INTERVIEW: African Traditional Religion and Christianity

07/05/22 • 40 min

ACFAR director Rodgers Atwebembeire and Mukadde Ayigga Misuseera discuss controversies surrounding syncretism, Christianity, and African traditional religion on Family TV (Uganda).

ACFAR director Rodgers Atwebembeire and Mukadde Ayigga Misuseera discuss controversies surrounding syncretism, Christianity, and African traditional religion on Family TV (Uganda).

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INTERVIEW: Knowing the Traits of Cults

What patterns in cultic groups can help you identify them easily? How can we respond to those who claim to be Christians, yet twist the Bible to deceive others? In this recent interview on Family TV Uganda, Rodgers Atwebembeire of ACFAR explains how we can recover our focus on the sufficiency of Scripture and the centrality of Christ—and fulfill the Great Commission’s call to discipleship by equipping believers for discernment.
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Beware—False Teachers Are Seldom Obvious

“...we are no longer to be children, tossed here and there by waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of people, by craftiness in deceitful scheming...” (Ephesians 4:14)
According to Scripture, false teachers typically operate with cunning and guile. Rodgers Atwebembeire highlights “red flags” that all Christians need to be aware of:
0:23 – A question often asked
0:42 – Misconceptions about false teachers
1:06 – Key truths about false teachers
1:29 – The Bible helps us identify false teachers
1:47 – False teachers are not always obvious
2:22 – Jesus warns believers about false teachers
2:59 – False teachers work secretly
4:08 – The believer’s need for discernment
4:27 – False teachers try to “blend in”
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Reposted by kind permission of The Gospel Coalition—Africa.