Eighty years of “truth,” and still no gospel.
In this week’s episode, we expose how the 2025 UPCI General Conference wasn’t a celebration of grace — it was a recentering of loyalty around a man-made system.
From David K. Bernard’s “grace that changes your wardrobe” to Jerry Jones’ “tongues or you’re not saved,” this episode pulls back the curtain on a works-based gospel disguised as holiness. We highlight the control and the endless circling of the wagons that keeps this institution standing. Join us as we point to the simple truth that Jesus is enough — salvation really is by grace through faith alone.
And he is the head of the body, the church. He is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in everything he might be preeminent. - Colossians 1:18 ESV
Last Week:
Mammon or Manipulation | Who Really Has the Money Problem? – EP109
Playlists:
Full Podcast Playlist - Youtube
Show Links:
Ryan Brister - “apostolic message”
David K Bernard - “grace = works”
Todd Nichols - “methods, programs, structure”
Jerry Jones - “invest in the UPCI message”
Josh Carson - “entitled people”
Jack Leaman - “kids = untapped army”
Resources:
Spiritualabuse.org
B.I.T.E. Model Website
B.I.T.E. Model Free PDF
Book: Toxic Faith
Book: The Subtle Power of Spiritual Abuse
Books: Pagan Christianity? Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices
Book: Christianity without the Cross: A History of Salvation in Oneness Pentecostalism
Book: Free: From Legalism to Grace
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