Truth War (The)

Format: Hardcover

Dimensions: 6 x 9 in.

Pages: 240

Ages: 15 & up

Publisher: Thomas Nelson

Published: 2007

“The spotless purity of truth must always be at war with the blackness of heresy and lies.” Charles Spurgeon

Who would have thought that people claiming to be Christians—even pastors—would attack the very notion of truth?

But they are. A new movement called the "emerging church" is becoming more popular as its members advocate the notion that mystery is to be embraced and not conquered. This is an affront on the Word of God which proclaims to be the God-breathed, God-inspired truth. Emerging church members claim to believe in the God of the Bible, yet will not admit that it proclaims absolute truth. In fact, they are comfortably uncertain about what is true.

In this book, The Truth War, author and pastor John MacArthur shows that God's truth has always been under attack beginning in the garden when the serpent first tempted Eve. He calls all Christians to know and love the truth and calls the church to confront any movment that does not stand firm on biblical authority.

In his straight forward way, Pastor MacArthur admits that the church has grown lazy, worldly, and self-satisfied.

If you are concerned for the church today, if you love the gospel and have a passion for the truth, this book will encourage you to continue to contend earnestly for the faith you love.

Table of contents

Introduction: Why Truth Is Worth Fighting For

1. Can Truth Survive in a Postmodern Society?
2. Spiritual Warfare: Duty, Danger, and Guaranteed Triumph
3. Constrained into Conflict: Why We Must Fight for the Faith
4. Creeping Apostasy: How False Teachers Sneak In
5. Heresy’s Subtlety: Why We Must Remain Vigilant
6. The Evil of False Teaching: How Error Turns Grace into Licentiousness
7. The Assault on Divine Authority: Christ’s Lordship Denied
8. How to Survive in an Age of Apostasy: Learning from the Lessons of History

Appendix: Why Discernment Is Out of Fashion