There's a Crack in Your Armor Perry Stone

all of the errors they see in other ministries. I have heard an unwise novice call other believers by name and accuse them of false doctrine, false teaching, and heresy. When I personally would review the accused minister’s teachings they were criticizing, I discovered the critic was simply pulling certain quotes out of context and making a major issue out of a minor disagreement. In some cases, the accusers have a huge beam in their own eye of past disobedience or sin in their life and are attempting to build a cultlike following through swishing a sword and cutting anyone in their path. The reality is that these critics are appealing to a certain segment of the Christian community that I identify as “self appointed watch dogs” or “heresy hunters” who literally thrive off of controversy as a politician does off of major endorsements. These lovers of criticism feed the overblown egos of these outspoken swashbucklers with words like: “You are the only one preaching the truth.” “Tell it like it is.” “Let them have it.” “You are God’s voice for the nation.” The second observation is that if one man can convince his listeners that everyone else is wrong except him and his chosen few, then the financial support will only flow in the direction of this teacher. Many years ago I recalled a minister announcing on his program that he was “the only one in the world called to take the gospel to the world, and the only minister who was doing it.” I knew this was pride gone to roost as the body of Christ was much bigger than one man’s television ministry, and the church—not just one man—was chosen and called to take the gospel to the world (Matt. 24:14). The sad and dangerous thing