This theological framework didn’t come out of nowhere. They have all been heavily influenced by John Piper-esque “hedonism” theology and this is the rotten fruit of his theological orchard. Piper has long baptized what he calls “Christian Hedonism,” but in practice it is little more than a re-packaged asceticism—a system where glory is found not in the joy of obedience to Christ, but in manufacturing elaborate ways to “suffer for the gospel.”
(The Dissenter) I saw this tweet by William Wolfe and Charlie Kirk this morning—Wolfe tagging Trevin Wax, demanding to know why he was quick to comment on George Floyd but has nothing to say about Iryna Zarutska. If you’re not aware, Zarutska was a white Ukrainian woman, a refugee of the Ukrainian war, who was brutally murdered by a black man, a 14-count repeat offender, in Charlotte.
Kirk framed it as pastors who wept over Floyd, but shrug without a mention at Zarutska. And before I go any further, let me say that I’m not fully endorsing Kirk or everything he does. But I found his question legitimate and, frankly, intriguing. So let’s answer it.
CRN has compiled a list of false teachers and several other professing Christians we’ve warned you about over the years. The list also contains those we must keep an eye on plus movements, organizations and “frauds, phonies and money-grubbing religious quacks” to mark and avoid as per Romans 16:17-18 such as John Piper and others mentioned in the article.