12/09/20 BEWARE THE "EXPERTS"

12/09/20 BEWARE THE "EXPERTS"

Don't be led astray, by the false teaching of Grudem, MacArthur, Geisler, Sproul, Piper, anyone concerning Biblical Perfection.

JUST READ IT AND HEED IT
* These writers (and others) not only miss the Biblical record, they misrepresent most of the Christians who believe the Biblical record.
* These highly respected teachers attack a Straw Man (actually a poorly constructed Straw Man).
* Then they misinterpret the Biblical passages based on their bias.

I have met many Christians who reject the abundant Biblical revelation and documentation concerning Perfection because they accept the errant position of some "great teacher" or the false foundation of a fallacious theological system.

These men and systems do not accept the Biblical record. They either misrepresent the Biblical passage or they boldly say that God did not mean what He said in the passage. It is a lot like the teachings of cult leaders who say, "Only the Bible is the word of God," then they tell you what the word of God says or means, in spite of what it actually says or means.

Linguistics, Biblical culture and usage of words are important, but we must not disbelieve what the Bible says on this subject (or any other) because "experts" and "authorities" mishandle the word of God or misrepresent a doctrine they dislike.

Remember, the Biblical view of experiential perfection (the perfection that God provides and expects redeemed people to experience) is not:
* Absolute Perfection (only God is absolutely perfect), or * Angelic Perfection (only angels are angelically perfect), or * Adamic Perfection (only Adam was Adamically perfect).

I refer to experiential perfection as:
* Atonement Perfection (Perfection imparted through the salvific work of Christ).
* Believer's Perfection, also called, Christian Perfection (Perfection provided for those who believe in and trust Christ as their Savior from sin).
* Biblical Perfection (Perfection as it is revealed in the Bible).

This Perfection is not unreasonable or unthinkable as long as we understand the passages in the terms God gave them to us.