Whatcha Readin’ Lately?
More and more books are showing up in bookstores as well as Christian bookstores that have either questionable content or down right heretical content. I urge Christians to carefully review a book and check Scripture carefully and maybe check with your pastor before delving into a book just because it’s labeled Christian or is on the top selling “Christian” list. In fact, more and more of the top sellers are contaminated with the ever popular “prosperity gospel”. (Joel Osteen is notorious for his prosperity gospel.) In fact, Osteen carries a very universalist view of salvation as indicated by a recent interview on Larry King live.
One such title that deserves some attention is “Wild at Heart” by John Eldredge. This book has become very popular and while there are a few good points in this book it is riddled with down right heretical views - many causing an incorrect view of God’s attributes.
In today’s postmodern world it is so important that Christians do their homework and have a good, sound understanding of Biblical doctrine so that they can carefully select literature to read outside of the Bible.
I stress the Bereans and their carefulness in checking Scripture. Oh do we need to be like the Bereans in today’s culture!
Speaking of “Wild at Heart”… here is a great article that demonstrates some of the heretical views of that book.
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I could not agree with you more. There are so many questionable books on the shelves of bookstores that twist important doctrine - often to the point of heresy.
YAY! This is so so very important! Testing everything against the scriptures is a life line for every Christian, a testimony of an undying devotion to the jewels and facets of the glory of God. Removing ourselves from our Disney Land culture and evaluating all that is said with the “christian” label against the scriptures and sound doctrine is so vital in this day of age. When reading anything that makes claim on the gifts of the spirit and the character of God, it is best to have a Bible near at hand and to read the context in which references are made.
In the same light this is why so many profound and wonderful theologians have been misunderstood. Those that have gone against the grain are often brushed over because of our lack of knowledge of scripture and devotion to study in it.