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The Truth War

Postby Javanut » Fri Mar 05, 2010 9:48 pm

Title: The Truth War
Author: John MacArthur
Year: 2007
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 978-1-4002-0240-9 (trade paper)

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From back cover:

Right now, truth is under attack and much is at stake. Perhaps no one in America is more passionate than John MacArthur about exposing those who are mounting this attack - especially those bringing the assault right into the church.

There is no middle ground - no safe zone for the uncommitted in this war. The battle for truth is raging. And this book reveals:
  • The pitfalls of postmodern thinking
  • Why the Emerging Church Movement is inherently flawed
  • Past skirmishes in the Truth War and their effect on the Church
  • The important of truth and certainty in a postmodern society
  • How to identify and address the errors and false teachings smuggles into churches



So far, into chap 2 and wow - this is a resource book for identifying what exactly is wrong with postmodern thought and the Emerging Church movement in general.
Doctrine is the necessary foundation of duty; if the theory is not correct the practice cannot be right. Tell me what a man believes, and I will tell you what he will do. ~ Tryon Edwards

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Re: The Truth War

Postby Javanut » Mon Mar 08, 2010 9:48 pm

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Re: The Truth War

Postby Eric » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:12 pm

I have The Truth War on my shelf. It's part of my immense backlog of books. I wish I could read them as fast as I acquire them. Even during a budget crisis where I can't afford to buy books, I'm still checking them out of the library or borrowing them from friends and my pastor faster than I can get through them.

And every time I turn around, there's ANOTHER book I need to add to my list.
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Re: The Truth War

Postby Javanut » Thu Mar 11, 2010 9:00 pm

Eric wrote:I have The Truth War on my shelf. It's part of my immense backlog of books. I wish I could read them as fast as I acquire them. Even during a budget crisis where I can't afford to buy books, I'm still checking them out of the library or borrowing them from friends and my pastor faster than I can get through them.

And every time I turn around, there's ANOTHER book I need to add to my list.


And yet we still buy more books when visiting a Christian bookstore or Barnes and Noble. I think it's the smell - they put that new book smell in there on purpose to trap us - yea, that's it!!

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Re: The Truth War

Postby Javanut » Sat Mar 13, 2010 10:19 pm

Ok, I just finished the chapter on the heresy of Arianism and it was fascinating. I've heard of the heresy before but never knew the story behind it.

Interesting too is the way heresies keep getting recycled throughout history. Dumb devil - can't think of anything original ;)
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Re: The Truth War

Postby spirit1st » Fri May 14, 2010 11:54 am

The problem as I see it !
Is because people are following people and not being taught by the Spirit of Truth!
If we All were taught by OUR FATHER GOD? There would be no divisions!
God told me years ago, Not to follow the pastor but He only! He was very upset i was following the pastor!
I thank God for pastors who preach JESUS CHRIST and HIS cross!
But I know , for a fact the LORD wants to teach each child!
We have everything we will ever need to be true overcomers And we have the Spirit of truth to reveal all things to us and an unction from the Holy Ghost to know these things!
GOD has declared us HIS kings and Priests , given us a Part of HIS own being to know the things HE has already given to us! None are greater or less in His body!
I never read others books ! I trust by faith in the Spirit of GOD to teach and guide and reveal things to me!
I see when the church first begin , how the churches should be today!
The Holy Ghost has not changed nor the miracles!
only the teachings appear to have hanged a lot!

1Jn 2:27 But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

Joh 6:45 It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Gal 1:12 For I neither received it of man, neither was I taught it, but by the revelation of Jesus Christ.

Eph 4:21 If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:

1Th 4:9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.


If we were All taught by the Holy Spirit? there would be No division! Each group think they have the truth! So they are divided !

1Co 2:10 But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.

1Jn 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

1Co 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.


2Co 13:14 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen

Heb 3:7 Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

Act 10:34 Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Joh 14:16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Joh 14:17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Joh 14:26 But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things,


Luk 18:8 I tell you that he will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless when the Son of man cometh, shall he find faith on the earth?

Joh 15:26 But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:

1Co 12:7 But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal.
1Co 12:8 For to one is given by the Spirit the word of wisdom; to another the word of knowledge by the same Spirit;
1Co 12:9 To another faith by the same Spirit; to another the gifts of healing by the same Spirit;
1Co 12:10 To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another divers kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
1Co 12:11 But all these worketh that one and the selfsame Spirit, dividing to every man severally as he will.
1Co 12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

We do not have a religion , we have a Personal relationship for ever more One on ONE with Our Father God though Jesus CHRIST!

We can reveal Truth and the correct understanding , But its worthless unless the Holy Spirit Opens our eyes to it!
Other wise we lean to our understanding or what someone else told us!

Isa 40:28 Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, that the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? there is no searching of his understanding.


Col 1:26 Even the mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints:

1Jn 5:4 For whatsoever is born of God overcometh the world: and this is the victory that overcometh the world, even our faith.

The just live by FAITH!
Trusting in HIm to reveal the things we need to know and too keep us forever more!
I really have lived the NEW TESTAMENT! raised the dead healed the sick cast out satan himself , entered the NEW REST and had the rivers of living water and much more!

Does not matter if we lived these things , they make us No more than any in His body! All are equal. Really I think the babies need more Love and mercy!

The Holy Ghost waits 24/7 for us to but ASK! As we are able to recieve the Truth ? He reveals it to us! HE cannot give us all truth and understanding all at once , Growing in the Truth takes time! And I doubt a life time for us is long enough?
I am still growing in truth!
He still revealing things to me! I doubt and Am pretty sure, I will not while in this body understand everything , not even close! But I am living in more truth and understanding as life here goes on!

This a little of the way I see it!
But I thank GOD for all my brothers and SISTERS !Born -Again is our NEW BEGINNING!
And its only our Spirit that is Gods Holy child!
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