Beware! Broken Down Theology by Paul Tripp

 

 

                                     self                  –       not the savior,

                                     the secular        –      not the sacred. 

 

On page 18, Tripp states that “the world is in the process of being restored.”  Next on page 105, he describes how “that evil is in the process of being defeated.”  Then on page 106, he declares that “the enemies of God and good are being progressively defeated.” 

Sadly as he describes his world restoration program, Tripp ignores scriptures such as:

 (1 John 5:19)

 “We know that we are of God, and the whole world lieth  in wickedness in the power of the evil one.”

(2 Peter 3: 5-7)

“For we know this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word, of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water, and in the water: 6 Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water perished: 7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word, kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” 

(Romans 8:22 – 23)

^{” For we know that the whole creation groans and labors with birth pangs together until now.  23 Not only that , but we also who have the first fruits of the spirit, even we ourselves groan within ourselves, eagerly waiting the adoption, the redemption of the body.”}  

 I cannot find anything  in scripture to suggest that we are to help God restore creation.   Our mission statement as believers is quite clear in our Lord’s great commission:    Matthew 28:19    “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the father, the son and the holy spirit.”

Tragically Tripp asserts on pages 20 & 196  that “God is not satisified with the state of his house, and calls us to share in his holy dissatisfaction.”  He says that “the ongoing dissatisfaction of our Redeemer is a theme of this whole book” (196).  Surely this is blasphemous, and is a denial of our Lord’s exclamation at Calvary, “It is finished” 

(John 19 : 30).

From my reading it is evident that Tripp preaches a broken down theology.  His gospel is apostate, because he describes man as a restorer of  this world, and of man himself.  This is contrary to scripture where man is is described as a lost sinful soul on the road to hell who needs:

 *to be convicted of sin,

 *to repent from sin,

 *to  confess his/her sin,

 *to surrender  completely, 

 *and by grace, through faith, be born again, become a new creature in Christ, appropriate Christ’s righteousness, and enter into a personal relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ.