Background

I have been travelling to Tanzania for the past 12 years to teach in churches. Over the past several years various false teachings have been troubling the churches there and I was asked to address these subjects in my preaching and this brought evident joy and relief to them, as well as some surprise as to how they had been taken in by these teachings.

I was also asked if I could write some articles regarding these teachings so that they could be translated into Swahili and provide a permanent resource. This has now been accomplished.

These articles were not written for those who already recognise these teachings as unbiblical, but for those who have been influenced or ensnared by them. They were meant as teaching material for those pastors and believers that I know and love in village churches in Africa. As a consequence, the some may find the style rather repetitive. I had no great relish to be involved in writing against errors; however, after witnessing first-hand the confusion and heart-ache that these teachings caused among the Lord's people, and then seeing their joy, relief and thankfulness at being delivered from such teachings, I have responded to the request and written these articles.

I had been asked by others also if they could use these articles, so I have put them on this website to make them available in case anyone might find them of benefit or use.

My concern has been to write against the erroneous ideas themselves, so I have avoided, where I could, mentioning the names of the books and writers who promote them, who wouldn't be known to my African friends anyway. However, at times, I did find it necessary to quote some authors directly.