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The Truth War
4 stars|3 comments|May 10, 2007|769 reads
 
 I don't agree with everything that John MacArthur says (well, OK - I can't follow him down the Calvinism road, anyway!), but I do think he is an excellent BIble teacher who seeks to be faithful to the Word of God.  His newest book, "The Truth War" is an eye-opening book that I believe every Chrisian should read.  He deals with the "Emergent Church" movement, sepcifically its main figure, Brian McLeran.  The emergent movement is being embraced by Christians all across the country, but we fail to see how some of the primary tenants of the emergent movement fly in the face of clear Biblical truth.  It may upset many, but you owe it to yourself to read this book and look objectively at what so many want to passionately embrace.

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Jim Martin
 Jim Martin
May 19, 2007

Hi Spooksam,

I haven't read this book of MacArthur's, so I'd be interested to hear some of your thoughts about how he feels "the primary tenants of the emergent movement fly in the face of clear Biblical truth." Was there anything that was particularly meaningful - or particularly troubling to you?

Jim 

john cummins
 john cummins
May 24, 2007

I haven't read this book but MacArthur is a strange dude. He often gets it right with cults and the like and Totally wrong with the idea that Christians should not be involved in politics. What Bible does he read? Anyway, as to following someone down calvinist roads, etc...we must follow Jesus and his Word wherever they lead...not have knee jerk reactions...

The Truth War "sounds" like one of the books where MacArthur might be hitting truth. I remember in one book of his (can't remember the title) where he mentioned my pastor in a  positive light but also pounded the "charismatics" again showing misunderstanding of scripture.

Like Colson's books MacArthur sometimes gets it right and sometimes is waaay off. That's MHO. I probably will not read this book in that I have other authors' that I like to read, often for free online, that are of a much higher scholarship.

Paul Yanchek
 Paul Yanchek
May 25, 2007
Jim,
Some of what concerns me as well as MacArthur is that the emergent movement as a whole (there may be exceptions) is built on fully embracing postmodern thining.  Therefore, as Brian McLaren writes, a person can be both a Hindu and a Christian, a Muslim and a Christian, and a Buddhist and still be a Christian.  Also, the idea that what we "experience" with God takes precedence over what is in God's revealed Word.  There is a refusal to say that homosexuality is a sin.


One emergent book, Blue Like Jazz, esteems a pastor who had a reputation for using profantiy because that appealed to this generation. 

Brian McLaren has written of how annoyed he is with preachers who declare anything as truth with absolute certainty.

Rob Bell prefers to think of the Bible as just a human product.

I think that many people just see the emergent movement as a cutting edge approach to ministry that uses modern music and stuff that appeals to younger people.  If that was it, I don't mind.  But they go beyond that, they embrace the worldview of thisw generation.  They embrace the idea that nobody can know truth.  Nobody can say what is right and what is wrong.  What matters is your own personal experience.


So, just a few issues in an nutshell!

Blessings!