He Calls Himself God - with 300 congregrations and growing fast

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16840066/site/newsweek

From the article:
"In 1998, de Jesus avowed that he was the reincarnation of the Apostle Paul. Two years ago at Growing in Grace's world convention in Venezuela, he declared himself Christ. And just last week, he called himself the Antichrist and revealed a "666" tattooed on his forearm. His explanation: that, as the second coming of Christ, he rejects the continued worship of Jesus of Nazareth."

Jeez.

Edit:
"We don't believe in sin. We don't believe in the Devil. We don't believe that there's such a place as Hell." ...
"I'm gonna change the whole world."

From this CNN reporting on him, http://youtube.com/watch?v=zmC6LBpBUv4

Jordan

I just finished reading the article and it seems to be blasphemous in my opinion. I live in Miami and didn't know that type of foolishness was going on. That article was a good look. Thanks

1 John 2:18 (NIV) WARNING AGAINST ANTICHRIST

18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

I'm sure this guy has cropt up before on this forum and I'll reiterate what someone else said;

I find it interesting that such Biblical theme's such as sin, Hell and Satan do not come into this mans theology... but tithing does!

Live like you want without consequence.. oh but give me your money.

matt and mim

That's what cults are generally all about, when you get down to the bones...power/control over people and taking their money. It is truly tragic to see people getting sucked in to such situations.

Love in Christ,
Ruth

I am not shocked about the leader...but that many followers? Wow.