The Shepherd's Chapel denies the doctrine of the rapture which is the teaching that upon the future return of Christ those Christians who are alive will be "caught up" to meet the Lord in the air. The word rapture is derived from the Latin "rapio" which means "to...
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What does the Shepherd’s Chapel teach?
The Shepherd's Chapel is, at the very least, a controversial church with many unorthodox doctrines. The following list of teachings from the Shepherd's Chapel is derived from scouring the Internet, chat rooms, bulletin boards, asking the followers of Arnold Murray,...
Is Shepherd’s Chapel Christian?
Shepherd's Chapel is not Christian. But, in order to ascertain whether or a group is Christian, we must first understand what makes something Christian in the first place. Throughout history, the Christian Church has gleaned from God's word those essential doctrines...
Who is Arnold Murray?
Arnold Murray (died 2014) was the "pastor" of a church called the Shepherd's Chapel which is based in Gravette, Arkansas, with over 200 television stations carrying his ministry. Mr. Murray presented himself as a Christian scholar, called himself "Dr.", and said he...
To students of the Shepherd’s Chapel
Undoubtedly, the followers of Arnold Murray and the Shepherd's Chapel will not be happy with my analysis of his work. Please understand that I am not trying to misrepresent any doctrine or teaching from the Shepherd's Chapel. Therefore, if you find anything in this...
What is the Shepherd’s Chapel?
Shepherd's Chapel is an independent Church in Gravette, Ark, which is the product of a man by the name of Arnold Murray. Arnold Murray is an avid Bible teacher with a radio and television ministry found on over 200 TV stations. However, what Arnold Murray teaches in...
Can the Christadelphian Jesus with a fallen nature save anyone?
According to the Christadelphians, Jesus was a created thing with a fallen and unholy nature that needed to save Himself. But how is it that such a fallen creature can be the savior of sinners? Does it make any sense? No. The Christadelphians are wrong. Following is...
Answering a “refutation” of “Is Christadelphianism Christian?”
It is quite a compliment when the groups I tackle on CARM attempt to answer the charges of them not being Christian. Following is one of the papers found on a Christadelphian website that attempted to refute the CARM paper titled "Is Christadelphianism Christian?" The...
Was Jesus’ sacrifice blemished according to Christadelphian theology?
Without realizing it, Christadelphians present Jesus as unacceptable sacrifice with blemish and defect. According to Christadelphian theology, Jesus had a sinful and fallen nature.[fn]The Christadelphians: What They Believe and Preach, p. 82.[/fn]. He, therefore,...
What do the Christadelphians teach?
The following is a list of the basic beliefs of the Christadelphians. Though they acknowledge many truths found in the Bible, they deny many others. They believe the Bible is the infallible and inerrant word of God. (The Christadelphians: What They Believe and Preach,...