Christian myths

I received a birthday card this year that read “ God has promised happiness and he is always faithful to His word.” Another reminder of how many Christian myths I have believed in.

Listening to Voddie’s “a thoroughly Christian education” and hearing him destroy the myth of the “let your light shine” verse was the most recent.

Gary Norths book on Westminsters Confession talked of the myth of Christian religious pluralism. He has made the point that things, if repeated enough, become believed as if they had been exegetically proven. He points out that many, for a long time, have said the New testament teaches a pluralistic pattern of civil government and that most contemporary churchs believe this. Hence we as Christians can be neutral about government today. Roger Williams first pushed this in the 1640’s. North says no such book exists that shows this exegetical task has ever been done by anyone. “..People write as if there is a large body of published material that shows exegetically that this is the view of the New Testament …” Pg110-111 He mentions that the pluralists are always deeply offended when this is pointed out to them.

Herbert Scholssberg warned ( Idols For Destruction)….that idols are hard to identify after they have been a part of society for a long time. It became normal for the people of Jerusalem to worship Molech in the temple, and it seemed odd that people calling themselves prophets should denounce the practice…” pg111

That’s the lesson for all of us. Lest we find ourselves opposing what God is trying to correct. What are the basic foundational suppositions we stand on, and have they been tested against the Word? We do not need to be offended if someone is touching something that was settled in our mind.

We should all be quick to defend the Orthodox faith. But we have to be cognizant that the Lord is going to continue to point out high places that must come down. I no longer think I have the goods. So it is easier and quicker to leave what was once a “truth”.

I have long trail of counterfeit currency on the ground behind me. The bills all had picture of Jesus on them so I thought it all must be true. Once over my embarrassment, I am truly, very thankful.