A recent survey by the George Barna Group found that the church in the USA has been massively weakened by a heresy that is both appealing and anti-christian.
The heresy goes by the name of Moralistic Therapeutic Deism (MTD). That’s a mouthful so let’s break it down a little before examining the specifics.
- Moralistic means the belief that being a “good” person is the most important virtue.
- Therapeutic means that God wants me to be happy and feel good about my life
- Deism is a philosophy that originated in the 18th Century and acknowledges there is a Creator, but He is distant from the world and not interested in our personal affairs.
We can see how this would be a common point of view amongst many people who believe that God wants us to be happy and to be good, and that He won’t judge us. In fact this is at many points the exact opposite of the gospel.
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