Comments on: Book Review: Deceived on Purpose by Warren Smith

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:07:00 +0000

Deceived on Purpose was very helpful and insightful, it
caused me to take a VERY close look at the Purpose Driven Life book for myself. After googling many of the names of people that Mr. Smith did not discuss, I have come to the conclusion that he is right on every aspect of his book with one exception, he contends that Warren and Schuller and other leaders who teach this
are Christian Leaders, I would most heartily disagree with that assumption, I believe they are definitely teachers of the “doctrine of demons”. Rick Warren is very slick, but if you would simply use the discernment God has given you, He will reveal the truth to you, it's there, as plain as the nose on your face. God allows these sort of teachers to teach these things as a test of our discernment, so, “do not believe every spirit that comes to you, but test EVERY spirit to see if they are truly speaking the truth.” And remember, A glass of water that's 99% water and 1% arsnic will still kill you as sure as if it was all arsnic. WAKE UP CHURCH!!!!! Jesus is going to return like a thief in the night, don't be caught snoozing!!!!!!

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 06:16:00 +0000

I think that you all are missing the point. Read Purpose Driven books, and compare it against the Word of God. And do the study in context. Don't pull out bits and pieces, but do a real study. The Purpose Driven Life, the Prayer of Jabez – they don't hold up to the magnifying glass of God's Word. And use something like the King James, or one of the versions that you can get that compares the original language to other versions. Don't be swayed by emotion, or by what feels good. Instead, stand firm in God's word – go to The Source.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 22:46:00 +0000

Should someone review the link that was posted giving a more grounded critique of the purpose-driven stuff?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 23 Mar 2006 11:04:00 +0000

Thanks for the review. All of this can become a bit confusing for us Christians. Is Warren Smith a

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Thu, 16 Feb 2006 16:01:00 +0000

Tnx 4 da review.
I think you can find some more fundamental critique here: http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/2003/1-purpose.htm

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 23 Nov 2005 01:25:00 +0000

Thanks for this review.
2 Tim 3:3 says, “Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,” This seems to apply here to Smith's book. As he propogates false information about Rick Warren, and twists it to attempt to disparage his reputation. It says in 1 Tim 6:4-5, “4 he is conceited and understands nothing; but he has a morbid interest in controversial questions and disputes about words, out of which arise envy, strife, abusive language, evil suspicions, 5 and constant friction between men of depraved mind and deprived of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain.” This seems to describe the nature of this book and Smith's efforts well.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 23:05:00 +0000

this book review was quite insighful, thanks