The Church of Jezebel
Hijacking the Gospel
The Church of Jezebel is a Christian suspense novel depicting the cult and counterfeit
side of some churches and televangelists. This book unveils some false doctrines and
manipulative techniques that often result in misplaced faith and spiritual abuse.
By Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) 5.0 out of 5
stars. "Lined with Scripture and a powerful message, The
Church of Jezebel  is a fine Christian novel, highly
recommended."

The Church of Jezebel, Hijacking the Gospel, weaves a
fictional suspense mystery that not only exposes false
doctrines, spiritual pride, misplaced faith and spiritual
abuse but also enlightens readers through Scriptures from
the Bible.

This church has its own "trinity." It sells you the hope of
financial prosperity, super-natural  power and  miracles,
which is more self-centered  than Christ-centered.

The main character of the story is Christina, age eighteen,
who is excited about being admitted to Bible college.
Although she is easily awed by the self-serving and
charismatic power of the doctrinal messages and
prophesies, there is an unmistakable sense of alarm from
the first page.

Christina's roommate, Becky, is dating the pastor's son
and becomes pregnant. A few weeks later the college
announces that Becky committed suicide. However, a
no-nonsense detective informs Christina that Becky was  
murdered and that Christina is a suspect in Becky's brutal
death. Christina's journey is fraught with twists and turns but
she eventually succumbs to the Jezebel spirit only to find
that it almost destroys her and  her faith.

The gripping and gritty novel moves towards a missions
trip to Haiti, where everything is not what it seems, and
concludes in an ultimate confrontation that shakes the
highest levels of this toxic mega-church and Bible college.

The Church of Jezebel cites appropriate Scripture and
examines the Jezebel spirit, false prophets, word-faith
doctrine, faith healing, seed-faith giving, prosperity gospel,
Christ-consciousness and other beliefs that are promoted
today by many popular televangelists, Christian TV
stations, churches and cults.

Author Bio:
Derik R. Girdwood is an attorney
in Michigan and his practice
consists mostly of divorce and
criminal defense. To contact the
author, email:
michlawyer1@comcast.net.
Much has been written on the Jezebel spirit  as it applies to
individuals, but what if a church builds its entire doctrine on it?
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“People buy into it because they do not know their Bible
and accept anyone who claims to be anointed by God. If
they get ‘goose bumps’ or it ‘tickles their ears’ then all the
better. This church, and others like it, is built on the trilogy
of  financial prosperity, super natural power and miracles.
This 'trinity' is man- centered and not Christ-centered.
People hear the words 'prosperity, power and miracles'
and it ‘tickles their ears.’”--- From page 236.
"Jezebel has a strong opinion about everything and
everyone. If someone is not miraculously healed, it’s
because they didn’t have enough faith. If someone is poor,
it’s because they have cheated God in tithes or sinned. If
someone attempts to correct Jezebel, it’s because they are
ignorant, jealous, or demon-possessed. The typical
response from a Jezebel spirit to correction is 'judge not,
lest you be judged.'  Ironically, Jezebels are highly
judgmental of others but insist on having no accountability for
their own words or actions. They seek constant praise from
others but are reluctant to praise anyone in return. There is
joy in Jesus but not in Jezebel.
"In the church, most Jezebels will always gravitate toward a
specialized area of ministry, so that they can claim expert
knowledge to allow them to gain further power over others.
Typical areas of specialization are healing, prophesy, and
miracles. They are specialists at taking Scripture verses out
of context and rearranging them to support their own
doctrine or purpose. They often claim they have a special
anointing from God and that they hear directly from God
regarding their specialized area of ministry. In a prayer or
worship service, the Jezebel spirit will often clap more,
dance faster, and praise louder so that it draws attention to
itself. Jesus had a word for this in Matthew 6:5, and I quote,
'when you pray, don't be like the hypocrites who love to pray
publicly on street corners and in the synagogues so that they
may have glory from men. I tell you the truth, that is all the
reward they will ever get.'"   ---- From pages 57-58