Myths, Lies, & Half-Truths: How Misreading the Bible Neutralizes Christians

by Gary DeMar

In Gary DeMar's newly expanded and revised book, Myths, Lies, & Half-Truths readers will explore in detail the 15 most deadly lies accepted by far too many Christians and Christian leaders. Why does this happen? Because we misread the Bible in many ways. Gary DeMar addresses these prominent Jesus didn't get mixed up in politics; You can't impose your morality on other people; There's a separation between church and state; It's never right to resist authority; We're living in the last days; Christians should remain neutral; Christians should just 'preach the gospel'; It's not right to judge what people do; Politics is dirty; Religion and politics do not mix;Our citizenship is in heaven; God's kingdom is not of this world; These and many more objections are studied, evaluated, and answered in this succinctly written new book. Understanding what God's Word says about these often-recited but rarely examined challenges to Christian activism will determine the future of Christianity in America and around the world. This being the case, this just may be the most important book you will ever read.

Genres: Theology, Christian, Politics

320 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

Gary is a graduate of Western Michigan University (1973) and earned his M.Div. at Reformed Theological Seminary in 1979. In 2007, he earned his Ph.D. in Christian Intellectual History from Whitefield Theological Seminary. Author of countless essays, news articles, and more than 27 book titles, he also hosts The Gary DeMar Show, and History Unwrapped—both broadcasted and podcasted. Gary has lived in the Atlanta area since 1979 with his wife, Carol. They have two married sons and are enjoying being grandparents to their grandson. Gary and Carol are members of Midway Presbyterian Church (PCA).

Reviews

[Beverly · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent book for Christians about making a difference in our world. Gary DeMar takes to tasks Christians who divorce themselves from the political process either because they believe the rapture is just around the corner, so why bother; or because they believe the Bible only endorses evangelism but not engagement in the culture and govenment, etc. His arguments are cogent, intelligent, logical, and heavily based on Scripture which commands Christians to be engaged not only in evangelism, but also in making a difference in our culture and political processes. In otherwords: don't be so heavenly-minded that you are no earthly good!

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Gary DeMar does a great job supporting Christ's Lordship in everything...even politics! Specifically, he tackles common reasons that Christians avoid politics. In the end, they are shown to be unbiblical.

[Travis Daggett · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love as the summary of the law does not nullify the details of what it summarizes.
Great

[David · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book seemed a bit disorganized to me. A collection of biblical myths to debunk is a good topic, but sometimes it was hard to see the connecting threads. At times it seems to be making eschatology the main point, then it jumps to political philosophy and to Christian duty in government. That said the book is very well documented with quotations and references, so you can easily chase the rabbit trails if you are so inclined. I've ready some of Gary DeMar's other books on end times, which are a good prerequisite for this book since he takes the time there to explain his partial preterist position more completely.

At the end, I felt like the book left me a bit unsatisfied as to the author's vision of what the ideal government might look like. Certainly he wants one with more direct involvement by Christians, but Christians tend to be very divided on so many political issues.