Book Review: 9 Common Lies Christians Believe by Shane Pruitt

It is amazing that some Christians believe things about the faith that are not really in the Bible. They may have been preached by a well-meaning pastor yet there is no Biblical support. I have heard a few myself such as "Cleanliness is next to godliness." Not sure where that came from but we do not see that in Scripture. Sure living a godly life will keep you from sin which is what leads us to holiness.

Shane Pruitt confronts these so-called beliefs, which he calls common lies, in his book, 9 Common Lies Christians Believe. There are nine chapters in the book, after a brief introduction, which he addresses these issues:




God Won’t Give Me More Than I Can Handle

God Gained Another Angel

God Just Wants Me to Be Happy

I Could Never Forgive That Person

Follow Your Heart

God Doesn’t Really Care

Well, _____ Will Never Change

I Don’t Think God Likes Me

Believe in Yourself

Some of these I have heard in the church, but there are some I have heard from the world especially believing in yourself. Pruitt tells a story in each chapter as a way of introducing then uses the Bible to defunct these lies that some Christians have believed over the years.

I think Pruitt does a good job addressing these teachings some Christians have embraced and looking at them through a Biblical point of view rather than a worldly one.

Thanks Waterbrook & Multnomah for letting me review this book.