Beth Moore cries foul over “Go Home”
No “apology” upsets popular church icon
Beth Moore was once a solid Biblical teacher for women. But she has since joined the ranks of notorious heretics and has become one herself. Unfortunately, she remains to be a popular Bible teacher and maintains a large following that now includes men, a violation of I Tim. 2:12 and I Cor. 14:34.
Moore made two posts on Twitter that raised the eyebrows of Bible-believing Christians earlier this month.
The first came in a nine-tweet rant on Feb. 2 when she called out an evangelist whom she claimed “shamed her in public.” Although she never mentioned him by name, it was obvious she was referring to the controversial “Go Home” comment made towards Moore by John MacArthur more than 2 ¼ years ago.
As you can see, Moore perceives herself to be in a place of “righteousness” while believing MacArthur sinned and that his soul is now in danger for not apologizing and asking her for forgiveness. Wow! And Whoa! Can’t she see that the roles are the other way around? MacArthur’s comment was actually a rebuke.
The next post came five days later, on Feb. 7, with Moore responding with a snarky comment to a tweet made by a young pastor advising Christian women to dress modestly. It went viral drawing both harsh criticism and praise. Moore later took down her response. That will be looked at in a follow-up to this article.
But for the time being, the focus will be on her beef with MacArthur.
Apostate Road
Here are some factors on how Moore has devolved into a false teacher.
In recent years, she has partnered with leaders of heretical movements, from Russell Moore and Kyle James Howard of critical race theory/social justice to Joyce Meyer and Joel Osteen and of the prosperity gospel, as well as progressive “Christians” such as Jen Hatmaker and Jonathan Merritt.
Plus, although she has never admitted it publicly, she appears to be leaning towards affirming the LGBTQ. You can expect that if you rub elbows with progressives.
This woman will fellowship with anyone who bears the name “Christian” and will allow herself to be influenced by their false ideologies.
With all that said, these are just among over dozens of reasons why this woman should not be considered a reliable source for Christian teaching.
The response to “J. Mac”
MacArthur made the comment “Go Home,” when asked to describe her in two words by another evangelist on stage during a livestream of a pastors’ conference in Oct. 2019 hosted at his church, Grace to You in Santa Clarita, Calif.
The audience chuckled knowing it was correct and just. So did many Christians who stand on Biblical Truth.
But not so with those in the laodicean church, from woke conservatives, to progressives and the charismatic crowds, where admirers for Moore can be found. Massive backlash and criticism came from those camps against MacArthur, both in mainstream and on social media. But Moore was silent, until she spoke her mind Feb. 2, more than two years and three months since the remark.
The Moore Response
The false teacher got her point across in nine tweets and the first four was just the set up.
Moore spoke how she felt she was wronged by MacArthur and was owed an apology then expressed disappointment that she never got one and even had the gall to insinuate that the most sound theological pastor of our day would one day have to answer to God for it.
If you’re familiar with how far the rabbit hole Moore has gone down, you know that MacArthur’s comment was right and just. For her to be disappointed shows her refusal to accept being wrong and a need to examine both herself and her own theology. Yet, she supposedly puts it on her rebuker.
Let’s look at each tweet individually.
The Setup
In the opening post of her rant, Moore said she is“....baffled how often professing believers in Christ—often leaders—feel no need whatsoever to apologize – or clear up misinformation they spread.”
Well, it should be baffling that she would refer to Dr. MacArthur as a professing believer when it’s Moore is in that role. And again, no misinformation was given and no apology was needed because it was a rebuke, not slander..
Moore goes on with the rest of the tweet.
“It seems, if you’re a watchdog for the church, you get to bite at will. You’re somehow above the ethics of Jesus.”
Absolutely not. Dr. MacArthur is one of the best Bible teachers in the nation as well as the world. Christ warned us that there would be false teaching in the last days (Matt. 24:24). MacArthur is being obedient to Jesus, standing up to it as His Word commands. Contrary to her words, it is clear MacArthur yields to the word of God.
In the key highlight of her second tweet, she states.
“…….You will answer to the Lord for spreading misinformation. I am concerned about your spiritual condition………..”
This is extremely dangerous. This is where the true context of Matthew 7:1-5 applies. We hear often when we call someone out on their sin, ‘don’t judge,’ from Christians new in the faith or false converts who don’t understand the true meaning of that verse. What Jesus was saying is don’t judge someone’s sin if you’re sinning yourself. You’re to pull the plank out of your eye first, then judge righteously (John 7:24).
Moore apparently is so deceived into thinking she remains in right standing with God that she has the gall to judge MacArthur, let alone he did not sin in this case.
As for being concerned for his soul, that is good. But Moore needs to be concerned for her own first.
She goes on in the third tweet giving a description on how the Holy Spirit works when He is convicting us of our sin, which is correct.
In the fourth, Moore talks about how slandering people’s reputations is a sin. That is true, but on what merit was that the case here? She concludes saying,
“If you don’t have conviction of sin, it is not because your wrongs are alright with God. It is because something is awry inside of you.”
That is true. But it doesn’t apply here because after all, MacArthur was doing a rebuke.
Moore then backs it up with scripture, “Because I, the Lord, have not changed.” Malachi 3:6.
Again, that is true, as is all scripture. But is Moore using it in the proper context? That is not even the entire verse.
Playing Victim
By the time Moore gets to the tweet # 5, she tells her story.
“ ……. After a certain public mockery at a pastors conference, I was literally heartsick for the ones who had done it. …….
No need to say which conference and who she’s talking about.
The tweet closes with the first two words of the next sentence and carries over into the sixth.
“..... I thought – how miserable they must be for having ridiculed a sister in Christ publicly like that. …….”
If that was the case, they would have felt conviction, then apologized and repented, either immediately or not too long afterwards. As for “having ridiculed a sister in Christ,” that is a big question mark. To her credit, Moore progressed into the sixth tweet and carried over into the seventh, saying she knew what she was going to say when MacArthur and his staff contacted her and that she would be sincere and forgive them without hesitation.
But because it never came, it baffled her and made her sad, as she said in the seventh tweet.
Carrying over into tweet No. 8, she said,
“Y’all, this isn’t a game. These things matter to the Lord. We are followers of Jesus. Not one of us is exempt from conviction of sin and the responsibility and right, thank God, by the blood of Christ and power of his cross, to repent. We need an awakening of integrity. I need one.”
You can’t argue this in itself. These things do matter to the Lord. But followers of Jesus are those who follow His Word, His Teachings, which include His Commands. Is Beth doing that? She doesn’t show it when she’s preaching to men and partnering with false teachers. She is right when she says not one of us is exempt from conviction of sin and the responsibility and right, by the blood of Jesus of Christ and power of His Cross, to repent. Yes, it can be agreed that we need an awakening of integrity, especially Moore, who said she needs one.
Rant conclusion
Overall, Moore spoke with spiritual authority as if she was the one who was wronged, playing the victim and shaming MacArthur for not reaching out to her for an apology. What would have been correct was for Moore to acknowledge the shame she received, that MacArthur was right and she was wrong, then she reached out to him, thanked him and repented. Next step would have been to apologize to her followers for deceiving them all these years, sever all ties to false teachers and their movements, shut down her ministry and get into a Biblical-sound church under the teaching of someone like MacArthur. Yep. That’s right.
But no. Fame and support is more important for Beth. Here are some comments from followers who echoed her words.
Yes. Sadly, there are Christians who are so devoted and deceived by Moore, they believe her over a sound biblical teacher and waste no time condemning him. But there were those who called her out too.
Hypocrite
Another thing, for Moore to complain about not getting an apology also shows a hypocritical side, as shown in these next three tweets.
A call to repent
Moore shamed Nicholas Sandman and the Covington kids in that tweet when video footage went viral with Sandman wearing a MAGA hat while he was smiling in the face of a native American Indian in January 2019. That, along with an outraged response she made towards the pastor who tweeted about women dressing modestly on Feb. 7 will be the focus in Part 2 of this article.
In the meantime, pray for Beth Moore to repent.
I am so disappointed with Beth Moore. She has moved over to the sribe and parishes progressive movement. I pray that she repent.