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Scripture and reason—the two together comprise the formula for true discernment. Yet in many American churches, reason has been abandoned for something more digestible; faith that feels good. It is what pastor John MacArthur calls “reckless faith”—and it leads people away from the one true God. Because of it, numerous Christians have lost their way. They’ve given up absolute truth in favor of...

The difference between truth and nonsense becomes meaningless. All that matters is personal experience. And one person’s experience is as valid as another’s—even if everyone’s experiences lead to contradictory conceptions of truth. “Truth that is true for me” might be different from someone else’s truth. In fact, our beliefs might be obviously contradictory, yet another person’s “truth” in no way invalidates mine. Because “truth” is authenticated by personal experience, its only relevance is for
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