Biography

Victor T. Stephens was born on April 24, 1955 in Suffolk, Virginia. Due to unfortunate circumstances, he was separated from his parents and relocated to Queens, New York in 1963 . There, he was educated at Public School 147, Linden Jr. High School, and Andrew Jackson High School.

After graduating from high school, he was employed by Loeb, Rhoades, & Company -- a stock brokerage firm on Wall Street in lower Manhattan, New York City. Discontented with the salary, he elected to return to school to pursue a higher degree. He began his university education at Queensborough College in Bayside, New York where he was awarded an Associates in Applied Science degree in Electronics Technology.

Upon graduating in 1978, he briefly engaged in model and acting training. Shortly thereafter, he began a career with the United States Postal Service in Flushing, New York. After eight years, he transferred to the Washington, D.C. Post Office. He was also employed with the U.S. Postal Service in Capital Heights, Maryland for four years. In his quest to find affordable living and a safe environment for his family, in 1990 he transferred to the North Metro Postal Service in Duluth, Georgia where he retired in October, 2009 after 31 years of service.

Established as a man of few words, Mr. Stephens is a reserved and opinionated individual. Amidst a blend of strengths and infirmities (1 Cor. 12:9-10; Phil. 3:12-14), his character also encompasses shades of shyness, boldness, and a youthful sense of humor. He is very passionate about his hobbies, beliefs, and the moral fabric of our society. While preferring peace and solitude, he also finds comfort with true friends of ethical character. At the core of his heart, Mr. Stephens is a sensitive, loving and faithful man. However, on account of his inherent reserved demeanor and intolerance for perfidious conduct, he is sometimes misconceived as unfriendly.

On the political front, Mr. Stephens is a conservative who supports the war on terrorism, but disagrees with the manner in which former President Bush conducted the war. On the issues of politics as it relates to morality, Mr. Stephens fiercely opposes Barack Obama's immoral and unethical views on abortion, homosexuality, and same sex marriage.

Mr. Stephens is not a "religious" man, but rather a truth seeking spiritual Christian who has accepted salvation solely by faith in Christ. Embarrassingly, he use to be a member of World Changers Church International. After four years, the Lord opened his eyes to His truth and he withdrew from the charismatic, but aberrant teachings of Creflo Dollar. In the words of Mr. Stephens, "I elected to accept the Berean model by searching the scriptures for myself (Acts 17:11) -- asking God for wisdom to understand where I could accurately discern what is taught from the pulpit. After much study and research, I have ascertained that most churches today have, unfortunately, deviated from the truths of the Bible; and thus, cannot be classified as the true Church of Christ."

Without political correctness, Mr. Stephens is now a defender of truth; accepting his commission to expose false teachings within the church while concurrently encouraging others in sound doctrine. Exercising his passion for writing and website design, he has written several articles and created this site to directly addresses some malevolent doctrines within many of today's modern churches. Victor Stephens is also the founder of Truth & Discernment Ministry ... a ministry which will carry and expand the mission of this website.

You will never be successful attempting to please everyone.

The true and only God is not the God of all faiths and religions.
The true and only God is the God of those who have accepted
His Son, Jesus Christ.

It is often said blood is thicker than water; I say honor and
respect is thicker than blood.

Once truth is replaced by tradition, nothing short of death is
ever likely to remove it.

Emotionalism and zeal in the absence of discernment and truth
often leads to self-imposed blindness.

It is difficult to conceive a more dangerous way of making vital decisions than by entrusting those decisions in the hands of those who, by decision, are morally corrupt or marginally intelligent.

Freedom cannot be experienced when one becomes enslaved by the opinion of others.

Thugism is the cowardly man's impression of strength and manhood -- luxurating as a legend in his own mind; a deluded soul that is incognizant of the distinction between rudeness and self-respect.