To my many Black friends I share this important message of caution. We know the Devil is alive and at work and he is constantly working to enter our churches with ideas that, on the surface, sound Christlike. Consider this cautionary note: Question: What is Liberation Theology? Answer: Simply put, Liberation Theology is an attempt to interpret Scripture through the plight of the poor. It is largely a humanistic doctrine. It started in the Catholic church in South America in the turbulent 1950s when Marxism was making great gains among the poor because of its emphasis on the redistribution of wealth. The Liberation Theology model was mired in Marxist dogma and revolutionary causes. As a result of its Marxist leanings, Liberation Theology as practiced by the bishops and priests of South America was criticized in the 1980s by the Catholic hierarchy in spite of it starting in the Catholic Church in South America. Pope John Paul accused liberation theologians of supporting violent revolutions and outright Marxist class struggle. This perversion is usually the result of a humanist view of man being codified into Church Doctrine by zealous priests and bishops and explains why the Catholic top hierarchy now wants to separate itself from Marxist doctrine and revolution. Sadly, we now have Black Liberation Theology being preached in the black community. It is the same Marxist, revolutionary, humanistic philosophy found in South American Liberation Theology and has no more claim for a scriptural basis than the South American model has. False doctrine is still false, no matter what name is attached to it. In the same way that revolutionary fervor was stirred up in South America, Liberation Theology is now trying to stir up revolutionary fervor among blacks in America Read more: gotquestions.org/liberation-theology.html#ixzz2kFPcZBR6
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 13:28:38 +0000
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