Redefining Christianity: Understanding the Purpose Driven Life Movement
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The author of this book examines The Purpose Driven Church, The Purpose Driven Life, and the business system that Rick Warren has developed to promote it around the world. He looks carefully at his claims, his use of scripture, his integration of human wisdom with scripture, and his ability to get thousands of pastors to convert from expository Bible preaching to being Purpose Driven. In the end he compares Rick Warrens version of church health with that of Jesus Christ. The reader will see how Rick Warren has indeed redefined Christianity.
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Customer ReviewsA Church Designed for Unbelievers
Rating Point :4 Helpful Point :4
"Redefining Christianity" may seem like a harsh title for an evaluation of The Purpose Driven Life, but Bob DeWaay makes a strong case for the book (and the ministry of Rick Warrens Saddleback Church) to have redefined and debased real Christianity.
DeWaay gives cogent examples of Rick Warrens misuse of Scripture. He also critiques Warrens ministry philosophy and redefinition of the church, showing from Scripture how they fall short of the biblical norm. De Waay points out at great length (this section is somewhat weak and tends to go a bit too far) how the "covenant" Warren requires of all church members is unbiblical in its demands, infringes excessively on Christian liberty, and makes liars out of everyone by demanding conduct that no one can perfectly keep.
Perhaps his strongest chapter is 8: The Problem with Private Confession." Someone has said, "If you want to know what Rick Warren believes, see the doctrinal statement at Saddleback Church where he preaches. "No," claims DeWaay, "If you want to know what a man really believes, dont look at official doctrinal statements (which are routinely ignored), but what he actually confesses in public and preaches from the pulpit.
There are many helpful chapters and a fine appendix in which Christs evaluations of the seven churches of Revelation are compared to the church model espoused by Rick Warren. This is "must" reading for anyone who may be tempted to get on The Purpose Driven Life bandwagon.
Fantastic Resource
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :5
Great resource in the battle against the recent church growth movement nonsense. He backs everything up with hundreds of footnotes, and scriptures. Unlike Mr Warren and the other "seeker sensitive" crowd, Pastor DeWaay rightly uses the scriptures. If your Church is thinking of going "Purpose Driven" you MUST read this book FIRST.
A MUST READ! Proof that the Purpose Driven Life is heretical
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :4
Pastor Bob Dewaay is well qualified to address Rick Warrens heresy, having done his homework. You must check this out, as Dewaays devastating critique is a warning of the dangers of seeker sensitivity for church marketing purposes. The Purpose Driven Life fad has taken over almost entire denominations including the Southern Baptist Convention and the Assemblies of God, who have shifted from fundamentalist-style roots in order to be more socially acceptable to the middle class postmodernists in society who reject absolute truth. Contemporary "churches" are now filled with people who consider themselves "spiritual" but "not religious," and the seeker movement caters to their "felt needs" while sidestepping historic Christianitys more controversial doctrines. Whether one is a Christian or not, all should agree that honesty in marketing is essential. Churches that hide or obscure their true beliefs (a literal Hell, Christ being the only way to God, that Christs gruesome shed blood on the cross is the only way God forgives humanity for their sins that invoke His divine wrath, etc.) are deceiving "spiritual seekers" who deny such beliefs, but attend those churches anyway to meet their psychological and therapeutic needs. Such "seekers" who have no intention of becoming biblical Christians should do themselves a favor and stay home, to avoid being lied to by these market driven seeker churches that dont have the integrity to reveal to the public what they REALLY believe.
Why doesnt Rick Warren tell his secular audiences who read his "Ladies Home Journal" column or on his Larry King Live appearances the TRUTH of what he believes in private, that non-Christians are going to burn in Hell for eternity? To you Rick Warren fans who dont really know what an Evangelical really is or detest "bigoted, intolerant" Christian fundamentalistism, Rick Warren really believes these fundamentalist Christian dogmas in private! He talks around those beliefs in public, because he doesnt want to offend you! He conveniently leaves out those hellfire-and-brimstone dogmas from his Purpose Driven materials so he and his movement can remain popular, and he can maintain his public image of being a tolerant down-to-earth guy who barbeques in his backyard like the rest of middle class Americana.
The truth is-Rick Warren is a closet fundamentalist Christian who has no private tolerance for other beliefs besides Christianity. His approach is dishonest, because his seeker friendly approach to Christianity doesnt disclose Christianitys true beliefs to unsuspecting seekers who visit his church.
Objective, scriptural based reasoning to reject the PDL
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :6
I will not pretend to add to the voluminous reviews in agreement with this book other than to say that if you become confronted with Rick Warrens "Purpose Driven Life" movement, you should read this book and "Whos Driving the Purpose Driven Church?" by James Sundquist before you agree to anything. The deception is so insidious that those Christians who spend more time watching American Idol than reading their Bible will easily fall into the trap of the seeker sensitive church of Purpose. To those who have already joined the Purpose Driven Church, take the time to read this book and judge for yourself if what you see is true or false. As a Christian you should not be afraid of the truth and you should be able to discern it.
Discerning and Methodical
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :15
This is a must read for churches, pastors, leaders and ministries to help to understand the subtle shifting away from the heart of the gospel that is so prevalent today in our churches and in particular in the church growth movement. One may not agree with absolutely everything, but the author does a good job of methodically applying scripture step by step. Acknowledging the good but showing at the same time, where it departs from scripture.
Thank you.
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