Christianity in Crisis
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Well written, but too loose with the facts
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The attitude of this book concerns me. I know that it is of the utmost importance to judge everything that comes down the pike. However, Hanegraaf does more than just objectively judge...he smears and sneers and jeers at anyone remotely involved with the Faith movement.
My main concern is his uncanny ability to make any quote say what he wants it to say. Though I do not agree with many Faith teachers, it is clear that Hanegraaf takes most of their quotes out of context. At best, most of the quotes Hank brings to the table are contextually embelleshed, complete with "these guys are purposely seeking to subvert the body of Christ!" overtones . You really shouldn't take my word for it, though...go to the source itself and you'll find that many of the quotes Hank uses are partial and independent of the context.
I have read several "ex-faith" pastors and ministers reviews here and they all say that "Hanegraaf is giving fair treatment to their actual teaching." With all due respect, when one leaves a movement because they feel that it's a cult or heretical, it is very easy to jump at any chance to deface the movement.
I understand the feeling. As a young pastor, I grew up in the Word of Faith movement and began to struggle with many of it's teachings in light of the Bible. Through prayer and continual searching, I have abandoned a lot of the fluff that is within the Faith movement. And yet, I cannot say that the entire movement is a wholesale cult or heresy. There are problems and excesses...there is scripture twisting and tweaking....there is an over emphasis on prosperity and tunnel vision in regards to healing...but there is Biblical truth as well.
Read this book AND put Hanegraaf to the test by looking up his references and quotes. Read them in their original settings and decide for yourself if he gave them a fair shake, or had an axe to grind. |
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