Lies We are Told, the Truth We Must Hold: Worldviews and Their Consequences (Sharon James)

Description

We are surrounded by lies. They are incorporated into the worldview of our culture. We daily absorb them, and these lies can have deadly effects on individuals, societies and whole civilisations.

Sharon James investigates the origins of some of these lies and looks at how we have got to the point where ‘my truth’ is as valid as ‘your truth’, and absolute truth is an outdated way of thinking. In examining the evidence of history, she highlights the consequences of applying dangerous untruths. She also looks at how Christians often respond to the culture’s lies – in silence, acquiescence or celebration of them – and why these responses can be as harmful as the lies themselves.

In the second part she turns to the truth which leads to real liberation and justice. She shows why we don’t need to be ashamed of Christ, or intimidated by the claims of those who are militantly opposed to the Bible.

This book aims to equip Christians to navigate the minefield of current claims. To understand our inherent human significance, to know genuine freedom, and to work for real justice, we need to know the truth.

Sample Chapter

Lies We are Told, the Truth We Must Hold: Worldviews and Their Consequences

Endorsements

Anyone seeking to understand why society seems to be falling apart, and what we can do about it, needs to read this book. Highly recommended!

Wayne Grudem, Research Professor of Theology and Biblical Studies, Phoenix Seminary, Phoenix, Arizona

… shows us that it all started with the denial of the existence of God, absolute morality, and universal truth. Instead, the world conjured up its own notions of truth and justice. The only antidote is to return to a biblical worldview, which Sharon very deftly lays out in the second half of her book. I highly recommend this work!

John MacArthur, Chancellor Emeritus, The Master’s University and Seminary and Pastor–Teacher, Grace Community Church, Sun Valley, California

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements ......................................................................................9

Tables and Illustrations ..............................................................................11

Chapter Summaries ....................................................................................13

Foreword by Conrad Mbewe ...................................................................17

Introduction .................................................................................................21

Part One: The Lies We Are Told

1. ‘There Is No God and No Absolute Morality’ ...............................27

2. ‘No God’: From Atheism to Death Camps ....................................43

Ludwig Feuerbach (1804-1872): God Is Just a Comfort

Blanket

Charles Darwin (1809-1882): Made Atheism

Intellectually Possible

Karl Marx (1818-1883): Overthrow the Old Society

From Dream to Nightmare

3. ‘No Absolute Morality’:

From Relativism to Fatherlessness ...........................................................75

Friedrich Nietzsche (1844-1900): No Transcendent

Morality

Sigmund Freud (1856-1939): To Be Human Is to Be Sexual

Wilhelm Reich (1897-1957): Father of the Sexual

Revolution

Margaret Sanger (1879-1966): Sex as Salvation

Sexual Liberation: Triumph or Tragedy?

4. ‘No Universal Truth’: The Death of Common Sense .................103

Five Ways to Destabilise Society

5. ‘No Universal Humanity’: Divided We Fall .................................133

6. False Prophets: The Compromised Church .................................159

Part Two: The Truth We Must Hold

7. The Biblical Worldview:

Foundation of Truth, Freedom and Dignity .......................................191

God the Creator

Created in His Image

We Are All Sinners

We Can All Be Forgiven

8. The Biblical Worldview:

Foundation of Human Flourishing .......................................................221

God’s Good Design: Family

God’s Good Design: Work

God’s Good Design: Communities

God’s Good Design: Nations

9. The Biblical Worldview:

Christ Is King – Hope For the Future ..................................................255

10. What Should I Do Now? .................................................................269

Further Resources .....................................................................................281

Persons Index .............................................................................................295

Subject Index .............................................................................................299

Product Details

Title: Lies We are Told, the Truth We Must Hold: Worldviews and Their Consequences

Author: Sharon James

Publisher: Christian Focus

Pages: 304

Binding: Paperback

Size: 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.8 cm

ISBN: 9781527107960