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The Era of Deception: Will The Real Church Please Stand Up?

The Era of Deception: Will The Real Church Please Stand Up?

Last updated on: November 1, 2026 at 11:59 am by Dr. Feyi Obamehinti

The Era of Deception: Will The Real Church Please Stand Up? 2026-11-01T11:59:51-06:00 Dr. Feyi Obamehinti

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Your Biblical Community Matters

This month’s post builds on previous messages encouraging believers in Christ to be rooted in their faith and walk with God. From (i) Spiritual Resilience In A Changing World, (ii) It’s a Jungle Out There In A Confused World to (iii) Impact of Biblical Community, these are all messages aimed at strengthening believers in Christ. What is of great concern is the blatant heresies and blasphemy coming from Christians and not the world! We cannot sit by and allow wolves to destroy God’s people. Your Biblical community matters greatly just like where you eat your natural food. We are living in the era of 2 Timothy 4: 3-4: “For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; and they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned into fables.”

Our Responsibility For New Believers In Christ

We must own the outcomes we see in the church collective today because of the erroneous theology we have had in the past fifty-plus years, spanning manipulative theology, oppressive theology, and salesmanship theology. All aimed at grooming and conditioning the church collective to man-worship instead of God-worship. Then we must own the responsibility to ensure that on our watch in this era of deception, we are speaking the truth of God’s Word in love and not allowing peddlers within the church collective to rob God’s people of what it is to have an intimate relationship with Jesus Christ, what it is to live in holiness and the reverence of God and what it is to live in obedience to the Holy Spirit in accordance with the Word of God. This is critical because we have so many new to the faith in Christ believers that are yet to be established in their faith and walk with God, embracing lies upon lies! Some of our new believers in Christ cannot differentiate when Biblical language is hijacked for destructive means.

Will The Real Church, Please Stand Up!

A place that heralds man worship instead of Jesus Christ is not a church but a cult!

A place that wallows in worldliness instead of worship, prayer and Biblical teaching is not a church but a cult!

A place that uses fear, confusion, and lies to capture its audience, instead of submission to the Holy Spirit, is not a church but a cult!

Let us make every Bible-based, Holy Spirit-led, and God-honoring church explode in growth in this era. And let us defund every flesh-focused, man-worshipping, and sheep-deceiving cult. Our next generation of new believers in Christ will thank us for standing for truth! In the era of deception, will the real church please stand up?

Anchor Scripture: “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock, I will build my church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” – Matthew 16:18 (Jesus Christ)

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About Dr. Feyi Obamehinti

Dr. Feyi Obamehinti is a wife, mother, an ordained minister of the gospel, Bible Teacher, speaker, life educator, author, co-founder of nonprofits Oasis Connection Ministries and Oasis Focus Inc. Dr. Feyi as she's known professionally, co-host Oasis Connection TV and Oasis of Hope Podcast with her husband-Dr. Johnson Obamehinti- from their home in Texas. As a life educator, Dr. Feyi loves to equip people with Biblical principles to thrive in every area of life. A dynamic international and national trainer/speaker, she is passionate about helping people "see life" from God's perspective - only one that truly matters. A nationally syndicated commentator, Dr. Feyi equips leaders on maximizing their leadership for the people they lead. She is an encourager extraordinaire of the Wellness Project, ambassador of hope, community leader and advocate. You can read more about the author here.

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