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Some Dangers of the New View
Every movement of thought or people incurs some dangers. This page reviews some of the possible dangers of the New View in Theology.
page just begun; will be added to.
Danger of acting ahead of (without) God
About George Müller: "It was his life-motto to learn the will of God before undertaking anything, and to wait till it is clear, because only so can one either be blessed in his own soul or prospered in the work of his hands" [A.T.Pierson, George Müller of Bristol]. But under the New View and especially under dimensions 2 and 3 of Three Dimensional Salvation, we are called upon to act and decide, once filled with the Spirit. That might tend to move us towards independence from God. George Müller achieved much more for God, in a New View sense than many. So, perhaps we should learn from him. Certainly, our proactive attitude should always be in full dependence upon God.
Danger of Becoming a Theology of Here-and-Now
If God is concerned with the whole of life, and wants his creation to 'work', and wants his people to be the light and salt that helps to make life here and now better, is there not a danger that New View deteriorates to a theology of the here-and-now? A way to having a nice life now?
This danger is exacerbated by the need to emphasise the here-and-now owing to the denigration of it in most current Bible-believing Christianity.
The root of this danger: Assuming that God serves our interests rather than we serving his, that God is a kindly grandfather/mother who will just pat us on the head and make things nice-n-easy for us.
How to overcome the danger:
- Recognise the central truth: we are here to represent God for the sake of the rest of creation - see Radah - The Role of Humankind.
- Recognise that life with God, in the centre of God's will, is much more exciting, fulfilling, joyful, satisfying, meaningful, than life just focused on our own paltry wishes or preferences - see 'Rich Redemption'.
- Recognise that this life here-and-now is not in itself the final Cosmic Plan of God, but rather is a kind of trial run of the Real Life that waits in store for us, and for which we are designed, and to which we are destined - see .
- Enjoy companionship with Christ and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, and learn to enjoy the things of everyday life in relation to them. Life will become much more meaningful! See Joy in Representing God.
Danger of becoming Secularist
Danger of becoming 'New Age'
Danger of becoming Reconstructionist
Danger of Deterioration
For now, see the Deterioration section in the page of Movements.
This page, URL= "http://abxn.org/nv/dangers.html",
is part of the on-going work in developing a 'New View' in theology and practice that is appropriate to the days that are coming upon us. Comments, queries welcome by emailing
Compiled by Andrew Basden as part of his reflections from a Christian perspective. Copyright (c) Andrew Basden to latest date below, but you may use this material for almost any purpose, but subject to certain conditions.
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Created: 11 June 2008.
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