Apr 30 2008
how to spot a heresy - Sacrifice
This is really an example of the False Promises test, but it is such a common and relatively easy one to spot that I thought I should mention it.
If a book or preacher teaches a worldview or a doctrine that does not call you any sort of sacrifice then it is not biblical. Jesus offers grace as we die to ourselves. He offers us himself as a sacrifice for our forgiveness and calls us to offer ourselves as a living sacrifice as an act of worship to him.
So if you are reading something that teaches you how to get, and get, and get some more and never calls you to sacrifce, well then it may seem like good advice, and you may want to follow it, but don’t pretend it is Christian.
on the walk
-Ethan