From Apostacy to paganism - CNN article

[ReformedBaptist]

BB:

He's a philosophy professor, so he tends to write very densely. Let's break it down carefully:

Biblical truth is not philosophy. I saw that he was a philosopher and seeks to appease academia. Many evangelicals have been led into error like this seeking to please men (sound and be respectable).

I have to disagree. He's definitely talking about the biblical Jesus (of course, most of what is here is defining what is and isn't mysticism) and truth.

He did not mention the Bible in this excerpt, but rest assured, he has a very high view of scripture. He recommends committing large portions of it to memory as part of discipleship.

Ohhh...ok. He isn't expounding Scripture, isn't even talking about biblical doctrine...but no worries, he has a "high view of Scripture" and believes we should memorize it.

Does this man even believe the Scripture is the very Word of God, infallible and God-breathed? It would not surprise me one bit if he doesn't.

You are following a wolf.

 

[Baptist Believer]

BB:
Biblical truth is not philosophy.

That's right. He makes his living as a philosopher and teaches the discipline at USC. He is also used to speaking to those philosophically trained, so he uses certain forms in communication that may not be familiar to everyone.

I saw that he was a philosopher and seeks to appease academia.

"Appease academia?" What in the word does that mean? The word philosophy literally means "love of wisdom."

He is a Christian who is also a philosopher.

Many evangelicals have been led into error like this seeking to please men (sound and be respectable).

You're really assuming evil motives when there is no reason to do so. He doesn't get much acclaim in philosophy circles because of his stand as a Christian. What he is doing is ministry to students. He is training students from all types of environments (many of them non-Christian) to think about truth in a serious, systematic way. As a Christian, he has the opportunity to point students to the One Who is truth.

Ohhh...ok. He isn't expounding Scripture...

Not in the part of the article RevMitchell selected. But all of his books and most of his articles do expound on scripture in depth. If you take a moment to examine his writing beyond items RevMitchell carefully selects, you'll see what I'm talking about.

...isn't even talking about biblical doctrine...

Yes, in that particular article, he's not directly dealing with biblical doctrine. But plenty of people around here discuss things not directly related to biblical doctrine, but there seems to be no condemnation of them.

...but no worries, he has a "high view of Scripture" and believes we should memorize it.

Sarcasm aside, yes.

Does this man even believe the Scripture is the very Word of God, infallible and God-breathed?

Yep. But don't take my word, or especially RevMitchell's word, check it out for yourself.

It would not surprise me one bit if he doesn't.

If I believed what RevMitchell said without checking if for myself, I would feel the same way.

You are following a wolf.

Nope. I'm following Jesus.

Willard is simply a fellow traveler who has some very good insights.

 

[ReformedBaptist]

That's right. He makes his living as a philosopher and teaches the discipline at USC. He is also used to speaking to those philosophically trained, so he uses certain forms in communication that may not be familiar to everyone.


"Appease academia?" What in the word does that mean? The word philosophy literally means "love of wisdom."

He is a Christian who is also a philosopher.


You're really assuming evil motives when there is no reason to do so. He doesn't get much acclaim in philosophy circles because of his stand as a Christian. What he is doing is ministry to students. He is training students from all types of environments (many of them non-Christian) to think about truth in a serious, systematic way. As a Christian, he has the opportunity to point students to the One Who is truth.


Not in the part of the article RevMitchell selected. But all of his books and most of his articles do expound on scripture in depth. If you take a moment to examine his writing beyond items RevMitchell carefully selects, you'll see what I'm talking about.


Yes, in that particular article, he's not directly dealing with biblical doctrine. But plenty of people around here discuss things not directly related to biblical doctrine, but there seems to be no condemnation of them.


Sarcasm aside, yes.


Yep. But don't take my word, or especially RevMitchell's word, check it out for yourself.


If I believed what RevMitchell said without checking if for myself, I would feel the same way.


Nope. I'm following Jesus.

Willard is simply a fellow traveler who has some very good insights.

Since you derailed my thread, I am going to start a new one. Your posts here, frankly, are deceitful. This heretic is a co-hort of Foster, a compromiser with Antichrist (Roman Catholicism), and a promoter of pagan mysticism.

 

[Baptist Believer]

Since you derailed my thread, I am going to start a new one.

I did not intend to do that. I apologize.

Your posts here, frankly, are deceitful.

I'm sorry, but there is no deceit in my heart regarding this matter. I am trying to simply tell the truth as clearly as I understand it.

This heretic is a co-hort of Foster, a compromiser with Antichrist (Roman Catholicism), and a promoter of pagan mysticism.

I completely disagree with your assessment, except that Willard is friends with Foster.