Anderson teaches something or does something, they rest will undoubtedly don their lemming suits and follow him right off a theological cliff. They did here as well. Donnie Romero and Roger Jimenez went to great lengths to express to their congregations that they too believe and have always believed in the Trinity, just like Steven Anderson. Unfortunately for them, perhaps a little too much like Steven Anderson. Donnie Romero began teaching the members of the Godhead each possessed their own personal and separate body, as well as their own personal and separate spirit. Roger Jimenez repeated this agreeing each had their own body and spirit, but went a step further in an attempt to reiterate his belief in the Deity of Jesus Christ by exclaiming that Jesus is “100% God and 100% of God,”30 like some sort of extension of God, much like a sleeve on a coat. Clearly, Donnie Romero is firmly on the tritheistic bandwagon with Steven Anderson, but it appears Roger Jimenez has one foot on the tritheistic bandwagon, with his other foot still stuck on the modalism wagon.
There is no doubt, however, just where Manly Perry stands. As much as he is trying to obey Steven Anderson and get on board with Anderson's tritheistic view of the Trinity, he seems to be completely stuck on the modalism wagon, teaching that God is one entity, and not three persons, and rebuking those who say God is three persons in one God, as unbiblical. He compares God to man by saying man is a Trinity as well having a body, a soul, and a spirit. In keeping with this train of thought, Manly Perry states that God the Father is the soul of the Godhead, the Holy Spirit is, of course, the Spirit of the Godhead, and Jesus is the physical flesh and blood body of the Godhead. “Three in one!” he states as he stands there in this pulpit smiling. But this is the same old modalism he has always taught. It is just that now, like the others, he calls this a trinitarian view of God.31
Other New IFB pastors have already jumped on Anderson’s coat tails, running YouTube and uploading “Trinity” sermon after “Trinity” sermon. The problem is, however, in their zeal to not be identified as the modalists they once were, they have sprinted past orthodox Christianity and right back into heresy; moving from modalism to tritheism.
New IFB pastor Joe Major delivered a sermon not long after the Tyler Baker / Garrett Kirchway incidents, and in that sermon he emphasized that a denial of the Trinity would not be tolerated by him. Not in any way, shape, or form.32 Steven Anderson was apparently impressed by this and posted that particular clip from Major's sermon to his own YouTube channel. In light of the fact the New IFB has moved from modalism to tritheism, one wonders if Joe Major will hold true to his word and separate himself and his two churches from Steven Anderson and the New IFB, or, if he will capitulate to Anderson and walk back back his statements?
At the end of the day, regardless of their reasons for doing so, the god being described by Steven Anderson, Donnie Romero, Roger Jimenez and the rest is the god they serve and worship. It is not, however, the God of the Bible. What Steven Anderson and the New IFB have done is they have created a god of their own design in their own minds; and by doing so they have created and are worshiping an idol. Perhaps not one crafted from wood, stone, or precious metals, but an idol nonetheless. A false god.
The One True God stated in Exodus 20:3-5, “You shall have no other gods before me. You shall not make for yourself an idol in the form of anything in heaven above or on the earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God.” You will notice this passage says nothing of crafting an idol using solid materials. God simply says, “you shall not make for yourself an idol...” Deuteronomy 4:15-16 says, “Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day that the Lord spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire: Lest ye corrupt yourselves, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female.” Yet, this is exactly what the New IFB has done.
The Sovereignty of God
Steven Anderson also has a strange view of the sovereignty of God. In a video clip created by Steven Anderson, and uploaded by him to his personal YouTube channel, Anderson states he does not like the word sovereign because “it’s not in the Bible at all, not in the King James one time, and people twist it to mean whatever they want it to mean. And, so, it’s a word that brings confusion. It doesn’t bring clarity to any discussion. It’s a word that’s deceptive, and so I don’t use it.”33
Anderson’s argument here is at best a very weak attempt to justify his belief that God is not sovereign. If he does not want to use a word that does not appear anywhere in the King James version; a word that people twist to mean whatever they want it to mean; a word that brings confusion rather than clarity – then why does he use the word Trinity? It doesn’t appear in the Bible, people twist the meaning of it all the time, and in a conversation with those who do not understand what the Trinity is – like Steven Anderson – it brings nothing but confusion. So why does he use it? No, he doesn’t like the word sovereign, as it applies to God, because Steven Anderson does not want God to be sovereign.
He goes on to say, “You know, it’s better to use the words God uses – the Bible says, I started the sermon with this, 1 Corinthians 2:13, ‘Which things also we speak, not in the words which man’s wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth;’ So the words which we should use are not the words of man’s wisdom.” This is Anderson’s attempt to equate the sovereignty of God with the false teachings of man, rather than the true teachings of the Holy Spirit, thus delegitimizing the sovereignty of God. Then he continues in a mocking tone, “hermeneutics, homiletics, soteriology, hamartiology, Christophany, Theophany, protoevangelium.” In using the mocking character voice he uses when saying these words, Anderson is mocking those who use such words, trying to make them appear stupid. In fact, he goes on to say, “It’s just stupid to use big words just to impress people – I’m not impressed. Jesus spoke and the common man heard Him gladly. He wasn’t tryin’ to just impress by usin’ big crazy words that no one understood.”34
Well, neither are those who use such words. And while the words may not actually appear in the King James Bible, they describe solid biblical concepts, To mock hermeneutics seems to imply that Anderson thinks it is stupid to employ sound standards of interpretation when reading and studying the Bible, for that is the essence of the word hermeneutics. To mock homiletics is to say it is stupid to be able to write a good sermon that impacts people and teaches them the truths of Scripture. Soteriology – the study of the doctrine of salvation; hamartiology – the study of sin and hw it affects people; Christophany and Theophany – the study of the appearances of both the preincarnate Christ and God on the earth; and protoevangelium – understanding the actions of the serpent in the Garden of Eden, and the impact of that first Messianic prophecy – Anderson must think all these are stupid, and through his mockery of them he is encouraging his followers to eschew these studies. Why? Probably because once they actually sit down apart from Anderson, and actually read the Scriptures, they may very well discover he has been leading them down a very wide path to their eternal damnation.
Anderson claims that people twist the meaning of the word sovereign to mean whatever they want it to mean. People do that all the time with any number of words. What is the actual definition of the word? According to Webster’s 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language, as an adjective the word refers to supreme in power, possessing supreme dominion, superior to others, predominant. As a noun, the word refers to a supreme ruler, one who possesses the highest authority without control.35
Does God fit these definitions? Is God a Supreme Ruler who possessed the highest authority? Does God posses supreme power and dominion? Is God superior to others? Is God predominant? According to Easton’s Bible Dictionary, God’s Sovereignty is defined as God’s “absolute right to do all things according to His own good pleasure.36
He also tries to belittle to sovereignty of God by implying it is a satanic doctrine thought up by Calvinism (which Anderson believes is of satanic origin). He claims, “you’ll constantly hear people that are Calvinists harp on this [imitating a chicken] ‘braaak, braaak, God’s sovereign, God’s sovereign, braaak, sovereign, sovereign, sovereign’ they just keep repeating it, and they repeat it so much you start to think it’s a biblical truth! It’s like, ‘well of course God’s sovereign’, right? Like whenever you try..start talking to them that’s like their starting point. ‘Well, you agree that God’s sovereign, right?’ and I always just, ‘No.’...When people say He’s sovereign, here’s what they mean, ‘Oh, He’s controlling everything. He’s controlling everything. Everything is happening on this earth according to His will.’ Let me tell you something. That is a lie. If that’s what you mean by sovereign, no. … That’s a false doctrine. If that’s what you mean by sovereignty, that God’s controlling the events on this earth, then that is a heresy and a false doctrine.”37
Not surprisingly, Scripture disagrees with Steven Anderson. For example:
1. For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of His good pleasure – Philippians 2:13
2. Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ. – Philippians 1:6
3. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God: not of works, lest any many should boast. For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them. – Ephesians 2:8-10
4. For who maketh thee to differ one from another? And what hast thou that thou didst not receive? – 1 Corinthians 4:7
5. I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. – John 15:5
6. Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think anything as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God – 2 Corinthians 3:5
7. Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost. – 1 Corinthians 12:3
8. Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like Me, declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure: calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth My counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it. – Isaiah 46:9-11
9. Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? Shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done it? – Amos 3:6 [note: evil in this context means calamity or disaster]
10. “In whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of Him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will” – Ephesians 1:11
11. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the Lord directeth his steps. – Proverbs 16:9
12. There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. – Proverbs 19:21
13. For the scripture saith unto Pharaoh, Even for this same purpose have I raised thee up, that I might shew my power in thee, and that my name might be declared throughout all the earth. Therefore hath he mercy on whom he will have mercy, and whom he will he hardeneth. Thou wilt say then unto me, Why doth he yet find fault? For who hath resisted his will? Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction: And that he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels of mercy, which he had afore prepared unto glory, – Romans 9:17-2317
14. There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord. – Proverbs 21:30
15. Consider the work of God: for who can make that straight, which he hath made crooked? – Ecclesiastes 7:13
16. The LORD hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil. – Proverbs 16:4
17. Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? – Lamentations 3:37
18. For that ye ought to say, If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this, or that. – James 4:15
16. And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith He that is holy, He that is true, He that hath the key of David, He that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth; – Revelation 3:7
19. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. – Isaiah 45:7 [note: evil, as used in this context, means calamity or disaster]
20. “I am the vine, ye are the branches. He that abideth in Me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing.” – John 15:5
And perhaps one should review the Book of Job, noting that Satan does absolutely nothing to Job without God’s sovereign permission.
There is no doubt that God is sovereign, and there is no doubt that Scripture states this clearly, plainly, and repeatedly. He and He alone created the universe and everything in it. He and He alone sustains the universe and everything in it. He and He alone is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. There is not one thing that happens that He is not aware of, not one thing that happens that is outside of His control; and, as we see in Ephesians 1:11, He works all things – all things – after the counsel of His own will. Did you catch that? All Things. God works all things. He knows all things, and all things are done according to His will. That is the very definition of the sovereignty of God; and yet, in spite of what Scripture clearly and explicitly states about this, Steven Anderson refuses to acknowledge the sovereignty of God. Why do you suppose that is? Could it possibly be that if he acknowledges God’s sovereignty as clearly and explicitly taught in Scripture then he must also admit that he is not in control; that he does not save anyone (contrary to what he repeatedly states); and that he will be held accountable for all the things he has done that are contrary to the word of God. Could these be the possible reasons?
At the end of the day, only Steven Anderson can answer as to why he rejects the clear teaching of Scripture regarding the sovereignty of God. We should pray that he would reflect on these passages of Scripture, and seriously and honestly ask himself these questions.


Links for Series Articles Posted Thus Far:
Part 1a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1a
Part 1b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1b
Part 1c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1c
Part 2a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2a
Part 2b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2b
Part 2c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2c
Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement -- Update #1
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-update-1

We now find ourselves in the final segment of part one of this article series, where we will look at the dishonesty, deceit, and dissimulation within and throughout the New IFB. And please note, this segment does not explore the possibility of dishonest, deceit, and dissimulation within the New IFB; but rather exposes the fact that they actually do exist within the New IFB. There is no question at all about this, as there are documented examples of dishonesty, deceit, and dissimulation within the New IFB, and we will examine a few of these examples here. Before we do, however, we must first understand what these terms mean, so that we can see them accurately in the practices of the New IFB.
Dishonesty is the characteristic of being dishonest; behaving in an untrustworthy, or fraudulent, or unethical manner. Also includes engaging in illegal activity.
Deceit is the practice of acting in a manner designed to intentionally deceive or mislead people; to cause them to believe something that is not true.
Dissimulation is the intentional concealment of one's true thoughts, feelings, or character by presenting a façade, i.e. false feelings, a false character, false thoughts, and false pretenses to others, while concealing from them ones true self.
With these definitions in mind, let's look at some documented examples of dishonesty, deceit and dissimulation within the New IFB.

EXAMPLE ONE:
Since 2012, Paul Wittenberger has been involved with, or in some way connected to, at least twenty Steven Anderson film projects. He has moved his “production company” called Framing the World (an LLC whose sole purpose is to run a small online business) to Tempe, Arizona and he is a member of Steven Anderson's Faithful Word Baptist Church. He has, in effect, become the media branch of the New IFB.
Some of Steven Anderson's critics have claimed that Paul Wittenberger “made porno films.”86 To be honest and truthful, Wittenberger actually has worked on two homosexual pornographic films; one in 2007 (the “Itty Bitty T**** Committee” a lesbian themed pornographic film) and one in 2008 (“Dog Tags” a male homosexual themed film). He also worked on numerous low budget horror films which featured graphic gore, nudity, and sometimes sexual content. In all fairness to Paul Wittenberger, however, he did not produce these films, he did not direct these films, and he did not even film these films. He was an electrician.
In fact, the only thing he has done on any of the Hollywood films and television programs he has credited to him on the Internet Movie Database (IMDb) is electrician work (as an electrician, grip, gaffer, best boy) and work with lighting. That's it. Granted he could have chosen a better class of films to work on, but the chances are good he would have been fired and not hired again. According to his IMDb credits the only time he has actually picked up a camera and done actual filming, or worked as a director or producer is on Steven Anderson films.87 Paul Wittenberger is not the pornographic producing boogie man that many of Anderson's critics make him out to be. From a Christian perspective, however, he is far worse. Far, far worse.
In addition to selling a plethora of Steven Anderson films and products, and other New IFB items on his Framing the World website, Wittenberger also sells anti-Semitic and pro-Nazi material. Of course this is in keeping with Steven Anderson's anti-Semitic views (which will be discussed later in this series). But even these items, as evil as they are, are not the worst thing Paul Wittenberger promotes and sells – that dubious honor goes to the New Age Eastern Mysticism and Hindu Spirituality products Paul Wittenberger promotes and sells on his Framing the World website.88
Now bear in mind that Paul Wittenberger and Steven Anderson are partners in numerous film projects. Wittenberger sells Steven and Zsuzsanna Anderson material. Paul Wittenberger attends Faithful Word Baptist Church and Steven Anderson is his pastor, and most importantly, Steven Anderson endorses Paul Wittenberger (saying he is a “Great Guy!” and calling him “my good friend Paul”), he endorses Wittenberger's Framing the World website, and encourages his congregation and others to support Wittenberger by purchasing the items for sale on Wittenberger's website. Not only has Anderson created a video to this effect titled, Paul Wittenberger is a Great Guy!; but he has also written a blog article about this and posted it to his church website. In this article Steven Anderson writes, “His online business is an excellent resource for purchasing additional materials similar to what you would find on the back table of our church for free. … Framing the World Productions is a great cause to support! … On behalf of my good friend, Paul, I’d like to thank those of you who have donated or purchased from his website. Framing the World is a business, and it’s a good business.”89
An interesting choice of words Steven Anderson uses in his promotion of Paul Wittenberger's online store at Framing the World; saying the items he sells are “similar to what you would find on the back table of our church...” Interesting because Wittenberger sells numerous Auromere products, which are billed as “ayurvedic” products. Note the word “vedic” there. Vedic means relating to the Vedas. The Vedas are the oldest Hindu scriptures, and are considered to have been given to man directly from the Hindu gods.90 According to WebMD, “Ayurvedic medicine (“Ayurveda” for short) is one of the world's oldest holistic (“whole-body”) healing systems. It was developed more than 3,000 years ago in India. It's based on the belief that health and wellness depend on a delicate balance between the mind, body, and spirit.”91
Additionally, Auromere – the company whose products Paul Wittenberger endorses and sells, and Steven Anderson endorses by endorsing Wittenberger's website, is owned and operated by a non-profit Integral Yoga ashram (a Hindu monastery) in Northern California. According to the Auromere website, Integral Yoga is explained as: “One of Sri Aurobindo’s unique contributions to humanity is a perfect synthesis of the inward and deeply profound mysticism of the East and the outwardly refined sensibilities of the West. In the East, there has been a long-standing tendency towards the abandonment of this world in favor of that Supreme reality which so many mystics have discovered. In the West, there is an ever-increasing and insatiable thirst for material ‘progress’ and enjoyment, often to the detriment of the inner life. Sri Aurobindo affirms the partial truths contained in each worldview, and points the way towards a more Integral Yoga which exalts and fulfills Life to its greatest expressions, calling humanity towards its lofty and as yet still undreamed of possibilities. In The Mother, Sri Aurobindo presents a particularly inspiring description of one aspect of the Divine Mother:”92
Sri Aurobindo was an Indian philosopher, yogi, guru, poet, who died in 1950. His writings have become a standard among the New Age groups such as Auromere. When purchasing items from Paul Wittenberger's website – the website Steven Anderson encourages you to purchase from – you are either directly or indirectly supporting this New Age Mysticism and Hindu company, either by purchasing their products from Wittenberger, or by purchasing other products thus enabling Wittenberger to continue purchasing New Age products to sell.
You might also be interested in knowing that Auromere also supports a New Age commune in India known as Auroville, and 10% of all proceeds from Auromere products sold on Paul Wittenberger's website are devoted to supporting “the development of Auroville, the City of Dawn,” the “City of Human Unity” which the “Divine Mother” has expressed as the fulfillment of her vision of a city “where all human beings of goodwill who have a sincere aspiration could live freely as citizens of the world and obey one single authority, that of the Supreme Truth.”93 Auromere also supports the “Sri Aurobindo Centre of Integral Education” in Ichapur, India, where “education of mind, body, life, and spirit” are given “equal importance.”94 It should go without saying that the “Divine Mother” is not the One True God, and the “Supreme Truth” has nothing to do with the One True God.
Steven Anderson has correctly noted that yoga is not Christian,95 and that the “lord” of Hinduism is Satan himself.96
And yet he and Paul Wittenberger continue to endorse and promote these New Age Hindu Mystic products, the sale of which go to further Hinduism. Anderson even goes so far as to encourage his congregation and others to purchase these products! That he can preach against this kind of fellowship with devils97 while at the same time encouraging fellowship with devils, is the very definition of hypocrisy. As the pastor of a church one of his primary responsibilities is to protect the sheep that have been entrusted to him – his congregation – however, instead of protecting them, he is encouraging them to support a form of satanism known as Hinduism. Can any pastor who does this truthfully be called a man of God?

EXAMPLE TWO:
In a blog post titled “Where Pastors Stand on the AIDS Sermon” written by Steven Anderson on one of his two blogs, Anderson noted that after he preached his sermon on A.I.D.S., “Several pastors have stood with me in my stand on the word of God against the filth and perversion of our day. Several others have contacted me asking to be removed from our church's directory of soul-winning, KJV-only, independent Baptist churches because 'they don't want to be associated with this controversy.'”98
Anderson then goes on to include two lists in this article. One is a list of those pastors who Anderson claims have “publicly supported” him, “encouraged” him, and backed him up on what he has preached. Those pastors are, according to Steven Anderson:
1. Pastor Tim Coleman of 35th Avenue Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ
2. Pastor David Berzins of Word of Truth Baptist Church in Prescott Valley, AZ
3. Pastor Donnie Romero of Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, TX
4. Pastor Roger Jimenez of Verity Baptist Church in Sacramento, CA
5. Pastor Logan Robertson of Westcity Bible Baptist Church in Auckland, New Zealand
Of these five pastors, four of them (Berzins, Romero, Jimenez, Robertson) are part of Anderson's New IFB movement. Anderson himself ordained Berzins and Romero and sent them out to start churches for him. Jimenez is a childhood friend of Anderson, meeting him when he was only sixteen years old. Of course these pastors sided with Anderson.
The other list contains the names of three pastors whom Anderson claims have contacted him and asked him to remove them from his directory of New IFB churches (every church on that list is part of Anderson's New IFB movement), as a direct result of Anderson's sermon on A.I.D.S. because they allegedly “don't want to be associated with this controversy.” They are:
Pastor Joshua Gregg of Ponderosa Baptist Church in Flagstaff, AZ
Pastor Bob Gray II of Longview Baptist Temple in Longview, TX
Pastor Steve Cox of Trinity Baptist Church in Mocksville, NC 
When those who asked to be removed from Anderson's directory were contacted, a different account of events began to emerge. Pastor Stephen Cox stated he did not know Anderson, or anything about him. He stated he had seen a few videos and they were enough to convince him he wanted nothing to do with Anderson. He then emailed Steven Anderson and stated he did not want to be associated with Anderson at all. It was not as a result of his sermon on A.I.D.S., but rather the result of Steven Anderson's overall condemnatory and hateful teaching.99
Pastor Bob Gray II stated, “I found my name on his website, and I don't agree with anything he preaches, so I asked him to remove my name. He never sought permission or reached out to me to put my name on his website, so I had to reach out to him and ask him to remove it. I don't subscribe to anything Steven Anderson does, and I feel sorry for anyone who does.”100
But why let the truth stand in the way of a good story, especially if that story helps him to accomplish his goals? So Steven Anderson went on the offensive and attacked those who would not support his hate mongering, saying, “apparently these 'old-fashioned' Baptists are up to the minute with their doctrine! Do they allow homosexuals in their churches? If so, guard your kids when visiting these churches!” He then states he really doesn't know this to be true, nor why they won't stand by him. He goes on to say, “All I know is that instead of supporting their brother in Christ in his struggle against wickedness and perversion, they are actively discouraging him in his time of persecution and tribulation.”
Steven Anderson made these comments for two reasons. The first is because he desired to be recognized by legitimate Christian IFB churches, which he believed would give him an air of legitimacy with the old IFB. This would help him reach his publicly stated goal of taking over the old IFB, running out the current IFB pastors, and replacing current IFB teachings with his New IFB teachings, replacing current IFB pastors with New IFB pastors, with Anderson at the top of his New IFB empire,101
much like Jack Hyles who rose to the top of the old IFB, and stayed there until his sin brought him back down (although before his fall he managed to become a multi-millionaire power broker with the money he amassed through his church, First Baptist Church of Hammond, Indiana.
Being recognized as legitimate by the old IFB apparently became less urgent to Anderson as he and his church began bringing more and more money each week; eventually bringing in tens of thousands of dollars each and every week in tithes, offerings, and online donations, according to the man who was once responsible for managing the Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation finances.102
Less urgent does not mean his stated goals have been completely forgotten or abandoned, however, and as the money continues to roll in, his power continues to grow (another lesson he has learned from Jack Hyles), and with power and money Anderson can continue to expand the New IFB through more and more church plants and satellite churches.
The other reason for his statements is to punish those churches who refused to lend their name to his movement. In his article Anderson first attempts to disparage and discredit those pastors and their churches by insinuating they allow pedophiles to be unsupervised around children in their churches, and then innocently adding he doesn't really know this. Well, if he doesn’t know this to be true, then why does he make this slanderous statement? What purpose does it serve other than to cast a cloud of suspicion over those pastors and churches who will not allow him to co-opt their names for his movement. He then goes on to slander them further by stating they are “actively discouraging him,” their brother in Christ, “in his time of persecution and tribulation.”
This is, of course, an obvious lie. In fact, all of it is. These pastors did not turn their backs on him because of his sermon on A.I.D.S., they want nothing to do with him because of all the things he teaches. He never asked them if they would like their names on his New IFB church directory, he simply added it without saying anything to them. Anderson's sermon on A.I.D.S., and the unchristian comments he made in it, caused an uproar – deservedly so, and rather than go down and be swallowed by weight of the criticism he brought down on himself; he simply makes himself out to the be victim in all of it, in an attempt to elicit sympathy from his followers (which he did) and gain new followers (which he did) who saw him as the underdog, the lone pastor who, like David, stood alone against a giant. In Anderson's case he made it out to be some giant amorphous militant homosexual conglomerate and its supporters.
As previously noted, Steven Anderson claimed there were at least five pastors who, “publicly supported me, encouraged me, and backed me up on what I have preached.” Of those five pastors, four of them are New IFB pastors who are loyal to Anderson, and so it is not surprising the would stand with him regardless of the issue. But what about the fifth pastor, Tim Coleman? Did he really publicly support, encourage and back Steven Anderson, as Anderson claims? When he was recently asked about Anderson's claim regarding him, Pastor Coleman responded with, “That article has to be close to two years old. I am NOT a part of the NIFB. I would never associate with that cult. I offered my friendship to S L Anderson many years ago due to his strong stand on the King James Bible and for soulwinning. He was a little harsh and crude, but very bold and zealous. I thought I could have a maturing influence on him and provide him with some balance without compromise (that CAN be done, though few succeed). He proved his obstinance about 20 months ago, and so I have no fellowship with him. Not sure he's not a plant of some kind to sow discord among the brethren. He has changed his doctrines and refuses to acknowledge it. He has turned into a slanderer and lies to cover up his sins.”103

EXAMPLE THREE:
Filing Fraudulent Documents with the California Secretary of State – Part One
The fraudulent document in this incident is document known as a “Statement of Information.” In the state of California, companies and corporations must file a “Statement of Information” with the California Secretary of State office on a regular basis. The form is fairly simple and straight forward, it contains the name of the company, the name of the owner and officers, the address of the business, a description of the business, and so forth.104
On January 29, 2019, Verity Baptist Church, a California Non-Profit Religious Corporation, filed its yearly Statement of Information. This form noted the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and his home address as: “Roger Otoniel Jimenez 303 River Run Circle, Sacramento CA 95833”; it noted the corporation secretary and his home address as: “Oliver Alexander Gonzalez 101 Luna Grande Circle, Unit 67, Sacrament CA 95834”; and it noted the church corporations Chief Financial Officer and his home address as: “Matthew Ryan Stucky 320 Harris Ave Suite A, Sacrament CA 95838.”
*Please note, this document is a matter public record and accessible by anyone at anytime completely free of charge from the California Secretary of State office. Revealing the home addresses of these individuals in this article is not revealing anything that isn't already public knowledge.
The form is completed by filling out the final box which states, “The Information Contained Herein is True and Correct” and then noted with the date the form was filled out and the name and title of the person completing the form and verifying all information is true and correct. The individual attesting to this on this particular form is Roger Otoniel Jimenez, pastor. It is dated 01/29/2019.
Although this all looks like fairly standard paperwork, nothing out of place or out of order, in this case looks can be deceiving. For although the CEO and his home address are accurate, and the secretary and his home address are accurate, the CFO and his home address are not accurate. The home address given for CFO Matthew Ryan Stucky is 320 Harris Ave, Suite A, Sacramento, California 95838 is not a residence at all. It is a retail space in a strip mall where Verity Baptist church meets for services. And when they meet in their strip mall church, Matthew Ryan Stucky does not join them, because he does not live in Sacramento. In fact, he does not live in California, nor even in the United States. Matthew Ryan Stucky is lives in Manilla, in the Philippine Islands, where he pastors a church almost 7,000 miles away from the California church where he is ostensibly the Chief Financial Officer.105
While it is impossible to know exactly what the CFO of Verity Baptist church actually does without reading the CFO job description which Verity did not make available for this article, at the very least the CFO is the person responsible for managing the all financial transactions in the church. Exactly how Matthew Ryan Stucky manages to do this from almost 7,000 miles away is still a mystery.
More to the point, however, is Matthew Stucky's home address as stated on Verity's 2019 Statement of Information. There is no doubt that Stucky does not live in the church. Furthermore, in a telephone conversation with Oliver Gonzales, a corporate officer with Jimenez' Verity Baptist Church, Mr. Gonzales stated in an emphatic manner that Matthew Stucky was, in fact, not the Chief Financial Officer for Verity Baptist Church.106 As the corporate secretary, one of three top officers for Verity Baptist Church, Mr. Gonzales would certainly be in a position to authoritatively know without any doubt who the Chief Financial Officer is or is not.
There is also no doubt that Roger Jimenez is fully aware of this fact, and was fully aware of this when he filled out and signed this form. In short, he knowingly placed false information on a legal document and filed that document with a government office in the state of California.
While all of this may sound like a minor infraction of the law akin to jaywalking, it is still a violation of state law. In fact, what Roger Jimenez did by providing false information on this form was specifically violate California Penal Code 115 PC – Filing False Documents, and it is a felony in the state of California. According to the Shouse Law Group website,107
California Penal Code 115 PC specifically makes it a crime to “knowingly file, register or record a false or forged document with a government office” in the state of California. As noted, doing so is a felony, and the penalties are fairly severe including potentially being sentenced to up to three years in the California State Prison system, as well as a fine of up to $10,000. Furthermore, a person filing more than a single false document can be charged with a separate count of filing false document for each false document that is offered for filing, recording, or registering; even if all the documents are related to one another. And, in some cases, it is possible for California Penal Code 115 PC to be considered a crime of moral turpitude. Not exactly what one looks for in a pastor.
Again, according to the Shouse Law Group, there are three elements which must be met in order for Roger Jimenez to be guilty of this crime. They are:
1. He must have either a) offered a false or forged document for filing, recording or registration in a public office in California, or b) caused a false or forged document to be filed, recorded, or registered in a public office in California. Roger Jimenez would be guilty of this element if he either of these two qualifiers are met. Not both of them, but either of them. Offering a document just means that it has been offered. It is not necessary for the document to actually be filed, or recorded, or registered for this element to be met. It only has to be offered for filing, recording, or registering. Additionally, if he caused a false document to be filed, such as having someone else take it in to be filed for him, he would still be guilty of this element.
2. When he did so, Roger Jimenez knew that the document was false or forged. This element is met if Roger Jimenez knew the document was false or forged. The false or forged qualifier is met “if the information contained in the document is of such a nature that the government is required or permitted by law to rely on it; or, the information contained in the document materially affects the rights of third parties in a way that is contemplated by law or regulation providing for the document to be filed in a public office.”
3. The document was one that, if genuine, could have been filed, recorded, or registered in a public office in California. This element is self-explanatory.108
Did Roger Jimenez offer the Statement of Information to be filed in a public office in the state of California? Yes. Did the document contain false information? Yes. Not only is the home address given for CFO Matthew Stucky incorrect, as Matthew Stucky lives in the Philippines, not in Sacramento; but also, as verified by the corporate secretary, Oliver Gonzales, Matthew Stucky is not the CFO for Verity Baptist Church.
Did Roger Jimenez have personal knowledge that Matthew Stucky was not the CFO and that he did not live at 320 Harris Ave, Suite A, Sacramento, California 95838? Yes, he did. If the corporate secretary is aware that Stucky is not the CFO, then it is more than reasonable to assume that the CEO, Roger Jimenez, is also aware of this, just as he is aware that the address given as Stucky's home address is actually the address of the church which Roger Jimenez pastors. He would know that Stucky did not live at the church. Additionally, if the state of California should ever be required to contact the CFO for Verity Baptist Church, it would be required and/or permitted to rely on the information given on the form Roger Jimenez filled out, and that information would be intentionally incorrect.
If the document had been filled out with accurate and correct information, could it have still been filed, recorded, or registered with the California Secretary of State, a public government office in the state of California? Yes.
It is painfully obvious that Roger Jimenez meets all the elements to be found guilty of violating California Penal Code 115 PC – Filing a False Document.
And, as if this were not bad enough, California Penal Code 115 PC – filing false documents carries with it related offenses. Those pertinent to Roger Jimenez and the document in question include:
1. PC 470 – Forgery. This is defined as the act of intentionally a) signing someone else's name; OR, b) faking a seal or someone else's handwriting; OR, c) changing or falsifying a legal document; OR, d) faking, altering, or presenting as genuine a false financial document. Therefore, if you first falsify a legal document, and then offer or cause that false document to be filed, such as Roger Jimenez has apparently done, he could be charged with both forgery and filing a false document. Forgery is also a felony and could result in an additional three years in prison. In addition to PC 470 – Forgery, also related is,
2. PC 118 – Perjury. This is defined as deliberately giving false information while under oath. By signing the Statement of Information, a legal document, Roger Jimenez attested that all the information contained within that form was true and correct. In other words, by knowing that some of the information was incorrect, when Roger Jimenez signed the document he was deliberately giving false information while under oath. PC 118 – Perjury could also be added to the PC 115 – Filing A False Document, and PC 470 – Forgery, and potentially carrying with it an additional four years in a California State Prison.
Roger Jimenez meets all the elements necessary to charged, tried, and found guilty of three separate felonies in the state of California. If charged, and if found guilty, and if the judge sentenced him to the maximum allowable sentence to be served consecutively; Roger Jimenez could potentially face a $10,000 fine and 10 years in a California State Prison.

EXAMPLE FOUR:
Filing Fraudulent Documents with the California Secretary of State – Part Two
As with the previous example of deceit, dishonesty and dissimulation within the New IFB movement, this example also concerns a fraudulent “Statement of Information” filed with the California Secretary of State. Not by Roger Jimenez (we'll leave him alone for the time being, as he potentially has enough legal problems of his own); but rather, this example concerns Steven Anderson and Delfin Bruce Mejia. First, a little clarifying background information. In January 2006 Steven L. Anderson registered Faithful Word Baptist Church with the state of Arizona as a Non-Profit, Tax-Exempt Domestic Corporation with himself as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), President of the corporation, Solitary member of the corporations Board of Directors, and Statutory Agent for Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation; while also assigning himself all power to make, alter, amend, and repeal any bylaws for the governing of Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation.
[Note, all of you folks who attend Faithful Word and think you are Faithful Word Baptist Church – think again, you're not. Legally, it is Anderson, and Anderson alone.]
In September 2017, Steven L. Anderson, by and through his corporation – the Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation, filed with the Secretary of State for the state of California, a “Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation” document, thus establishing Faithful Word Baptist Church of El Monte, California, a subsidiary of Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation. The designated “Agent for Service of Process” was listed as Delfin Bruce Mejia. The document is signed “Steven L. Anderson.”
Less than a month later, on October 4, 2017, Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation of Tempe, Arizona filed the first Statement of Information for its subsidiary in El Monte, California with the California Secretary of State. On that Statement of Information we read the following:
1. Corporate Name: Faithful Word Baptist Church
2. Street Address of Principle Executive Office: 2620 W. Greenway Road, Tempe, AZ 85282
3. Street Address of Principle Business Office in California: 2600 Tyler Ave, El Monte, CA 91733
4. Chief Executive Officer: Steven L. Anderson 2620 W. Greenway Road, Tempe, AZ 85282
5. Secretary: Zsuzsanna Anderson 2620 W. Greenway Road, Tempe, AZ 85282
6. Chief Financial Officer: Garrett Kirchway 1522 E. Southern Ave, Apt 1090, Tempe, AZ 85282
7. Agent for Service of Process: Delfin Bruce Mejia
8. Street Address of Agent for Service of Process: 533 W. Wardlow Rd, Long Beach, CA 90806
*And again, this document is a matter public record and accessible by anyone at anytime completely free of charge from the California Secretary of State office. So revealing the home addresses of these individuals in this article is not revealing anything that isn't already public knowledge.
The document was completed by Garrett Clarence Kirchway, CFO, dated 10/04/2017 who also attested that all the information contained herein is true and correct. And it is true and correct, with everything filled out accurately. In fact, there isn't a single problem with this document. The following year, however, on September 25, 2018, the second Statement of Information for Faithful Word Baptist Church in El Monte, California was filed with the California Secretary of State. It was filled out and completed by Delfin Bruce Mejia and attested by him that all the information contained herein is true and correct, and that is the problem. You see, Delfin Bruce Mejia filled out the corporate name (Faithful Word Baptist Church), and the corporate number (C4065071), and then he came to box number 3, the “No Change Statement.”
The “No Change Statement” reads, “If there have been any changes to the information contained in the last Statement of Information filed with the California Secretary of State, or no statement of information has been previously filed, this form must be completed in its entirety. If there has been no change in any of the information contained in the last Statement of Information filed with the California Secretary of State, check the box and proceed to item 13.”
At this point Evangelist Mejia checked the box noting there were no changes to the previously filed Statement of Information dated October 4, 2017, then he went down to item 13, signed his name, Delfin Bruce Mejia, his title of Evangelist, and the date of September 25, 2018, and then he filed the document with the California Secretary of State. The problem is that not everything is the same as the previously filed Statement of Information, because by September 25, 2018 Garrett Kirchway was not the Chief Financial Officer for Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation.
On May 27, 2018 – a full four months before the Statement of Information was filled out and filed by Delfin Bruce Mejia; Steven L. Anderson – the President, CEO, and sole member of the Board of Directors for Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation preached a sermon titled “Trinity 101.” In that sermon, which was posted to a public forum (YouTube) on that same day, fired Garrett Kirchway and kicked him out of the corporation/church.109
Therefore, as with the case of Roger Jimenez in the previous example, Evangelist Delfin Bruce Mejia filed a false document with the California Secretary of State, and, as with Roger Jimenez, Mejia also faces possible convictions of California Penal Codes PC 115 – Filing a False Document, PC 118 – Perjury, and PC 470 – Forgery; and, if charged, tried, found guilty, convicted and sentenced consecutively he potentially faces a $10,000 fine and 10 years in a California State Prison. And that is if only Bruce Mejia is involved. If he received his information from CEO Steven Anderson, or Corporate Secretary Zsuzsanna Anderson, and filled out the September 25, 2018 Statement of Information on their direction and based on information provided by them, and they caused him to falsify a legal document and offer that false document for filing, recording, or registering with the State of California Secretary of State, then Steven L. Anderson and/or Zsuzsanna Anderson and/or Bruce Mejia could individually or corporately be guilty of these crimes. The real question at this point, however, is if the situation required it, would Bruce Mejia be willing to fall on his sword to protect Steven and Zsuzsanna Anderson?
A telephone call by this author to the California Secretary of State confirmed that filing false documents containing false and fraudulent information, with the state of California, is most certainly a crime. At the very least we see a pastor and an evangelist with the New IFB movement engaging in fraudulent and illegal practices; and possibly an additional pastor and his wife involved as well. Hardly examples of Christ-likeness.

EXAMPLE FIVE:
Ben the Baptist and Jeff Utzler
Who are “Ben the Baptist” and “Bro. Jeff Utzler”? Both are minor YouTube celebrities among the New IFB crowd; Ben with his “weekly roundup” videos where he pretends to interview a few New IFB pastors who have time for his nonsense, as well as his extremely childish and blatantly sycophantic anti-Adam Fannin videos. Jeff Utzler is best known for creating what he calls “documentaries” (actually slanderous hit pieces he creates against those who have criticized the New IFB), as well as puerile prank phone calls to the elderly (he apparently thinks these are hilarious). Both have small but loyal followings among the New IFB adherents.
One would think that at least with Jeff Utzler trying to determine exactly who he is would be fairly well cut and dried. Jeff Utzler is Jeff Utzler. But, if this is true, then who is Jeff Kutzler? Their photos and videos when compared side by side clearly show they are one and the same person. In reality his name is actually Jeff Utzler. He is a firefighter/paramedic and a medal winning Jiu Jitsu grappler according to news media reports.110

The question remains, however, why does he use the surname of Kutzler on some occasions and his real surname of Utzler on other occasions? If one watches enough of his videos it soon becomes clear he even has others in the New IFB flip flopping between surnames. All in all it is confusing, pointless, and dishonest. Presenting yourself as one person, and then another person whom you are not, is lying.
“Ben the Baptist” does the same thing Jeff Utzler does, but at a significantly higher level of deception. Most people know that “Ben the Baptist” is the “on-air” “brand” or name used by Benjamin Knight. Before he became “Ben the Baptist,” Benjamin Knight ran an alt-right / Patriot Movement / Sovereign Citizen style website called “We the Vigilant” from June 2015 to August 2017. The site contained the standard anti-liberal and anti-Democrat controlled government articles with click-bait style headlines such as: “Satan's World Government is Coming,” and “The Satanic United Nations Agenda,” and “The Mark of the Beast is Being Implemented Today”; as well as the usual “The Government is Trying to Kill Us With (GMO's / Flouride / Vaccinations / fill in the blank with your favorite conspiracy theory)!” type stories. In addition he also made a name for himself with his “The Maverick Live” podcast where he “reported” stories similar to those on his “We the Vigilant” website. He became known in alt-right circles as Benjamin “The Maverick” Knight. In some of his Ben the Baptist videos he is still referred to as Benjamin Knight by his “guests” (other New IFB folks), even though he had already introduced himself as Ben the Baptist.
Using a screen name is not necessarily dishonest. It's known as creating a brand, something folks will recognize as distinctively you. There are innumerable Benjamins in the world, with a massive number of them creating YouTube videos (the chosen venue of Ben the Baptist), but there is only one Ben the Baptist. So whether he is “Ben the Maverick”, or “Ben the Baptist,” most simply know him as Benjamin Knight, member of Stedfast Baptist Church Jacksonville, promoter of the New IFB, etc. What many people do not realize, however, is that Benjamin Knight is fictitious as well. He doesn't exist. His real name, his birth name, is Benjamin Elie Naim (pronounced Bin-yah-mon Ay-Lee Nay-EEM).
Ben Naim was born November 6, 1993. Where, however, is still a question mark. According to biographical information he provided to the “Amendment Avenger” website, he was born in Engelwood, New Jersey.111
According to the University of Northern Florida where he went to school, however, he was born in Lebanon, moving to the United States in 2011, to attend school in Florida.112
When one watches his Ben the Baptist videos, he is often seen railing and spouting hatred about the “filthy sodomites” and those who criticize Steven Anderson or who support Adam Fannin (his former best friend whom he abandoned instantly on the word of Anderson113), whom he refers to as “reprobates”, a word he almost spits out of his mouth.114
In the world of Steven Anderson and his followers in the New IFB, a reprobate is someone whom God has rejected and who is destined to hell. They cannot be saved, there is no hope for them, etc. This is usually determined by Steven Anderson, although his followers are allowed to attach the reprobate designation to anyone they choose. When comparing Ben the Baptist with Ben Naim, the difference is like night and day (respectively). While Ben “the Baptist” Knight rants, rails, and spews virulent hatred (when he isn't chatting up other haters) throughout his many videos; Ben Naim is known for volunteering with Hearts and Hammers of Calgary where he helped repair homes for disadvantaged elderly, and spending two years volunteering with Grace United Methodist Church helping to alleviate poverty.115
While Ben “the Baptist” Knight hurls derogatory words as he is condemning homosexuals to eternal torment in hell with no hope for salvation; Ben Naim is volunteering with a church belonging to a denomination that accepts homosexuals with open arms, accepts openly homosexual clergy, and performs homosexual marriages.116
Which of these two is the real Ben? The angry, vocal, homosexual hating, invective hurling, conspiracy theorist Benjamin Knight; or the quiet young man with the distinctively Lebanese Jewish name117 who partners with a gay affirming church to help alleviate poverty?
Benjamin Naim has an online resume featuring a brief introduction, a sample of content he has produced, and an “about” page that explains a little bit about himself. It's very nice, well done, and what one would expect from a recently graduated communications major seeking a career in journalism. On that “about” page, Ben Naim states, “My driving motivation is to expose false information and bring honesty and integrity to the world of journalism, no matter what field I choose to report on.”118
Recently, Ben “the Baptist” Knight was confronted with the dishonesty he has shown by presenting himself as Benjamin Knight, when he is actually Benjamin Naim.119 Initially he tried to deflect the charge by pointing out “Ben the Baptist” was a screen name, a “brand” he used to promote the content he produced. It was then pointed out to him that by claiming his “driving motivation is to expose false information and bring honesty and integrity to the world of journalism” – a direct quote from his Ben Naim online resume website – while presenting himself as someone other than who he actually is, is not just dishonest, but hypocritical as well. As soon as the quotation was used, however, Benjamin “The Maverick” “The Baptist” Knight / Naim locked down his online resume. Within minutes of using the quotation, his resume went from being public – where potential employers (as well as everyone else) could see it; to being “protected” and “private” indicating no one, not even potential employers can see his resume without first signing up with Wordpress, and receiving his permission.

Ben's actions now beg the question, what is it about his online resume that he is trying to hide? And who is he trying to hide it from? His now locked down online resume bears a 2019 copyright date, demonstrating that it is current as of January 2019. This seems to support that he is leading a double life, and being dishonest about who he really is.
Dishonesty, deceit, and dissimulation in the New IFB seem to be a fairly common practices as can be seen throughout the examples presented here; and they certainly seem to support the testimony of former employees and church members who have matter-of-factly stated, “He [Steven Anderson] blatantly lies. He has no regard for the truth.…There have been so many things that are just made up, and that's one thing that really shocked me about Steven Anderson, was just the blatant lies.”120 and, “He does lie. He blatantly lies. That really kind of blew me away at first, but I gave him the benefit of the doubt, like he's probably been misinformed; but he's a liar. He lies about, he just makes stuff up; and what he does – he does this every single time, he fills his movements head, all their heads, with just a little idea, like maybe this or maybe that, and then the next thing you know the whole movement is repeating it likes it's a fact.”121
Another former member who left Faithful Word Baptist Church, left not simply because of Steven Anderson's changing doctrine and beliefs; but also because he noticed Anderson would simply make up false stories about people who had angered him. He witnessed Anderson falsely saying all sorts of horrible things about these people that church members clearly knew were not true. He stated that Steven Anderson had no problem whatsoever falsely lying about people and slandering them with false accusations. This former member posted a video message to Pastor Steven Anderson online, and in that message he stated to Anderson, “Here's my charge to you Pastor Anderson, and I'm trying to remain humble as possible, but quite frankly I'm sick of your lies. Here's my charge to you,...you are an exaggerator, you are a liar; just lie after lie comes spewing out of your mouth. …I never thought you would turn into the person that you are.”122
This was reiterated by yet another former member of Anderson's Faithful Word Baptist Church, when he stated that Anderson spread malicious lies about his former deacon Tyler Baker and others, whom Anderson had kicked out of his church for allegedly spreading oneness Pentecostal heresy and trying to divide his church by secretly trying to convince people to leave Anderson's church and attend a different church. When this former member thought Anderson's claims sounded too far fetched, he began to seek out those who were allegedly spoken to in an attempt to coerce them into leaving. This former church member soon discovered that only three people were spoken to, and there was nothing coercive about the discussions. They simply discussed a doctrine which Anderson himself had been teaching for years. He stated that Anderson, “lied with malicious intent,” and “he wanted to destroy these people's lives.” All of the accusations leveled by Anderson were simply born out of Anderson's imagination.123
These behaviors are not limited to Steven Anderson and his Faithful Word Baptist Church, as former New IFB member Steven Harper who attended the New IFB church, Stedfast Baptist in Fort Worth, Texas can attest. Concerning his experiences with these behaviors in the New IFB church he attended, Harper stated in a video he posted online, “the manipulation and lies my family was put through, as well as others, I have come to the conclusion this is a cult.”124
Example Six:
Bad Boys, Bad Boys, Whatcha' Gonna Do When They Come For You?
In our final example of dishonesty, deceit, and dissimulation in the New IFB (though there are many, many others that could be included) we are going to look at a portion of a sermon preached by Steven Anderson at Faithful Word Baptist Church on January 9, 2019. The sermon is entitled “Sheba Son of Bichri (Adam Fannin Exposed)” Now this particular sermon is significant for many reasons. One reason is that it introduces a new New IFB doctrine, that of a required penance necessary for restoration after certain sins (as determined by Steven Anderson) are committed. If that restoration is not permitted, then the person is considered a “reprobate” who is eternally rejected by God and condemned to eternal hell. This new doctrine of the New IFB will be examined in more detail later in this series.
However, what we are primarily concerned with in this sermon, at this point in our examination of the New IFB, are comments made by Steven Anderson during the sermon, as part of the sermon, regarding Adam Fannin. Anderson said:
“We beseiged him, we backed him into a corner, that's why he walked away. You say, how did you beseige him? Well look, we exposed all of his lies, we documented and proved him to be a liar over and over again; we proved him to be the flattering, covetous, devil that he was; we proved he was doing wicked things with the finances and everything else over there; and we proved all these things beyond a shadow of a doubt, and then he's lyin' and deceiving and dissembling, and he basically highjacked that building over there. So we ended up pulling out the lease of the building and you know what? The lease didn't have his name on it. The niece, the lease was Stedfast Baptist Church Donnie Romero; so the guys out there, the righteous remnant out there, which is the majority of the church out there by the way is not with Fannin. The majority of the church out there, you know what they did? They called the police to evict him! And said, 'here's the lease, here's the..you know..we got a letter from the new pastor, we got a letter from the old pastor, we got the lease in our hand, this guy is squatting in this building!' And then, all of a sudden, he makes a video, 'Hey guys, I'm just gonna walk away guys.' Yeah, you better walk away punk, because the cops are gonna come drag..you know..what a phony to act like, 'oh, you know, it's gettin' weird man, it's getting' dangerous.' Yeah! You better know it's getting' dangerous for you, you thief! You liar!” Anderson then begins to sing the theme from the reality show, “COPS”, “'bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?'”125
In this sermon we see Steven Anderson stating as fact to his congregation:
1. “We beseiged him, we backed him into a corner” referring to Adam Fannin.
2. “We exposed all of his lies, we documented and proved him to be a liar over and over again...we proved he was doing wicked things with the finances and everything else over there. We proved all these things beyond a shadow of a doubt”
3. “The majority of the church out there, you know what they did? They called the police to evict him! And said, 'here's the lease, here's the..you know..we got a letter from the new pastor, we got a letter from the old pastor, we got the lease in our hand, this guy is squatting in this building!'”
4. Fannin left the Stedfast building – and remember, this sermon was on the 9th, and Shelley officially fired him only two days prior on the 7th, so we are talking about these events (the firing, him walking away from the building, and this sermon) all taking place within a 48-hour period. So Fannin walked away from the whole mess, for no reason other than he refused to get caught up in the theatrical melodrama unfolding in the New IFB. Anderson, however, takes his walking away as an opportunity to metaphorically kick him some more, saying, “Yeah, you better walk away punk, because the cops are gonna come drag..you know..what a phony to act like, 'oh, you know, it's gettin' weird man, it's getting' dangerous.' Yeah! You better know it's getting' dangerous for you, you thief! You liar!” Anderson then begins to sing the theme from the reality show, “COPS”, “'bad boys, bad boys, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when they come for you?'”
But just how true are these words of Pastor Steven Anderson to his congregation? Had Anderson truly “proved” and “documented” that Adam Fannin was “doing wicked things with the finances and everything else over there”? In short, no. Anderson has not proven any such thing. In fact, in a telephone interview with Steven Anderson, he admitted the “investigation” into Adam Fannin's alleged misdeeds consisted of, “well, there were, um, basically a few guys from the church there in Jacksonville, they went around the casinos with pictures of Adam Fannin and Donnie Romero, asking if people recognized them, because, you know, there were transactions on the banking..at casino ATM's, and so they went to those casinos where transactions had taken place, and two different people that worked at the casinos said that they didn't recognize Romero, but that they did recognize Adam Fannin, But they couldn't be 100% sure, but they said, yeah, I believe I've seen this guy in here, but they hadn't seen Romero; and then another casino recognized Romero. So it wasn't really a hard and fast thing where they're willing to testify or something, 'cause they said they would only testify or cooperate if they were subpoenaed, right, that was a..there were a couple of soft hits on Adam Fannin.”
That's it. That was the entire “investigation.” A couple of guys from the Jacksonville church visiting some casinos were two people might have maybe seen Fannin, but they could not be sure. That is Steven Anderson's “proved” and “documented” evidence that Adam Fannin was “doing wicked things with the finances and everything else over there.” It may have been true, and proven, and documented in Steven Anderson's imagination, but in reality it was not. It was all speculation and fantasy whipped up by Steven Anderson, and he intentionally lied, intentionally deceived his own congregation about it. And this is not all he lied about.
Anderson claims that the “majority” of the Jacksonville church “called the police to evict him!” Showed the police the lease and a “letter from the new pastor” and told the police that Fannin was “squatting” in the building. While this may have played well in Anderson's own mind, it is, like his other comments, pure fiction. In a telephone interview with Benjamin Naim, also known as “Ben the Baptist,” who is one of the unofficial leaders in the Jacksonville church, and probably the most outspoken critic of Adam Fannin, “Ben the Baptist” stated the police were never called, and were never involved in any way with the Adam Fannin situation.126 Never called. Never involved. Anderson is caught in yet another bald-faced lie.
When asked directly if the police were involved, Anderson said, “I'm not 100% sure, but..'cause I was not directly involved, but..I believe..you know, I honestly don't know the answer to that question.”127 From Anderson's own mouth, an admission that he honestly did not know if the police were called because he was not directly involved in the situation. An admission that when he was pounding on his pulpit, yelling at his congregation that the police were called, and were shown the building lease, and were shown a letter from the new pastor, and were told that Fannin was “squatting” in the building – he was lying to his congregation. He was intentionally deceiving his congregation. The people he is supposed to be protecting, and leading, and instructing in the truths of Scripture; and he intentionally lied to them. Looked them straight in their eyes and lied to them.
To Pastor Steven Anderson we now sing, “bad boy, bad boy, whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do when the Lord comes for you?” Repent Steven. Repent of your sin. Sin made even more serious because you knew those were lies you were telling your congregation, and still you intentionally told them. God hates a lying tongue Steven Anderson, as you well know since you preached on that very subject back in 2009.128 And need you be reminded that preaching against a lying tongue while possessing one yourself is nothing short of unadulterated hypocrisy. Another sin for you to repent of Steven.
Proverbs 6:16-19 seems appropriate here. For those unfamiliar with it, it reads, “These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.” For someone who constantly preaches against another abominable sin, demanding those who engage in it should be put to death by the government, is he willing to apply that same standard to himself as he is admitedly guilty of an abominable sin. In fact, if one honestly examines the list of seven abominable sins in Proverbs 6:16-19, it will quickly become apparent that Steven Anderson is guilty of six of those sins.
Another passage of Scripture that comes to mind is Luke 16:10 which states, “He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.” [emphasis added]
As we come to the end of part one, we are again confronted with the question posed earlier: is the New IFB a cult? Former New IFB member Steven Harper certainly thinks so, as do others formerly involved with the New IFB. Again, this is not a question to answer just yet, as there is more to come in part two where we will examine three areas of essential doctrine, comparing what Steven Anderson and the New IFB teach with what God’s word teaches.
With all the dishonesty, deceit, and dissimulation pervading the New IFB, perhaps a reminder of what God Himself has to say about this is in order. We read in Revelation 21:8, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” Note that last category of people who will be cast into the lake of fire: “all liars.” And note that liars are grouped together with the fearful and unbelieving, the abominable and murderers and whoremongers and sorcerers and idolaters. That is how serious God takes lying. It is an abomination to Him just as homosexuality is (Proverbs 6:16-19; Leviticus 18:22). Hopefully and prayerfully, Steven Anderson, Jonathan Shelley, Roger Jimenez, Bruce Mejia, and others in the New IFB Movement will repent of their sin, and seek forgiveness in Christ.


Sources:
Part 1A:
1. Article: What is the New IFB, The New IFB Website, https://www.thenewifb.com/what-is-the-new-ifb accessed 16 March 2019.


2. Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 25 January 2019.


3. Email from Rev. Stephen R. Nichols, pastor of Regency Baptist Church, Orangevale, California. Received 31 January 2019


4. Hyles-Anderson College website “About” page: https://hylesanderson.edu/about/; Hyles-Anderson College Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyles%E2%80%93Anderson_College


5. Article: Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church, by Bryan Smith, Chicago Magazine Online, Published December 11, 2012, https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Let-Us-Prey-Big-Trouble-at-First-Baptist-Church/ accessed 16 March 2019


6. Article: Hyles: I'm no dictator. First Baptist leader defends, by Debra Gruszecki – North West Indiana Times, May 28, 1993, https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/hyles-i-m-no-dictator-first-baptist-leader-defends/article_fc79e105-a9e7-507e-bd03-d3834d335a1f.html accessed 16 March 2019


7. Video: Linda Murphrey - April 5, 2012, Uploaded by Linda Murphrey, Published on Aug 5, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJsOlLqBEyo&feature=youtu.be accessed 16 March 2019


8. Article: Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church, by Bryan Smith, Chicago Magazine Online, Published December 11, 2012, https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Let-Us-Prey-Big-Trouble-at-First-Baptist-Church/ accessed 16 March 2019


9. Video: Linda Murphrey - April 5, 2012, Uploaded by Linda Murphrey, Published on Aug 5, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJsOlLqBEyo&feature=youtu.be accessed 16 March 2019


10. Available online at: The Biblical Evangelist, Chapter 3 - The Saddest Story We Ever Published!, http://www.biblicalevangelist.org/jack_hyles_chapter3.php accessed 16 March 2019


11. Video: Linda Murphrey - April 5, 2012, Uploaded by Linda Murphrey, Published on Aug 5, 2012
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJsOlLqBEyo&feature=youtu.be accessed 16 March 2019


12. Please see the following news media articles:
Experts say Esther Combs child-abuse case is unusual, by Angela K Brown – Associated Press Writer, http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/combs/abuse_case.htm


Accused minister once a local Bible teacher – Combs and his wife were quiet neighbors whom no one suspected of illegal adoption, abuse by Daniel J. Yovich, Nov 15, 1998, https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/accused-minister-once-a-local-bible-teacher/article_2ebf31f5-f72b-5ed2-b47d-660ce5454d22.html


Esther Combs faces the woman she called mother and asks: 'Why?' by Becky Campbell, http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/combs/ester_evan.htm


Ex-orphan claims abuse by parents, The Associated Press, Mar 8, 2000, https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/ex-orphan-claims-abuse-by-parents/article_fe65e9c4-0893-5f38-b417-927fbfaf0700.html


2 guilty of abusing orphan, The Associated Press, Mar 24, 2000, https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/guilty-of-abusing-orphan/article_27b25ef2-a42c-5f99-b092-b98515d76254.html


Preacher Combs and wife get 179 years in prison, Compiled by Lewis Loflin, http://www.sullivan-county.com/nf0/combs/


A camera zoomed in to show the trembling hands of a young woman in a blue dress telling a reporter her heart wrenching story, a lifetime of abuse at the hands of the people she thought were her parents, a story that began in Northwest Indiana and ended in Bristol, Tennessee Nov 3, 2000, https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/a-camera-zoomed-in-to-show-the-trembling-hands-of/article_d5686c01-305e-54dd-81b0-c20d3e768082.html


13. Article: Systemic, widespread abuse, By Neil Nakahodo | Shelly Yang | Sarah Smith, December 05, 2018, https://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article222681130.html accessed 16 March 2019


Article: Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church, by Bryan Smith, Chicago Magazine Online, Published December 11, 2012, https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Let-Us-Prey-Big-Trouble-at-First-Baptist-Church/ accessed 16 March 2019


14. Article: Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church, by Bryan Smith, Chicago Magazine Online, Published December 11, 2012, https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Let-Us-Prey-Big-Trouble-at-First-Baptist-Church/ accessed 16 March 2019


15. Please see the following news media articles:
Jack Schaap Pleads Guilty in Teen Sex Case, Denies Knowing Act Was Crime
By Stoyan Zaimov, Christian Post Reporter – Sep 27, 2012
https://www.christianpost.com/news/jack-schaap-pleads-guilty-in-teen-sex-case-denies-knowing-act-was-crime-82304/


Jack Schaap, Indiana Pastor, Claimed Jesus Wanted Him To Have Sex With Teenage Girl
By Meredith Bennett-Smith
03/14/2013, Updated Dec 06, 2017
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/14/jack-schaap-pastor-sex-teenage-girl-indiana_n_2877551.html


Ex-megachurch pastor blames underage victim, wants out of prison
Bill Dolan – The Times of Northwest Indiana, Jun 3, 2014
https://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/lake/ex-megachurch-pastor-blames-underage-victim-wants-out-of-prison/article_2ae9324b-eacf-546e-9f73-c12147f5726f.html


16. Among the Hyles-Anderson/First Baptist Church of Hammond alumni convicted of pedophilic molestation are: A. V. Ballenger, Christopher Settlemoir, Chester Mulligan, William Beith, Jack Schaap, Tedd Butler, Joseph Combs, Craig Sisson, Russell Overla, Andy Beith, Charles Shifflett, David Joseph Jorgensen, Earl Reeves, Evangeline Combs, Jeffrey Jarrell, Jeremiah Owen, Kerry Martin, and Sheldon Stotmeister.
Others who while credible accused, but were never prosecuted include:
1.Jim Vineyard, good friend of Jack Hyles, Vineyard has managed to escape prosecution when his victims came forward after the statute of limitations had expired.
2. Paul Fox, after being found to have engaged in immoral relationships with at least two minor children, Fox was shipped off by his pastor, Bruce Goddard, to First Baptist Church of Hammond, and Hyles-Anderson college. He was never charged for his crimes as they were covered up by Goddard and his friend Jack Hyles.
3. Bob Olson, Faculty member at Hammond Baptist High School and on staff at First Baptist Church has been outed by his victims for molesting boys;
4. Greg Neal, Hyles-Anderson graduate, escaped prosecution by hiding evidence until after the statute of limitations had expired;
5. Matt Jerrill, former Hyles-Anderson student, arrested on suspicion of rape and sodomy, escaped prosecution by committing suicide in his jail cell.


Article: Let Us Prey: Big Trouble at First Baptist Church, by Bryan Smith, Chicago Magazine Online, Published December 11, 2012, https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/January-2013/Let-Us-Prey-Big-Trouble-at-First-Baptist-Church/ accessed 16 March 2019


Article: Hundreds of sex abuse allegations found in fundamental Baptist churches across U.S., by Sarah Smith – Star Telegram, Dec. 9, 2018, https://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article222576310.html accessed 16 March 2019


Article: These ‘men of God’ sexually abused children. Then they found refuge at other churches, by Sarah Smith – Star Telegram, Dec. 9, 2018, https://www.star-telegram.com/living/religion/article222576430.html accessed 16 March 2019


Article: List of Hyles Related Clergy Sex Abuse Cases, From 2013, http://jeriwho.net/lillypad2/?p=18589 accessed 16 March 2019


Article: List of Hyles Related Clergy Sex Abuse Cases « Blog on the Way, Tuesday, August 7, 2012, http://ichabodthegloryhasdeparted.blogspot.com/2012/08/list-of-hyles-related-clergy-sex-abuse.html accessed 16 March 2019


17. Steven Anderson Interview on The Point with Reginald Richardson, Botswana Radio Station GABZ FM, "Breakfast with Reg" program, 20 September 2016
Anderson stated during this interview, “God has chosen me to be a prophet to the nations, to preach the word of god, and to sound it out with no fear with boldness not like these preachers who are only interested in people's money so they tell them what they want to hear for money. I don't want your money, I want to preach the truth; you can like it or lump it.”
The audio interview can be heard at the following links:
Video 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=463Ai4PU0mw
Video 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f73tpvfqgfc
Video 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPZFIh3jCeg


18. Video: God, the Pastor, and You (Bro. Chris Segura), Uploaded to YouTube by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) after it was streamed live on January 6, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2vRWxC3u1ds&feature=youtu.be accessed 16 March 2019


19. Email from Rev. Stephen R. Nichols, pastor of Regency Baptist Church, Orangevale, California. Received 31 January 2019
Steven Anderson claims Pastor Nichols laid hands on him and ordained him as a pastor. Pastor Nichols claims he placed his hand on Anderson's shoulder and prayed for him, as he does many people, but never ordained him. Anderson has said the act of Nichols placing his hand on Anderson's shoulder while praying for him counts as an ordination. Nichols also states neither he nor his church sent Anderson to Tempe to start Faithful Word Baptist Church. What he did do was bring Anderson up in front of the congregation and asked the congregation to pray for him as he was starting a church in Tempe, which the congregation did. This is not the same as being specifically sent by the church, but for Anderson it was close enough, and he considers that to mean he was specifically sent by Regency Baptist Church. Anderson claims he as documented proof which he provides on his blog. His documented proof consists of one church bulletin and two letters, none of which say anything whatsoever about Anderson's supposed ordination or sending. At the end of the day, Steven Anderson was neither ordained nor sent as he has repeatedly claimed.


Video: Response to Pastor Stephen R Nichols' False Accusations, uploaded by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) after it was streamed live on July 8, 2015, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6A83arpQEYc accessed 16 March 2019


Article: Response to Stephen R Nichols' False Accusations, by Steven Anderson, July 8, 2015, http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2015/07/response-to-stephen-r-nichols-false.html accessed 16 March 2019


Article: Wow, what a shock – NOT!, by Zsuzsanna Anderson, Wednesday, August 1, 2012, http://stevenandersonfamily.blogspot.com/2012/08/wow-what-shock-not.html accessed 16 March 2019


20. Article: Controversial pastor draws more than 200 to ‘red hot’ preaching conference, by Anita Chabria and Cathy Locke – The Sacramento Bee newspaper, online edition, July 29, 2016, https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article92740612.html accessed 16 March 2019


21. Email from Rev. Stephen R. Nichols, pastor of Regency Baptist Church, Orangevale, California. Received 31 January 2019


22. Article: Controversial pastor draws more than 200 to ‘red hot’ preaching conference, by Anita Chabria and Cathy Locke – The Sacramento Bee newspaper, online edition, July 29, 2016, https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article92740612.html accessed 16 March 2019


23. Email from Rev. Stephen R. Nichols, pastor of Regency Baptist Church, Orangevale, California. Received 31 January 2019


24. Note the numerous anti-this pastor or that pastor videos produced by Steven Anderson. He has slandered and spread innuendo and gossip about Adam Fannin, Sam Gipp, Bob Gray Sr, Andy Sluder, Tyler Baker, Tyler Doka, Victor Tey, and many, many other church pastors; with no regard to the unbiblical anti-Christian nature of his actions.


25. Email from Rev. Stephen R. Nichols, pastor of Regency Baptist Church, Orangevale, California. Received 31 January 2019


26. Please see the following news media articles:
Embattled Vacaville pastor ends trial by pleading to arson, stalking charges
By Ryan Chalk |
PUBLISHED: January 15, 2015 at 12:00 am | UPDATED: August 29, 2018 at 12:00 am
https://www.thereporter.com/2015/01/15/embattled-vacaville-pastor-ends-trial-by-pleading-to-arson-stalking-charges/


Ex-Girlfriend of Pastor Charged With Arson: 'He Wants to Kill Me'
Mark Lewis' accused of hiring transients to throw a firebomb into his ex’s home.
By LYNN REDMOND, BROOKE STANGELAND and ALEXA VALIENTEApril 25, 2014— — Apr 24, 2014 11:19 AM ET
https://abcnews.go.com/US/girlfriend-pastor-charged-arson-kill/story?id=23456987


Former pastor takes plea deal to end arson, stalking trial
By Jess Sullivan
https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/former-pastor-takes-plea-deal-to-end-arson-stalking-trial/


Vacaville Congregation Selling Property To Pay Pastor’s Bail
By Derek Shore, February 21, 2014
https://sacramento.cbslocal.com/2014/02/21/vacaville-congregation-selling-property-to-pay-pastors-bail/


Former Vacaville pastor sentenced for arson, stalking ex
Mark Wayne Lewis pleaded no contest last month
Updated: 11:12 PM PST Feb 24, 2015
https://www.kcra.com/article/former-vacaville-pastor-sentenced-for-arson-stalking-ex/6420481


Pastor Accused of Repeated Vandalism Against Former Girlfriend
Posted 11:09 AM, January 12, 2014, by Sam Cohen, Updated at 11:13AM, January 12, 2014
https://fox40.com/2014/01/12/pastor-accused-of-repeated-vandalism-against-former-girlfriend/


Accusations Continue to Pile Up against Vacaville Pastor
Posted 10:05 PM, January 13, 2014, by Ian McDonald, Updated at 11:21PM, January 13, 2014
https://fox40.com/2014/01/13/accusations-continue-to-pile-up-against-vacaville-pastor/


Mystery in Vacaville, California–Who Killed Joanna Lynn Lewis?
Randolph Harris3508, February 23, 2015
https://randolphharris3508.wordpress.com/2015/02/23/mystery-in-vacaville-california-who-killed-joanna-lynn-lewis/


Calif. Pastor Exposed by Personal Drug Dealer in Midst of Allegations That He Firebombed Ex-Girlfriend's Home While Family Slept
By Jessica Martinez, CP Reporter, Thursday, January 16, 2014
https://www.christianpost.com/news/calif-pastor-exposed-by-personal-drug-dealer-in-midst-of-allegations-that-he-firebombed-ex-girlfriends-home-while-family-slept.html


California ‘firebomb’ pastor investigated for meth dealing: report 
By Philip Caulfield | NEW YORK DAILY NEWS | Jan 24, 2014
https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/california-firebomb-pastor-investigated-meth-dealing-report-article-1.1590404


Records tie Vacaville pastor to meth probe
By Jess Sullivan
https://www.dailyrepublic.com/all-dr-news/solano-news/crime-solano-county-courts/records-link-vacaville-pastor-suspected-in-arson-case-to-undercover-meth-probe/


27. Email from Rev. Stephen R. Nichols, pastor of Regency Baptist Church, Orangevale, California. Received 31 January 2019
Repeated attempts were made to contact Roger Jimenez to afford him the opportunity to either confirm or deny that Mark Lewis actually ordained him and sent him out to start Verity. Jimenez has thus far ignored all requests. Therefore, we are left with two options. Either Mark Lewis, a meth-dealing, adulterous pastor ordained Jimenez and sent him out to start Verity (which would call into question such an ordination and sending considering Lewis was not qualified to be a pastor; or, Jimenez ordained and sent himself just as Steven Anderson did.


28. A search of real estate records revealed that Anderson's church is neighbors with a doctors office, an advertising firm, and a realty investment business.


29. Email from Steven Anderson to Victor Tey, dated 07 July 2017. Featured in Victor Tey's video series, “Response to Pastor Steven Anderson”:
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6OsfTpsNbk
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amjz3lmOCU
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6vi12tVts


30. www.faithfulwordbaptist.org Due to the false doctrine being taught on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


31. Paul Wittenberger IMDb page: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1509561/


32. sanderson1611 https://www.youtube.com/user/sanderson1611
Steven Anderson https://www.youtube.com/user/truebornsons
Steven Anderson https://www.youtube.com/user/faithfulwordbaptist
and his churches YouTube channel: faithful word baptist church https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTh8KEvQAwMuJI0_zwdqVIg


In addition to his four YouTube channels, Anderson has three Facebook pages, two blogs, two Twitter feeds, and three Instagram feeds. Anderson may have more social media accounts, as these ten were uncovered with only a brief cursory internet search.
https://www.facebook.com/pastorstevenanderson/
https://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Anderson/100031639953162
https://www.facebook.com/Faithful-Word-Baptist-Church-183465927963/
http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/
http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/page9.html
https://twitter.com/sanderson1611?lang=en
https://twitter.com/fwbclivestream
https://www.instagram.com/sanderson1611/
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJ84mkYh8HO/?hl=en
https://www.instagram.com/faithfulwordbaptist/?hl=en


Interestingly, Anderson wrote a blog article titled, The Green Grass of Social Media (http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/07/the-green-grass-of-social-media.html), where he outlines the deceptive nature of social media. With the massive social media presence he has, he should certainly know about that!
Due to the false doctrine being taught on these social media pages, visiting them is strongly discouraged.


33. https://teachallnations.net/ Due to the false doctrine being taught on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


34. kjvprophecy.com/ Due to the false doctrine being taught on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


35. www.hardpreaching.com/ Due to the false doctrine being taught on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


36. repentanceblacklist.com/ Due to the false doctrine being taught on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


37. https://www.truebornsons.com/ Due to the false doctrine being taught on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


38. www.wordoftruthbaptist.org/ Due to the false doctrine being contained in the statement of faith on this website, visiting it is strongly discouraged.


39. In light of his hate group status, and the messages of explicit hate which Anderson exports all around the world, PayPal and other online payment companies have refused to do business with Steven Anderson. This has not, however, dissuaded Anderson from doing business with them. He simply opens up another account in another name, with another address, and a different bank account. The company is none the wiser. Yes, it is deceitful, and therefore unbiblical, but as Mel Brooks said in History of the World, Part 1, “It's good to be the king.” Plus, this way Anderson continues to receive donations from around the world. According to one former employee who left Anderson's church in 2017, those online donations average, from a yearly perspective, approximately $20,000. Per week. Per week. That works out to $1,040,000 dollars in online donations (alone, not counting weekly offerings taken in at the church each week) coming in each year to the Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation, a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, Steven L. Anderson, CEO; Steven L. Anderson, President; Steven L. Anderson, Chair and sole member of the Board of Directors thus granting Steven L. Anderson sole and complete authority over all aspects of this corporation, including all decision making authority, and all decision making authority with regard to the disbursement of all money coming into the his church. A donation to the church is really just a donation to Steven Anderson. Just so you know.


40. “Word of Truth Baptist Church, Prescott Valley, AZ” was initially started as a subsidiary church to Anderson's Faithful Word Baptist Church; started by his friend and protege David Berzins. Berzins later left to start his own church in Georgia, and Word of Truth reverted back to Steven Anderson who uses it as a sort of training academy for his cadre of up and coming protege pastors and evangelists. The church has very few attending according to neighboring business in its strip-mall location, though occasionally a few people are seen entering its doors, and they do have a sign up, so it must still be a church. Of sorts. However, when one visits the “church” website at http://www.wordoftruthbaptist.org/, all one sees is a front page with two buttons. One button to view a doctrinal statement virtually identical to Steven Anderson's doctrinal statement, and a second button marked “Donate” which redirects to a donation page. Those visiting are told they are actually donating to Steven Anderson's Faithful Word Baptist Church, rather than to Word of Truth Baptist Church. In fact, there is no option presented to donate to Word of Truth Baptist Church, even on its own website. On January 23, 2019, the Word of Truth Facebook page was updated reflect a change in the churches address, which is now simply, “Prescott Valley, Arizona” (no street address given), and the telephone number is now a “Google Voice” telephone number, which relays straight to a prerecorded message giving service times and nothing more. It is also interesting to note that although Word of Truth is a subsidiary church of Steven Anderson's church, it does not appear on the church directory of Steven Anderson's church website. Curious, eh?


Part 1B:
41. Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 25 January 2019
Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 30 January 2019
Telephonic interview #01 with Jonathan Shelley, pastor of Pure Words Baptist Church in Houston, Texas; Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas; Stedfast Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Stedfast Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Interview done on 27 February 2019
Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 24 Jan 2019
Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 Feb 2019


42. Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 30 January 2019


43. The term “Love Bombing” was originally used by members of the Unification Church, and was coined by the cults founder, Sun Myung Moon (remember the “Moonies”?) back in the 1970's. Moon insisted his followers smile. All the time. Every waking moment. He believed if a person was full of love, then they would be smiling. He referred to the practice of always smiling, and thus exuding love, as “love bombing.” The practice is not limited to cults, and can be and has been employed by manipulators and abusers in many different areas of life. Cult leaders such as Jim Jones, David Koresh, Marshall Applewhite, and others often utilize a form of love bombing, where they provide for the needs and often the desires of their followers and recruits. In doing so, they would gain their trust, loyalty, and obedience. They knew of they could control the relationship between them and their followers, then they could control their followers. In many cults, when a potential member arrives as a visitor, they will go out of their way to express their happiness at the visitor being there. The goal is to attract them to the friendliness of the group, with the goal of getting them to return. On each successive visit, the group will begin to supply for the visitors needs and so forth. Once the visitor is a member, the love bombing will often continue until such a time as the new member is not longer needed, wanted, or tolerated – usually because they question the leader. The leader will also use the threat of shunning a member, by kicking them out of the group and manipulating the remaining followers to avoid the newly shunned person at all costs. This can be especially traumatic when the all of the newly shunned persons friends are in the group, and no shun them as well. Many groups emphasize a radical separation from the world, teaching the world outside the group is a foul wicked place full of evil ready to pounce and victimize the group members should they ever find themselves outside the group. It can be a very powerful manipulative technique. For more information on love bombing and cults in general, the following articles are recommended:


How Cults Work
https://www.cultwatch.com/howcultswork.html


What's 'Love Bombing' And How To Tell If You've Been A Victim Of It
From showering you with gifts to messaging you non-stop throughout the day, we delve into the worrying behaviours of a 'love bomber', who might have convinced you they're 'the one'.
By Katie O'Malley - Elle/August 2, 2017
https://culteducation.com/group/798-abusive-controlling-relationships/30262-what-s-love-bombing-and-how-to-tell-if-you-ve-been-a-victim-of-it.html


The Danger of Manipulative Love-Bombing in a Relationship
Spot the warning signs of love bombing early and recover faster with these tips.
Dale Archer M.D, Posted Mar 06, 2017
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/reading-between-the-headlines/201703/the-danger-manipulative-love-bombing-in-relationship


44. Article: “Hyles: I'm no dictator. First Baptist leader defends,” by Debra Gruszecki – North West Indiana Times, May 28, 1993, https://www.nwitimes.com/uncategorized/hyles-i-m-no-dictator-first-baptist-leaderdefends/article_fc79e105-a9e7-507e-bd03-d3834d335a1f.html accessed 17 March 2019


45. Telephonic interview #02 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 30 January 2019


46. Former members of Stedfast Fort Worth Steven Harper and his wife Jamie Harper, as well as a current Stedfast Fort Worth church member who has asked to remain anonymous, have reported such things as happening.


47. Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 Feb 2019


48. Sermon Transcription: Bastard Barry" - Sermon about Barrack Hussein Obama (KJV Bible Preaching), delivered Steven Anderson at Faithful Word Baptist Church on 02 November 2014, http://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/transcript_bastard_barry.html accessed 17 March 2019


49. Article: Open Letter to the Person Protesting Verity Baptist Church, by Steven Anderson, Friday, July 1, 2016, http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2016/07/open-letter-to-person-protesting-verity.html accessed 17 March 2019


50. Email from Victor Tey to Steven Anderson, dated 06 July 2017. Featured in Victor Tey's video series, “Response to Pastor Steven Anderson”:
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6OsfTpsNbk
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amjz3lmOCU
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6vi12tVts


51. Email from Steven Anderson to Victor Tey, dated 07 July 2017. Featured in Victor Tey's video series, “Response to Pastor Steven Anderson”:
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 1) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6OsfTpsNbk
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 2) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1amjz3lmOCU
Response to Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 3) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk6vi12tVts


52. Facebook Messenger conversation with Pastor Gleb Glebov, Blessed Hope Church, Vancouver, BC Canada. 22 January 2019


53. Email received from Pastor Tyler Doka on 23 January 2019


54. Video: Resignation of Pastor Romero, with Steven Anderson, published by Stedfast Baptist Church Forth Worth, Texas on Wednesday night 02 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbWAhNxVcWo accessed 17 March 2019. This is the actual Wednesday night service where Donnie Romero resigns, and the Steven Anderson takes to the pulpit to field questions for the next 75 minutes.


55. Video: Pastor Donnie Romero Steps Down from Stedfast Baptist Church, with Steven Anderson, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on Thursday 03 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lOkt4-gAkYc, accessed 17 March 2019. In this video Steven Anderson explains in detail why Donnie Romero resigned his pastorship at Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas.


56. Text message sent to Adam Fannin by Steven Anderson, dated 04 January 2019. Retrieved from Adam Fannin.


57. Telephonic interview #01 with Jonathan Shelley, pastor of Pure Words Baptist Church in Houston, Texas; Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas; Stedfast Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Stedfast Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Interview done on 27 February 2019


58. Video: Jonathan Shelley: Stedfast Jacksonville & Adam Fannin, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on Friday 04 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_cu3TfbBjM accessed 17 March 2019. In this video Shelley claims he has kept Fannin in the loop regarding Donnie Romero's resignation, and he claims that Fannin was supportive of Shelley taking over. Adam Fannin claims Shelley is lying, saying Shelley never spoke to him a single time.


59. Video: Update on Stedfast Baptist Church (Texas/Florida), with Steven Anderson, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) (early in the day) on 05 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HqjMOgCV6kM&feature=youtu.be accessed 17 March 2019


60. IBID


61. IBID


62. Benjamin “Ben the Baptist” Naim explicitly stated “LESLEY CALLED PASTOR ANDERSON FOR HELP….LESLEY asked for his help” [Emphasis in original] in the comments section of a YouTube video: “Righteous Indignation - New IFB vs. Andersonites” published by Law of Liberty (Adam Fannin) on 21 February 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eftT8FFHDs&feature=youtu.be accessed 17 March 2019


63. Telephonic interview #04 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 12 February 2019


64. Telephonic interview with Faithful Word Baptist Church Pastor, Steven Anderson, 09 March 2019
65. Telephonic interview #01 with Jonathan Shelley, pastor of Pure Words Baptist Church in Houston, Texas; Stedfast Baptist Church in Fort Worth, Texas; Stedfast Baptist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; and Stedfast Baptist Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Interview done on 27 February 2019


66. Video: 501c3 Tax Status: An Excuse for Not Going to Church, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 29 September 2013, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0l2EkAZwB8 accessed 17 March 2019


Sermon Transcript: 501c3 Churches, delivered by Steven Anderson at Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, Arizona on 13 July 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFqSUQNCx2A accessed 17 March 2019.


Article: Steven L Anderson: 501c3 Tax Status and False Accusers, by Steven Anderson, sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2014/07/501c3-tax-status-and-false-accusers.html accessed 17 March 2019


67. Faithful Word Baptist Church Articles of Incorporation, dated 04 January 2006
Faithful Word Baptist Church 2019 Annual Report, dated May 8, 2018


68. Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 February 2019
Telephonic interview #05 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 27 February 2019
Amount based on one-twelfth of the average yearly total offerings to Faithful Word Baptist Church for 2017. Tyler Baker revealed in these telephone conversations that he was responsible for maintaining all financial records, filing taxes, paying employees, gathering, recording, and depositing all donations and offerings related to Faithful Word Baptist Church.


69. Video: Pastor Anderson kicking out an unrepentant trouble maker, published by Craig Dohner (member of Faithful Word Baptist Church) on 16 November 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBGxGKmLZgg accessed 17 March 2019


Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Elliott Ray, 12 February 2019


70. New Independent Fundamental Baptist Movement website, “Events” page, https://www.thenewifb.com/events accessed 07 March 2019


71. Telephonic interview #04 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 12 February 2019


72. Video: Used to be "New IFB”, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 01 December 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCBAqSwGPY accessed 17 March 2019


73. Article: Over 300,000 Churches in America; Do We Really Need More Church Plants?, by Greg Stier, Christian Post Guest Columnist, https://www.christianpost.com/news/church-planting-growth-pastors-evangelicals-ministry-america.html accessed 17 March 2019


Religious Landscape Survey by the Pew Research Center, http://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/ accessed 17 March 2019


74. KJV Churches
Find Independent Baptist Churches Near You!
https://www.kjvchurches.com/


75. Video: A Great And Effectual Door Has Opened Up For Canada 9-16-18, published by Sure Foundation Baptist Church (Aaron Thompson) on 17 September 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ch8kX75QbGI accessed 17 March 2019


76. Video: Sam Gipp Obsessed with Steven Anderson (Part 1), published by Steven Anderson on 15 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arKuouWIyok accessed 17 March 2019


Video: Sam Gipp Is Obsessed with Pastor Steven Anderson (Part 2), published by “The New IFB” on 17 May 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bJ2bZbXKTw accessed 17 March 2019


77. Video: There's Hope! You CAN Escape Anderson!, published by Sam Gipp on 18 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F5mHlfXS2c accessed 17 March 2019


78. Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 24 January 2019


79. Video: There's Hope! You CAN Escape Anderson!, published by Sam Gipp on 18 March 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8F5mHlfXS2c accessed 17 March 2019


80. Telephonic Interview #01 with Dr. Sam Gipp, 03 February 2019


81. Video: Sam Gipp acts like a child when called out, published by “KJV soulwinners” (Jeff Utzler) on 17 May 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kuUwWjg-1A accessed 17 March 2019


82. Video: Jeff Utzler- Championship Round Nogi absolute, published by “kruzer32” on 30 January 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QPDkJVLS0s accessed 17 March 2019


Article: Cuyahoga Falls drug team the oldest in county, by Jess Saunders – Reporter, February 22, 2018, https://www.mytownneo.com/news/20180222/cuyahoga-falls-drug-team-oldest-in-county accessed 17 March 2019


83. Video: Why the Old IFB is So Threatened by the New IFB, published by Liberty Baptist Church of Rock Falls, IL (New IFB pastor Tommy McMurtry) on 06 July 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAHBtWgY6Yo accessed 17 March 2019. In this video, “Ben the Baptist” (Benjamin Naim) interviews New IFB pastor, Patrick Boyle.


84. Telephonic interview with Faithful Word Baptist Church Pastor, Steven Anderson, 09 March 2019


85. Video: America's 'Hate' Preacher: Pastor Steven Anderson - BBC Documentary, published by “Truth In Genesis” on 13 November 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4PvxG2Kh4E accessed 17 March 2019


Article: Hell's gonna be pretty hot for you: My summer with a Christian hate preacher by Hannah Livingston, 24 July 2017, https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/2e465c60-cdd3-48f5-8944-e9b2786e3ce9 accessed 17 March 2019


Part 1C:
86. Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Kris Byrne, 06 January 2019


87. Paul Wittenberger IMDb page at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1509561/


88. https://store.framingtheworld.com/


https://store.framingtheworld.com/t/auromre


89. Article: Framing the World by Steven Anderson, Pastor Anderson's Blog, September 29, 2016, https://www.faithfulwordbaptist.org/bl_framing_the_world.html accessed 17 March 2019


Video: Paul Wittenberger is a Great Guy!, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 02 September 2016, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcWGa01q4w0 accessed 17 March 2019


90. What are the Vedas? - Definition from Yogapedia, https://www.yogapedia.com/definition/5007/vedas accessed 17 March 2019


91. What Is Ayurveda? Treatments, Massage, Diet, and More - WebMD
https://www.webmd.com/balance/guide/ayurvedic-treatments accessed 17 March 2019


92. Integral Yoga page on the Auromere website, https://www.auromere.com/integral-yoga/ accessed 17 March 2019


93. Auromère “About” Website page, https://www.auromere.com/about/ accessed 17 March 2019


Auromère “Auroville” Website page, https://www.auromere.com/auroville/ accessed 17 March 2019


94. Auromère Ichapur School website page, https://www.auromere.com/ichhapur-school/ accessed 17 March 2019


95. Video: Hindu Moment #1 - Definition of Yoga, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 15 March 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ3oXmjfTBM accessed 17 March 2019


96. Video: The Lord" of Hinduism is Satan Himself! (The Devil), published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 23 January 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbGwExJYuhI accessed 17 March 2019


97. "Having Fellowship With Devils" (Baptist Preaching), published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 06 March 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ShCUggWmFM accessed 17 March 2019


98. Article: Where Pastors Stand on the AIDS Sermon by Steven Anderson, December 15, 2014 http://sanderson1611.blogspot.com/2014/12/where-pastors-stand-on-aids-sermon.html accessed 17 March 2019


99. Email from Pastor Stephen Cox, pastor of Bible Baptist Church in Simpsonville, SC, dated 18 February 2019


100. Telephonic Interview with Pastor Bob Gray II, pastor of Longview Baptist Temple in Longview, TX, 22 February 2019


101. Video: Used to be "New IFB", published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 01 December 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrCBAqSwGPY accessed 17 March 2019


102. Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 February 2019. During this interview, Baker revealed that while he was employed by Steven Anderson as a church deacon, one of his duties was to manage the financial books for Faithful Word Baptist Church Corporation. Baker stated he recorded the weekly tithes, offerings and donations brought into the church each week, as well as managing the online donations. He stated he did the payroll for all four employees which at that time included Steven Anderson, himself, Garrett Kirchway, and Chris Segura; and he also did the church's tax returns each year. When asked how much Faithful Word brought in each week, Baker stated, “If you look at it from a yearly perspective, the church averages about $10,000 per week in tithes and offerings at the actual church, and about twice that total per year from PayPal.” This would tally up to an average yearly total of $520,000 in tithes, offerings and donations taken in at the church itself, and another $1,040,000 taken in per year from online donation sources, for a total yearly income of approximately $1,560,000.


103. Email from Pastor Tim Coleman, pastor of 35th Avenue Baptist Church in Phoenix, AZ, dated February 24, 2019


104. Article: What Is a Statement of Information? - Rocket Lawyer
https://www.rocketlawyer.com/article/what-is-a-statement-of-information-cb.rl accessed 17 March 2019


Article: What is a Statement of Information (California)? - Zenefits Help Center
https://help.zenefits.com/Getting_Started_with_Zenefits/Company_Documents_Required_for_New_Insurance_Setup/What_is_a_Statement_of_Information_(California)/ accessed 17 March 2019


105. Email from Matthew Ryan Stucky dated 17 February 2019 confirming he lives in Manilla, 15 minutes away from the church he pastors there.


106. Telephonic Interview with Oliver Gonzales, Corporate Secretary for Verity Baptist Church of Sacramento, California, a New IFB church pastored by Roger Jimenez, 16 March 2019


107. California Penal Code 115 PC - Filing False Documents, Shouse Law Group, https://www.shouselaw.com/forging-deeds.html accessed 17 March 2019


108. California Penal Code 115 PC - Filing False Documents, Shouse Law Group, https://www.shouselaw.com/forging-deeds.html accessed 17 March 2019


109. Video: "Trinity 101" (Throwing Out Oneness Heretics), published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 27 May 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0ZxB8_VsrY&feature=youtu.be accessed 17 March 2019


110. Article: Cuyahoga Falls drug team the oldest in county by Jeff Saunders – Reporter, 22 February 2018, https://www.mytownneo.com/news/20180222/cuyahoga-falls-drug-team-oldest-in-county accessed 17 March 2019


111. http://www.amendmentavenger.com/vigilant/


112. https://unftv.com/fall-2017/


113. Telephonic Interview #01 with Benjamin Knight (aka: Ben the Baptist / Benjamin Naim), member of New IFB church Stedfast Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, 23 February 2019


114. Such as his anti-Adam Fannin and anti-James White videos, for example:
I Will Have NO FELLOWSHIP With “Law Of Liberty” Cult Members https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtC0lB6dwAI
Stedfast Jax Reacts to Fannin Firing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR0J0LLsXZ8
James White Thinks He’s God https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIE00U6u2nw


115. https://linkedin.com/in/benjamin-naim


116. United Methodist Church (UMC) Bishop Karen Oliveto is openly homosexual, as are more than 150 other UMC clergy. The UMC accepts openly homosexual people in their membership, and there have been some UMC clergy who have performed same sex marriages. This is common knowledge within the UMC, and is easily validated with only a Google search.


117. The name “Benjamin” is of Hebrew origin, being found in the Old Testament as the name of Jacob's youngest son in Genesis 35:18. It is from the Hebrew “Binyamon” and literally means “Son of the Right Hand” or “Son of the South. See: Benjamin at Dictionary.com, https://www.dictionary.com/browse/benjamin
His middle name of “Elie” (pronounced Ay-Lee) is also a Hebrew name meaning “God is Great.” It is also a shortened version of Eliezar, a name familiar to readers of the Old Testament as belonging to Abraham's servant, the son of Moses and Zipporah, and also the name of the priest who helped move the Ark of the Covenant. See: https://www.sheknows.com/baby-names/name/elie/ and http://www.name-doctor.com/name-elie-meaning-of-elie-33089.html
His surname of “Naim” (pronounced Nay-EEM) is both a Muslim and a Jewish (Sephardic Jew) name meaning “bliss” or “happiness.” In a discussion with several Lebanese people, the general consensus is that while Naim is sometimes associated with Muslim families, it is far more commonly associated with Jewish families, specifically Jewish families living in Lebanon. See: Dictionary of American Family Names © 2013, Oxford University Press


118. original at: https://bennaimblog.wordpress.com/about/


Archived at: https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:c8v_sZNW50gJ:https://bennaimblog.wordpress.com/about/+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us


119. Comments section on Adam Fannin's “Righteous Indignation” video, which can be found at:
Righteous Indignation - New IFB vs. Andersonites,
published by Law of Liberty (Adam Fannin) on 21 February 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eftT8FFHDs&feature=youtu.be accessed 17 March 2019


120. Telephonic interview #03 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member & Deacon Tyler Baker, 09 February 2019


121. Telephonic interview #01 with former Faithful Word Baptist Church member Elliott Ray, 12 February 2019


122. Video created by former Faithful Word Baptist Church member, Russell Bopst, titled, Russell Bopst says Pastor Anderson lies, Published on Jul 12, 2017, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zE1SbEvTonE, accessed February 1, 2019.


123. Video: Why I Left Faithful Word Baptist Church - Josh Hall, published by Whole Armour Ministries on 29 July 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mE0d3Y4v4dc&feature=youtu.be accessed 17 March 2019


124. Video created by Steven Harper, titled, Stedfast Baptist Church Coverup Video #1 Donnie Romero 12-3-18, Published on Jan 13, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lON9TEvNLU, accessed February 1, 2019


125. Video: "Sheba the Son of Bichri" (Adam Fannin Exposed), published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on 09 January 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crCo4fYHSag accessed 17 March 2019


126. Telephonic Interview #01 with Benjamin Knight (aka: Ben the Baptist / Benjamin Naim), member of New IFB church Stedfast Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida, 23 February 2019


127. Telephonic interview with Faithful Word Baptist Church Pastor, Steven Anderson, 09 March 2019


128. Video: "God Hates a Lying Tongue" sermon by Pastor Steven Anderson, published by sanderson1611 (Steven Anderson) on May 5, 2009, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEKUcBo_vq8 accessed 17 March 2019


Links for Series Articles Posted Thus Far:
Part 1a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1a
Part 1b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1b
Part 1c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-1c
Part 2a
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2a
Part 2b
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2b
Part 2c
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-part-2c
Steven Anderson and the New IFB Movement -- Update #1
https://reasonfiles.weebly.com/blog/steven-anderson-and-the-new-ifb-movement-update-1