which one do you believe?
i shared this with a guy at church the other day. unfortunately I gave him the wrong title and the wrong author. i think i got the gist of the book right. sorry Mark. anyway the book is “Ten Lies About God.” by Erwin Lutzer of pastor of Moody Bible Church.
we have adopted some cultural beliefs about God in the church today. i think most of us are guilty. intellectually we probably deny these, but experientially we act them out. for instance, “many paths lead to God’s presence.” that is simply not true. the world wants it to be true, Oprah wants it to be true, but it’s a lie that Satan has given to the world to make themselves feel good about their “paths.” the truth is that most of those paths give people a pass for whatever sin they need to ignore. then there are some that beat you to death and make you think if i just suffer enough it will get me to heaven.
the bottom line is that “do good to others” and/or beat yourself into submission both lead to works salvation. the bible says there’s nothing you can do to earn it and that there is no condemnation for those that have it. kinda kills most of the world theology out there. and i may love the person that believes otherwise but i am doing that person a disservice if i don’t share with him “the most excellent way.”
church planter if you are not challenging the world’s beliefs and falsehoods you are missing an opportunity to see life change. not saying you need to beat them with your words, although you gotta share, but show them your life and make them ask questions.
