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Ruckman’s July 2011 periodical says salvation by grace through faith in both Testaments is “anti-biblical heresy of the worst sort”

Here is the paragraph in which he said it to provide some context:

Never mind the dumbbells like the ones listed above; they don’t know about what they are talking. To say that salvation was “by grace . . .

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Ruckman’s sensational characterization of demons

Peter Ruckman claims to know the size and shape of demons. He teaches that Christians can get infested with them at any time, and that those who believe there is one devil but many demons are apostates. Notice what he alleges …

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Ruckman treating modern translations as if they were Satanic Bibles

At Ruckmanism.org we do not endorse any modern translations. Although the main purpose of this website is not for exposing other translations, we are concerned about the proliferation of translations and we do provide a list of literature on the …

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Ruckman luring overseas preachers to conferences with money

How has Ruckman lured hundreds of preachers living overseas into coming to hear him speak? By offering money–and lots of it. The documentation below about a conference in India that attracted approximately 1,450 pastors comes from p. 18 of the …

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Ruckmanism overseas

There are many against Ruckmanism who believe such teaching is losing ground and fading fast, therefore it can safely be ignored. There is no doubt that it has fallen into disrepute, but we at Ruckmanism.org believe there is a danger …

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Timeline of major events in the life of Peter S. Ruckman

With few exceptions, this timeline is formed entirely from statements from the writings of Peter Ruckman (especially his autobiography). Some dates are tentative because at times we found differents dates for the same event in different books. We used an asterick (*) …

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Does Ruckman really know the path of the second advent?

In Ruckman's The Path of the Second Advent booklet he comes across as if he knows the exact route the Lord will take in the second phase of his coming. He is so confident that he referred to his route …

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What Ruckman admits to

During rare moments of introspection, Ruckman sometimes admits what could not be denied. We provide these quotes here because many Ruckman defenders will adamantly deny what Ruckman has actually admitted to in print.

Ruckman admits that he is one of

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Is this plagiarism?

The images contain a sample page on the left from Alban Douglas' book first copyrighted in 1966 One Hundred Bible Lessons: God's Answers to Man's Questions. On the right of the two large images are a sample page from two …

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Is Ruckman Arrogant?

Is Peter Ruckman arrogant? His supporters say no. Geneha Kim in Ruckmanism Ruckus assures everyone that "Dr. Ruckman is not a prideful person claiming to be the final authority in the world." (p. 82). Perhaps to quell some concerns, in 1976 Ruckman …

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Ruckman’s out-of-print rapture guessing booklet

This booklet was printed by Ruckman in 1988 and is no longer in print. Here's a jewel from page 20. To understand the quote, it should be explained that he had played with the number 1989 (the year he was …

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Critique of Ruckmanism Ruckus, a book in defense of Peter Ruckman

Ruckmanism Ruckus was written by Geneha Kim, a 2006 graduate of Ruckman’s Bible institute. The foreword was written by William (Bill) Grady. It is 376 pages in length and was published in 2010. It was printed by Ruckman’s Bible Baptist …

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No blacks in Ruckman’s large church

During a visit to Peter Ruckman's church in 2007 it was no surprise that no blacks were to be found in the auditorium among the hundreds in attendance. A typical church running several hundred in the south will normally have at least …

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Semi-Ruckmanism and its dangers

Semi-Ruckmanism defined

What is semi-Ruckmanism? Simply put, it consists of teaching some of the same "Ruckmanisms" while using different terminology than Ruckman and claiming all along to be against Ruckmanism. In other words, semi-Ruckmanite views refer to reaching some of the same controversial conclusions as …

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Not applying his own teaching

Ruckman teaches that angels have no wings (Theological Studies, Booklet 18, p. 5). Ruckman has to deny that Seraphims are angels, as they have wings (Isa. 6:2). Cherubims are also described with wings in Eze. 10:5, and in other …

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Ruckman’s fascination with long lists of names

I always wondered how much shorter his books would be without the ridiculously lengthy lists of people and institutions he despises! Is he trying to make his readers think that he is more knowledgeable than the scholars who do not mention as …

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The deterioration of Ruckman’s language demonstrated in his changing treatment of John R. Rice

In other articles we show how Peter Ruckman's teachings have grown stranger over the years. In this article we demonstrate how his spirit and attitude towards those with whom he disagrees has also progressively worsened over the years to an unthinkable level. …

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Ruckman’s 130+ books

Below is a photo of the major portion of our collection of Ruckman books, pamphlets and recordings. We are posting them here because we have been accused more than once of just borrowing Ruckman quotes from others who have written against him. Although exactly what to count …

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Alexandrian Cult initiation rite according to Ruckman’s vivid imagination

In his eight-part series of booklets entitled The Alexandrian Cult (later reprinted in one volume as Alexandrian Cult Series), Ruckman displays artwork on the cover of an Alexandrian Cult initiation rite according to his vivid imagination. It shows the …

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Sword of the Lord promoting Ruckman in 1954

John R. Rice, then editor of The Sword of the Lord, had a falling out with Ruckman around 1972 after Ruckman published his controversial book The Christian's Handbook of Manuscript Evidence. If this is intriguing to you, you will be interested in …

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