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    The Truth War Study Guide: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception
    The Truth War Study Guide: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception
    The Truth War Study Guide: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception
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    The Truth War Study Guide: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception

    By John F. MacArthur

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    Right now, Truth is under attack, and much is at stake. Christians are caught in the crossfire of alternative Christian histories, emerging faulty texts, and a cultural push to eliminate absolute Truth altogether. As a result, many churches and Christians have been deceived. Worse still, they propagate the deception that poses itself as Truth! In The Truth War Study Guide John MacArthur reclaims the unwavering certainty of God's Truth and anchors Christians in the eternal, immovable promises that are found in His Word.

    For those struggling with contemporary society's apparent willingness to redefine "truth", The Truth War Study Guide:

    • Empowers Christians to claim the certainties that God promises
    • Critical evaluation of postmodern trends
    • Teaches Christians how to identify and address the errors and false teachings smuggled into their churches
    • For small group discussion or individual study

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherThomas Nelson
    Release dateMay 6, 2007
    ISBN9781418584481
    The Truth War Study Guide: Fighting for Certainty in an Age of Deception
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    John F. MacArthur

    Dr. John MacArthur es un reconocido líder cristiano a nivel internacional. Es pastor y maestro de Grace Community Church en Sun Valley, California. Siguiendo los pasos de su padre, el doctor Jack MacArthur, John representa cinco generaciones consecutivas de pastores en su familia. El doctor MacArthur también es presidente de The Master’s College and Seminary y se le escucha diariamente en «Gracia a Vosotros», una transmisión radial distribuida a nivel internacional. Él ha escrito y editado muchos libros, incluyendo el ganador del premio Medallón de Oro, La Biblia de Estudio MacArthur. Una de sus obras recientes es Jesús al descubierto.

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      A wonderful and daring book that speaks of the truth of Western church sickness and where it stands today. It is a tough book for the faint-hearted people and those who filter and understand Christ and Christin faith according to Western democracy.

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    The Truth War Study Guide - John F. MacArthur

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    CONTENTS

    CHAPTER 1: Trends

    CHAPTER 2: Deceptions

    CHAPTER 3: Certainties

    CHAPTER 4: Doctrines

    CHAPTER 5: Contenders

    CHAPTER 6: Truths

    Leader’s Guide

    "I FOUND IT NECESSARY TO WRITE TO

    YOU EXHORTING YOU TO CONTEND

    EARNESTLY FOR THE FAITH."

    —JUDE 1:3 NKJV

    1

    TRENDS

    "Contemporary Christians are determined to get the world to like them—and of course in the process they also want to have as much fun as possible. They are so obsessed with making the church seem ‘cool’ to unbelievers that they can’t be bothered with questions about whether another person’s doctrine is sound or not."

    —The Truth War

    Somewhere along the line, evangelicals have bought into the lie that the Great Commission is a marketing mandate. The larger evangelical movement today is obsessed with opinion polls, brand identity, market research, merchandizing schemes, innovative strategies, and numerical growth. Maintaining a positive image has become a priority over guarding the truth. So the message of the gospel is carefully tailored by consumer-relations experts to appeal to worldly minds. The truth is customized to meet the felt needs of the audience. Rather than plainly preaching God’s Word in a way that unleashes the power and truth of it, they try desperately to package the message in order to make it more subtle and more appealing to the world.

    That’s precisely why for many years now, evangelical leaders have systematically embraced and fostered almost every worldly, shallow, and frivolous idea that comes into the church. A patho-logical devotion to superficiality has practically become the chief hallmark of the movement. Evangelicals are obsessed with pop culture, and they copy it frantically. Contemporary church leaders are so busy trying to stay current with the latest fads that they rarely give much sober thought to weightier spiritual matters anymore.

    1. It’s easy for the church to become caught up, competing for attention in a media-driven world. But the effort distracts us from the thing we should be striving for. What does Paul have to say in Ephesians 4:17 about those who are trying to keep in step with the world around them?

    2. Christians are often spurned for their strength of conviction, and it’s tempting to tone down our stance in order to be liked, to fit in, and to improve our public image. But are we meant to fit in? How does 1 Peter 4:3–4 describe the world’s perspective on the Christian lifestyle?

    THE MOST COMPELLING QUESTION IN THE MINDS AND ON THE LIPS OF MANY PASTORS TODAY IS NOT WHAT’S TRUE? BUT RATHER, WHAT WORKS?

    3. The postmodern movement offers people the chance to have their cake and eat it too. By picking and choosing what they want to believe, they can claim allegiance with Christ without having to give up any of the things they enjoy. In each of these verses, what is revealed about the pleasures we cling to when we try to personalize our faith?

    2 Timothy 3:4

    Titus 3:3

    Hebrews 11:25

    4. In 1 Corinthians 10:7, how does Paul refer to those whose only concern is the pleasure to be found in food and fun?

    5. What is the destiny of those who continuously fill their minds with earthly things, according to Philippians 3:19?

    6. What real danger do the pleasures of life hold for our spiritual life according to Luke 8:14?

    7. Believers are

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