The Cancer of Humanistic Gospel Teaching

James Author

Oct 31, 2024 |

Most people are not aware of the humanistic gospel and how widespread it is.

The humanistic gospel is a prominent cancer that I see throughout Christendom.

God in Second Place

Oh boy, the humanistic gospel is like that weird uncle at family gatherings - it keeps showing up uninvited and spreading its questionable ideas all over Christendom's nice, clean carpet.

The humanistic gospel is centred on humans. It strips God of supreme authority and leads people to believe more highly of themselves, placing God in second place.

This is the result when Christians have been hitting the Christian self-help faith books a bit too hard! The humanistic gospel creates Christians who are like that overconfident guy at the gym who thinks he can bench press more than God. 

It's basically spiritual steroids for the ego, pumping people up until they're strutting around like peacocks, thinking they're the divine gift to the universe. Meanwhile, God's up there face palming, wondering when He became the celestial personal assistant instead of the Supreme Being. It's like a cosmic game of "Simon Says," except everyone's forgotten who Simon is supposed to be!

The Sovereignty of God

The true gospel recognises the Sovereignty of God Almighty. Though Christians will give a gentle recognition to the Sovereignty of God when you examine their beliefs, it becomes apparent it's a man-centred gospel where they instruct God what to do through prayers, decrees, and acts that ultimately seek to manipulate or convince God that He needs to wake the hell up and do something.

The true gospel recognises that God already knows what you need before you ask Him and that He is the one who instructs you, not vice versa.

Conclusion

Unfortunately, in the pursuit of God, many fall into the ditch of the humanistic gospel. Once in, it can be challenging to shift that thinking because it's based on misinterpreting truths in Scripture.

It's the spiritual equivalent of a glitter bomb in church - flashy, hard to get rid of, and leaves everyone wondering, "How did we end up with this mess?"

Categories: : Doctrine