CoreIssue
02-19-2006, 05:36 PM
Note: The first posts here is a repost from the old board by CoreIssue.
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:25 pm by Sid
The Purpose Driven Life is not outright heresy. In fact, it teaches many very biblical concepts, such as the importance of worship, fellowship, spiritual growth, spiritual service, and evangelism.
At the same time, its approach is typical of contemporary Evangelicalism—fluffy, feel-good, and watered-down. Because of its shallow doctrine, its cavalier approach to Scripture, and its market-driven approach, The Purpose Driven Life should be read with much discernment—if it is read at all. Those seeking to deepen their understanding of Warren’s five categories will probably be better helped by any of the countless Christian classics that have more thoroughly addressed those topics.
In the end, The Purpose Driven Life is really just a relatively poor rehearsal of very basic Christian doctrine. As one reviewer put it, “I guess this is a good book if you’ve never heard all this before. Most of it is common sense stuff. I don’t want to take away from the good intentions behind it. God bless good intentions. I got bored reading it” (Amazon.com book review).
Or, put more directly, The Purpose Driven Life is Christianity for grade-schoolers; the style is elementary, the sentences short, the print large, the chapters brief, the theology shallow, and the structure overly simplified. For those seeking a spiritual feast in The Purpose Driven Life, leave the fork at home—a straw is all you’ll need.
The Purpose Driven Life: a Review (http://www.biblebb.com/files/pdl.htm)
Posted: Mon Nov 29, 2004 12:25 pm by Sid
The Purpose Driven Life is not outright heresy. In fact, it teaches many very biblical concepts, such as the importance of worship, fellowship, spiritual growth, spiritual service, and evangelism.
At the same time, its approach is typical of contemporary Evangelicalism—fluffy, feel-good, and watered-down. Because of its shallow doctrine, its cavalier approach to Scripture, and its market-driven approach, The Purpose Driven Life should be read with much discernment—if it is read at all. Those seeking to deepen their understanding of Warren’s five categories will probably be better helped by any of the countless Christian classics that have more thoroughly addressed those topics.
In the end, The Purpose Driven Life is really just a relatively poor rehearsal of very basic Christian doctrine. As one reviewer put it, “I guess this is a good book if you’ve never heard all this before. Most of it is common sense stuff. I don’t want to take away from the good intentions behind it. God bless good intentions. I got bored reading it” (Amazon.com book review).
Or, put more directly, The Purpose Driven Life is Christianity for grade-schoolers; the style is elementary, the sentences short, the print large, the chapters brief, the theology shallow, and the structure overly simplified. For those seeking a spiritual feast in The Purpose Driven Life, leave the fork at home—a straw is all you’ll need.
The Purpose Driven Life: a Review (http://www.biblebb.com/files/pdl.htm)