Here, in my opinion, are the 10 stupidest doctrines (or teachings) that people have based on the Bible. What say you?
1. The Rapture
2. Forbiddance of Inter-ethnic/racial persons
3. Forbiddance of instruments during worship
4. Name it and claim it
5. CUFI (or anything Hagee)
6. Anti-Semitism
7. The Swoon Theory
8. Universalism
9. Mandatory %10 Tithe
10. Once Saved, Always Saved
Good list although I don't really think the rapture is that stupid and definitely not #1 (although I don't agree with it). I can see how some people might believe in something like the rapture.
ReplyDeleteI might replace it with cessasionism and patriarchalism (and it's various forms like complementarianism). I would also add determinism and many of the doctrines in TULIP.
BTW if you add in teachings then that opens the discussion a whole lot to add heresies and lieral view of the Bible.
Bryan
Bryan,
ReplyDeletesome good thoughts; cessasionism crossed my mind after publishing the post. i'm right there w/you on determinism as well (& TULIP).
I can see how persons are led into believing the rapture but I think it is sooooooo foolish. I really do think it is #1 or right up there. By the way, I didn't order these in a ranked type of way. I just meant to offer a list of 10, although, looking back at it, I probably would rank them in a very similar order :)
BTW, I try to distinguish between "literal" and "wooden literal" as I think it is helpful. When I read the Bible I read it in its literal context/genre, how it was meant to be read. What I don't do is read it wooden literally, where trees literally have hands to clap, etc. Anyway...