Ten Lies About God

I recently happened to catch a portion of a TV religious broadcast, and it got me to thinking about how we are exposed to a blizzard of lies about the Scripture, God and a host of other spiritual realities.

And then, LO AND BEHOLD, the next day I came across a review of a book entitled "TEN LIES ABOUT GOD and How You Might Already Be Deceived" by Erwin Lutzer (Word Publishing)… By the way, the review got my attention so much, that I'm going to buy the book.

According to the author, the ten lies prevalent today are:

1. God is whatever we want Him to be.
2. Many different paths lead to His presence.
3. God is more tolerant than He used to be.
4. God has never personally suffered.
5. God is obligated to save followers of any and all 'religions'.
6. God takes no responsibility for natural disasters.
7. God does not know our decisions before we make them.
8. The Fall ruined God's plan.
9. We must choose between God's pleasures and our own.
10. God helps those who help themselves.

A suggestion: Open the Bible and your catechism; find passages that refute the above. These lies strike at the very heart of what Scripture teaches about the nature of God. The Bible reveals God as all powerful, all wise, all knowing, absolutely holy and yet lovingly compassionate. The errors these lies teach make Him little more than an exalted human being.