The mainstream media in the form of Newsweek magazine has given us a little Christmas present, albeit a
re-gifted one. It’s the annual tirade against the Bible. The title of the
article is “The Bible: So Misunderstood It's a Sin,” written by pseudo-scholar
of the Bible Kurt Eichenwald.
I say it’s re-gifted because, well, we hear this virtually
every year and there is really nothing new in the contents. It’s becoming an annual
media right-of-passage. Some secular publication feels the urge and obligation
to excoriate the Bible and/or Christianity
If you want to read this festering garbage-heap of an
article you can go here although I suggest it should only be consumed by
full-blooded believers. Those who have no true relationship with Christ won’t
need to waste your time because you’ve been fed all of this refuse your entire
life.
I’ll leave the refutation to scholars who are a lot more versed
in this material than I am. Here’s three you should digest well.
- You can find an excellent rebuttal from NT scholar Daniel Wallace at this link.
- Albert Mohler, president of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, has a pointed refutation on his blog.
- Michael J. Kruger takes on the task of disproving Eichenwald’s claims quite well at canon fodder. It’s says “Part 1” so there is obviously more to come.
But I also want to give some credit to Mr. Eichenwald for
throwing the gauntlet at Christians. Perhaps it will wake them up to what’s
going on in the world outside of their church or parachurch walls. Eichenwald’s
piece should be a clarion call to defend the faith with vigor.
No more Mr. Nice Guy; no more “convictional kindness.”
Christians need to step forward with the gloves on an be ready to do battle.
The kind of poppycock that Eichenwald puts forth is what Christians face every day
in the marketplace. We need to be ready to give an answer instead of conducting
another fellowship feast.
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