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Fool's Gold?: Discerning Truth in an Age of Error
"Eureka "
In an age of open-mindedness, many believers accept too muchwith too little discernment, resulting in great confusion andcompromise. But God's Word makes it clear that not everything thatglitters is gold. False teaching is at every turn, and thetemptation to embrace it is great. As God's people we are called tosift through the overwhelming number of trad
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February 21st 2005
by Crossway Books
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This is really a book on Christian discernment - discerning what is going on within our own evangelical community. It is a collection of essays by MacArthur and some of the staff of Grace Community Church. Current fads are held up to the light of scripture, and the authors of the essays are very respectful to those they disagree with. Among the topics are:
The Purpose-Driven Life - He does not bash Warren, but demonstrates some of his weak theological foundations.
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I didn't really get this from the library. A friend loaned it to my wife, she read it, and then I read it. Now it's on the way back to said friend.
I'm glad I didn't pay any money for it, but it's an okay read when you're not paying anything. My main complaint is this: many of the arguments by the various writers aren't very good. Some make no sense. Some are contradictory. Some are plain wrong.
An example: In discussing Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life, the author conte...more
I'm glad I didn't pay any money for it, but it's an okay read when you're not paying anything. My main complaint is this: many of the arguments by the various writers aren't very good. Some make no sense. Some are contradictory. Some are plain wrong.
An example: In discussing Rick Warren's Purpose-Driven Life, the author conte...more
MY REVIEW:
I really appreciate this book and how it explains and exposes recent movements and fades within the church based on the standard of the Bible. Each chapter is a short, yet thorough, explanation of a particular topic or trend and each one is written by a different man.
I personally enjoyed this book because I don't have the time nor attention span to read an entire book about each of the topics enclosed between it's cover. However, each of the issues it addres...more
I really appreciate this book and how it explains and exposes recent movements and fades within the church based on the standard of the Bible. Each chapter is a short, yet thorough, explanation of a particular topic or trend and each one is written by a different man.
I personally enjoyed this book because I don't have the time nor attention span to read an entire book about each of the topics enclosed between it's cover. However, each of the issues it addres...more
Publisher's Description:
"Eureka!
In an age of open-mindedness, many believers accept too much with too little discernment, resulting in great confusion and compromise. But God's Word makes it clear that not everything that glitters is gold. False teaching is at every turn, and the temptation to embrace it is great. As God's people we are called to sift through the overwhelming number of traditions and trends and use the truth of Scripture to determine which are the true tre...more
"Eureka!
In an age of open-mindedness, many believers accept too much with too little discernment, resulting in great confusion and compromise. But God's Word makes it clear that not everything that glitters is gold. False teaching is at every turn, and the temptation to embrace it is great. As God's people we are called to sift through the overwhelming number of traditions and trends and use the truth of Scripture to determine which are the true tre...more
MacArthur is one of the greatest theological speakers in this day and age, who draws all his opinions from God's Word, instead of emotional sentimentality or worldly teachings. This has especially helped me in seeing beyond some of contemporary Christianity's prominent half-truths, including the potential dangers of watered-down gospel messages, alter calls and even "The Purpose Driven Life." He does an excellent job in being discerning rather than condemning, weighing every opinion ag...more
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MacArthur and his compadres dissect lots of Christian books and trends. You might not agree with everything they say, but you will become more aware of being discerning about stuff, even "Christian stuff." And that's the goal of the book.
I read this book for a Theology class. I found that MacArthur's concepts lead to great discussions and were the cause of deep thought into what he wrote about.
For an assigned book in a ministries class, this was a pretty good one. While I can't go along with MacArthur's Reformed theology, I always enjoy reading his work and learn a great deal. This one isn't perfect, but it is very good.
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A good challenge to the seeker-sensitive church model.
So far this book is eye opening!
Excellent Book.
This book is written by various authors examining and exposing the error of popular evangelical trends and books in America: The Purpose Driven Life, Wild at Heart, altar calls, contemporary worship, substituting evangalism with political clout...some controversial stuff, no doubt, but challenges readers to examine things in light of what the Bible has to say, rather than how much money is made at the bookstore.
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John F. MacArthur, Jr. is a United States Reformed evangelical writer and minister, noted for his radio program entitled Grace to You and as the editor of the Gold Medallion Book Award winning MacArthur Study Bible. MacArthur is a fifth-generation pastor, a popular author and conference speaker and has served as pastor-teacher of Grace Community Church in Sun Valley, California since 1969, and as ...more
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