Faith deconstruction, also known as deconstructing faith, evangelical deconstruction,[1] the deconstruction movement, or simply deconstruction, is a phenomenon within American evangelicalism in which Christians rethink their faith and jettison previously held beliefs, sometimes to the point of no longer identifying as Christians. It is closely related to the exvangelical movement.[2]
The term can have a range of meanings. Alisa Childers defines deconstruction as “the process of systematically dissecting and often rejecting the beliefs you grew up with.”.
This last paragraph was taken from Wikipedia. In simple terms deconstruction or deconstructionism is a way of breaking down bible passages in a way that the only thing that is important is what that bible passage means to you instead of what is really important and that is what the author of the passage was saying. I believe that this is a tool from the devil to get Christians to rely on their intellect rather than relying on the holy spirit to guide them through the reading of the scriptures. I will share some scriptures on why this way of thinking is wrong.
2 Peter 2:1 KJVS
But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.
A heresy is a departure from the faith or sound Christian beliefs like God views homosexuality as a sin. I had a conversation with a person who was a proponent of deconstruction and he said he was “queer affirming”. When I asked him what that meant he said he did not think it was sinful to be gay or for gay people to be in a relationship with one another. This is an example of deconstruction and I have heard the arguments for homosexuality saying the bible is out dated and God is a God of love and would never punish people who were supposedly born this way. But the bible clearly states in the old testament and the new testament that it is a sin that leads to Hell.
If you are a proponent of deconstruction you can cherry pick what you like and don’t like about the bible and that is a damnable heresy that leads to Hell.When I pointed this out to the young man along with my concern for his soul he countered and said what I said to him was dehumanizing. I didn’t know what that word meant so I looked it up online.
dehumanizing
/dēˈ(h)yo͞oməˌnīziNG/
adjective
- depriving a person or group of positive human qualities.
The bible says there is nothing redeeming or positive about our human qualities.
Romans 3:12 KJVS
They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.
In closing instead of giving you what I think of the deconstruction movement let me let God speak for himself in these passages of Romans 1.
Romans 1:21-32 KJVS
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. [22] Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, [23] And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things. [24] Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: [25] Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. [26] For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: [27] And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet. [28] And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; [29] Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers, [30] Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents, [31] Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful: [32] Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
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