The Paradox of Fundamentalism

God's Word is constantly under attack, but paradoxically, fundamentalists may be doing more harm than good by defending it as "flawless". Can a love for God blind us to the controversy He creates in His wisdom?

From the author of Maybe Everyone Is Wrong: Revelation, Conspiracy, and the Kingdom of Heaven and Fire In The Rabbit Hole comes a new provocative analysis about the state of Christianity in a world of Satanic deception. In this series, Terry Wolfe explores the paradox of worshiping an Almighty Creator who treats the world as His footstool and sends mixed messages even to those who follow His Word faithfully. Why does it have to be this way?

God's Fault is partially a lament, partially a defense, and mostly a study. The first book in the series explores the question of the biblical text itself, with its misunderstood history and language. Can we take it as a divinely-inspired work of perfect veracity, or do we need to update our idea of what divine inspiration means? Other questions laid out in this book include:Does faith require ignorance? Can the Bible-believer keep a steady trust in God while admitting the holy text has (even superficial) problems?Were the texts written by God or man? Were they meant to be literal, accurate and free from contradictions? And if it does have some flaws, who should we blame? Isn't God still in control?Have the Bible translators hidden meanings that were in the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek languages? How much are we missing in modern English, and what might it change?Are there really hidden codes in the Bible?What could God have done differently if He really was concerned about everyone learning the Truth?The more we love God, the more we want to understand Him, and fundamentalists believe the best way to do that is to study the Scriptures. But they are often scared of what they find, and run into assumptions. Mystical legends, grand claims, and ridiculous assumptions bog down the fundamentalist agenda to promote the Bible as the key to God's wisdom in an age when technology and scholarship gives the advantage to the skeptic.

There's something tragic about fundamentalism that sets the stage for a much deeper analysis of God's plan to lift mankind out of ignorance and teach him what matters. Faith has never been more problematic, but information has never been more available to those who have faith. In order to worship God truthfully, the modern Christian must strip away the old comforts and re-examine theology with a stark acknowledgement that the problems we face are God's fault.