Read 'em and Reap!: The Truth War

The history of the church has never lacked controversy. From day one Satan has mounted a full scale attack on the veracity of God’s Word. In fact, from creation this has been his agenda.

So, it shouldn’t surprise us today when we hear of men and women conjuring up movements or ideas that throw the truth of Scripture into question. However, as John MacArthur’s latest book suggests, it should call us to arms!

The book of Jude tells us that ungodly men will sneak into the church and undermine the truth of Scripture. To show that this has been happening since the founding of the church, MacArthur unpacks Jude’s statements as revealed in such heresies as Gnosticism, Sebellianism and Arianism. Looking back on these episodes in church history, it is clear that they constituted a clear attack on the Bible and precious doctrines that we hold dear. At the time, though, it was a subtle twisting of truths that resulted in many believers and non-believers being sorely deceived.

The problem is that these heresies never really went away. They are being repackaged and reintroduced to the Church today. Open Theism, NPP, Emergent – these and other postmodernists have blurred the lines between truth and lie. Subtle nuances of falsehood added to otherwise true doctrines that are considered foundational to Christianity are once again leading many believers astray and giving false hope to many who have yet to believe. In this present war on the Truth, there is much at stake!

The Truth War reveals many things about this latest attack on Scripture. For one thing, it exposes those who are mounting this attack. The leaders of the Emergent church have bought into postmodernism and have now brought it into the church. MacArthur reveals the pitfalls associated with this way of thinking and why the movement is inherently flawed. He also discusses the importance of truth and certainty in an age when the culture has pushed everything that resembles an absolute under the rug.

The postmodern mindset is opposed to certainty, but we have the Word of God, which is certain. MacArthur shows us that we as believers must be able to identify and address the errors and false teachings that are being smuggled into our churches.

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Hey Brad, great to see you back, even if it's only for one review.

Hey Brad,

I haven't read MacArthur's book yet but it's on my list.

I just finished writing a series on Rob Bell's book "Velvet Elvis" that I think you'd be interested in.

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http://ascenttotruth.blogspot.com/

Michael Krahn