Sometimes a preacher becomes known more for what he does not
say than what he does say. Perhaps, not wanting to be political, he does not (or
only obliquely) address contemporary issues, such as the types of subjects deftly
addressed by Basham in her excellent book, e.g., Climate Change, Illegal
Immigration, Abortion, Critical Race Theory, the LGBTQ Movement etc. The Bible
has lots to say about these and every other issue, which is not always positive
to say the least.
The book’s essence perhaps may be summed up in the following:
“Do today’s Marxist activists have any reason to say they hate above anyone
else the church leaders most celebrated by our cultural elites? Or do they find
these “shepherds” not only don’t hinder but help their cause? It is the
practice of wolves to dismiss the concerns of those who see compromise and
false teaching slipping into the Church, to accuse those sounding the alarm of
making mountains out of molehills. Yet Scripture never encourages us to
minimize or turn a blind eye to such matters.” p. 240.
Thank you Megan Basham for writing this book and alerting
the Lord’s Church that there are indeed Shepherds for Sale, even many well-known
ones.
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