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Item description for Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong: A Biblical Response to Today's Most Controversial Issues by john macarthur...
MacArthur and members of the pastoral staff at Grace Community Church team up to address one of the greatest challenges facing every believer today: the powerful influence of the media and how it shapes thinking.
"Our response to moral questions is not determined by politics, economics, personal preference, popular opinion, or human reasoning. It is, instead, grounded in what God has told us is true about ourselves and our world....God's Word offers sanity, clarity, and hope." --John MacArthur Trusted Voices Offer Biblical Responses
to Today's Hot Issues One of the greatest challenges facing Christians today is the powerful influence of secular thinking. From all directions we're fed a constant barrage of persuasive---yet unbiblical---worldviews. This makes it difficult to know where to stand on today's most talked-about issues. The leadership team at Grace Community Church, along with their pastor, John MacArthur, provide much-needed discernment and clarity in the midst of rampant confusion. Using the Bible as the foundation, you'll learn how to develop a Christian perspective on key issues---including... political activism environmentalism
the cult of celebrity entertainment and escapism
homosexual marriage abortion, birth control, and surrogacy
euthanasia and suicidedisasters and epidemics
immigration God and the problem of evil Also included is a topical reference guide of Bible verses that address key concerns---a guide that will arm you with right thinking and biblical answers to challenging questions.
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Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong: A Biblical Response to Today's Most Controversial Issues
By John MacArthur
Binding: Softcover
"Our response to moral questions is not determined by politics, economics, personal preference, popular opinion, or human reasoning. It is, instead, grounded in what God has told us is true about ourselves and our world....God's Word offers sanity, clarity, and hope."
--John MacArthur
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Studio: Harvest House Publishers
Pages 272
Dimensions: Length: 8.48" Width: 5.54" Height: 0.66"
Weight: 0.63 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Mar 1, 2009
Publisher Harvest House Publishers
ISBN 0736926437
ISBN13 9780736926430
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Publishers description for Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong: A Biblical Response to Today's Most Controversial Issues...
?Our response to moral questions is not determined by politics, economics, personal preference, popular opinion, or human reasoning. It is, instead, grounded in what God has told us is true about ourselves and our world?.God's Word offers sanity, clarity, and hope.? "--John MacArthur" Trusted Voices Offer Biblical Responses
to Today's Hot Issues One of the greatest challenges facing Christians today is the powerful influence of secular thinking. From all directions we?re fed a constant barrage of persuasive?yet unbiblical?worldviews. This makes it difficult to know where to stand on today's most talked-about issues. The leadership team at Grace Community Church, along with their pastor, John MacArthur, provide much-needed discernment and clarity in the midst of rampant confusion. Using the Bible as the foundation, you?ll learn how to develop a Christian perspective on key issues?including? political activism environmentalism
the cult of celebrity entertainment and escapism
homosexual marriage abortion, birth control, and surrogacy
euthanasia and suicide disasters and epidemics
immigration God and the problem of evil Also included is a topical reference guide of Bible verses that address key concerns?a guide that will arm you with right thinking and biblical answers to challenging questions. |
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 | Invaluable guide to today's ethics as a Christian Mar 5, 2009 |
Right Thinking in a World Gone Wrong by John MacArthur is a thorough look at many of the dilemmas and issues facing Christians in today's world in a remarkable way. There is a great deal of discord within the church about issues like homosexuality, illegal immigration, politics, and so many other issues. MacArthur and some other authors back up their point of view with plenty of Scripture, and I was glad to see their compassionate view on illegal immigration. It's an issue that had bothered me, and I wasn't quite sure how to view it as a Christian, but MacArthur boiled it down to its essence giving me and other Christians a way to view this volatile issue through faith. I don't necessarily agree with his view on capital punishment, but for the first time I was able to see how Christians can support it and yet oppose abortion Biblically. MacArthur offers a real way for Christians to interact with the world without losing their soul. Popular culture including media, video games, and celebrity is also addressed by focusing on the 1 Corinthians 10:23 All things are lawful, but not all things are profitable. All things are lawful, but not all things edify. This book covers a wide range of subjects and gives Christians a guide to use to help their own response to the world. | | | | A Pastoral Perspective on Controversial Issues Feb 18, 2009 |
As a contributor to this book, I am admittedly biased. But I thought a few remarks might prove useful to anyone considering it.
First, this book addresses a wide range of contemporary issues in a practical fashion from a biblical (and pastoral) perspective. It is not just another ethics textbook (nor was it ever intended to be). Rather, it was written by our pastoral staff with the intent being to show how biblical principles apply to the issues that Christians face everyday. The book is born out of real-world ministry experience, as we attempted to apply biblical principles to real life.
Second, the book is intended to be a concise treatment of the topics addressed. Full books could be written on many of the topics we addressed. Our goal was not to do that, but rather to give a succinct and hands-on treatment of each of the issues. As a result, topics like abortion, euthanasia, birth control, homosexuality, global warming, illegal immigration and the like are addressed in a concise manner. In this way, the book is somewhat of a handbook on contemporary issues.
Finally, in response to J.J.'s rather negative review, it should be noted that the book does NOT equate saving faith with external obedience, but in fact clearly states that obedience follows faith as its fruit (see p. 9, for example). Also, the love of God is specifically addressed in the book (see pp. 206-207, for example). Based on J.J.'s comments, it becomes difficult to imagine that he even read the whole book.
In any case, our church staff's hope (in putting this book together) was that it would be a resource for pastors and lay-people alike, as they seek to exalt Christ by exhibiting "right thinking in a world gone wrong." | | |  | Wrong Headed Approach to Ethical Concerns Feb 11, 2009 |
There are good chapters in this book on Christian theology and ethics. Many, however, tend to be shallow and legalistic in tone. Read with discernment, some of this material is useful.
Once again, John MacArthur puts a wrong headed spin on many important Christian doctrines and ethical concerns. Where is the Love of God in the treatment of tough issues? Most egregious, of course, is the lack of logical consistency. For the author who believes that faith is the same as doing good things, that they are inseparably linked, it is no wonder we have this sometimes shallow representation. When one equates FAITH to OBEDIENCE (my very liberal university professor did the same thing 20 years ago), then one's theology moves away from orthodox Christianity, it seems to me.
| | |  | Excellent Resource for Controversial Issues Feb 4, 2009 |
John MacArthur's latest book tries to answer some of the most controversial and engaging questions that Christians are asking today. MacArthur isn't the only author of this book. It's more of a compilation of essays by MacArthur and his leadership team, which includes Rich Holland, Nathan Busenitz, and Jonathan Rourke. Some of the chapters aren't written specifically by one author; they are adapted from staff discussions.
The topics covered in this book are diverse, and it seems as if the Grace Community team left no stone unturned. Some of the issues discussed include homosexuality, internet dating, video games, celebrity, divorce, birth control, in vitro fertilization, capital punishment, environmentalism, suffering, and many more. Each chapter is written by a different author, who usually specializes in the topic covered. The writing is concise and organized, but never very lively. If you want doctrine, Biblical quotation, and clear-cut answers, this book is for you.
I was unhappy, however, with their treatment of certain issues, or rather their lack of treatment. Abortion is discussed, but cases of rape, mental and physical handicaps aren't mentioned at all. I'm assuming that because of their pro-life stance that they articulate clearly, they didn't feel the need to include those subjects. But I feel that in a book of this genre, every inch of the issue should be covered, and the author's omission of critical questions and information severely undermines the book's overall theme.
MacArthur and his team use the Bible as their authority, and though I don't agree with some of their interpretations, they are consistent. This is a thoughtful read that will help many Christians who are unsure of God's perspective on certain topics.
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