Dale Johnsen

Misbelieving Dale Johnsen

The purpose of MISBELIEVING is to dramatically reorient how mature believers think about several sacred cows of the Christian faith. Most Christians wrongly assume these beloved ideas come from the Bible. Yet they are bogus, cotton-candy delusions, fake truths, myths, misbeliefs. These pages will show you why. This book is intended for mature Christians only. It's definitely not for the faint of heart. It rips the bandages off a dozen cherished false beliefs in order to fine-tune your biblical theology. Such as? *God protects His children from harm. *All pastors are called to ministry. *Invite Jesus into your heart to be saved. *My church is a safe, loving family. *Every precious promise in the Bible is mine to claim. *In heaven, everyone is equal. *I must live by the Ten Commandments. *Muslims worship the same God. *Hell is an eternal torture chamber. *My loved ones in heaven are walking around in resurrected bodies. These ideas are commonly held misbeliefs. If that claim is shocking or disconcerting to you, I challenge you to read "MisBelieving" and decide for yourself. Be forewarned: these chapters are controversial. Each one is meant to challenge your traditional assumptions with "out of the box" thinking in order to sharpen your theology and deepen your biblical worldview. Just know that discussing with others what you read here has the potential to stir dissent and dismay among your friends. This book is for premillennialists, amillenialists and postmillennialists. It is for dispensationalists, Pentecostals, and open-but-cautious Calvary Chapel types. It is for those who baptize by immersion, sprinkling, and pouring. It is for Calvinists, Arminians, and Cal-minians. It is for everyone who loves Jesus and holds a high view of scriptural authority. It is designed for mature Christians worldwide. After years of post-pastoral intense reflection on a dozen sacred cows in church life, the author's hope is that this blockbuster will dramatically reorient how mature believers will think about their faith for the rest of their lives. It is especially targeted to pastors, teaching elders, and seminary students - and anyone who takes the Bible seriously and is willing to re-think their misconceptions to avoid being sloppy about their faith. That could be you! Once you read it, please come back to this page and leave a review! God bless you as you take the difficult steps necessary to more accurately represent Jesus Christ and His way of thinking to the world.