Posted on 08/10/2023 10:28:32 AM PDT by Morgana
Eric Metaxas used to be someone who, while not completely devoted to sound doctrine, his version of “mere Christianity” at least fell somewhere between the bounds of orthodoxy–even if grazing the very edge of it. In recent years, however, that can no longer be the case. Like Max Lucado, Metaxas has traded the gospel for politics like and like Francis Chan, for an extra-biblical experiential high.
It started becoming clear that Metaxas had no real doctrinal standards when, in 2019, he affirmed the false gospel of well-known prosperity gospel heretic, Joel Osteen. During an interview with Osteen’s wife, Victoria, Metaxas stated, “I got very angry at people who criticize your husband…there are people out there who are just vicious or angry, I don’t know what it is…because I was there, I can say categorically that that’s a lot of nonsense.”
Metaxas is well known for his talk show where he discusses a broad range of topics typically around politics in both the culture and the Church. Despite his theological unsoundness, we’ve always believed that Metaxas held to a conservative socio-political worldview—and we’ve always found ourselves much in agreement with him. But perhaps that has changed.
In a recently surfaced video, it appears that Metaxas now indulges himself in what David French describes as “blessings of liberty.” Metaxas was recorded standing in a salon shooting craps with the salon worker about drag queens and praising a drag queen named Charles Busch who was the playwright, director, drag icon, and main actor of the 80’s play, Vampire Lesbians of Sodom.
As he stands there in the salon with Milo Yiannopoulos, a foul-mouthed right-wing activist—one with whom no true conservative should associate—who declared himself to “ex-gay” in 2021 for political reasons, Metaxas says: “I was just asking whether Milo knew who Charles Bush was and Lip Syncher. And I’m fans of theirs and what a pity that this young generation is unaware of their genius.”
“Metaxas was recorded standing in a salon shooting craps with the salon worker...”
Were they actually gambling? Or did the author not want to say that they were shooting something else?
I don’t know about Metaxas but I know the spirit of antichrist which runs the Left, is vigorously warring against the Gospel of the Grace of Christ.
For example, since when is Joel Osteen gospel heretic? His accusers, envious like the religious establishment was of Jesus 2000 years ago (Matt. 27:18), labeled Osteen a heretic from the beginning but offering no Biblical rationale to support their accusations.
Let the nastygrams and flaming begin...
He’s gay.
I think they were both gambling and shooting drugs. But that’s just my theory, I don’t know if it’s true or not.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he was part of the alphabet gang.
If every writer’s random conversations were recorded and made public, we’d have even less respect for them than we do.
Judge the guy on his books, not on his attempts to make conversation.
Judge the guy on his books, not on his attempts to make conversation.
I’m a self professed agnostic but I cannot square a non biased reading of the Gospels with the wealth and prosperity rantings of Joel Olsteen and the ilk. I’ve watched a few episodes of his show and it’s all about money. Not the saving grace of Jesus, money, money money.
If Jesus ever does come back, first task is to clean out the augean task of throwing out the money changers
Then the perverts.
I had no idea. I always thought Metaxas was soundly grounded in good doctrine.
All of my foundations are cracking.
Sodom Lesbians? How does that work, exactly?
Nevermind, I don’t want to know...
all I know is he’s Greek or something
Thought Biden is the enemy? Think again. We are our own enemy. Most of us are not supporters of Mormonism, or Prosperity Gospel, or careless words out of context.
But who is the enemy? Focus folks. Focus.
“I had no idea. I always thought Metaxas was soundly grounded in good doctrine.
All of my foundations are cracking.”
The Bible says something about keeping your faith in God and not in men because men will let you down.
“Thought Biden is the enemy? Think again. We are our own enemy.”
Finally! Someone here gets why I post these.
I dont listen to Metaxis for gospel teaching. His biographies are good reads.
Well well…
Metaxas shows us proof and why a lot of Christians have suspected he’s a fraud for awhile now.
And Max Lucado uses BOLD text for his name on his books.
Proof he’s a genuine dude …. /s
No sane person could ever square the Gospels with the heresy and heretical teachings of most of what passes for ‘Christianity’ these days.
We Christians have utterly failed on almost every level.
Judgement always starts within the Church. And it’s going to be bad on Judgment Day.
You’re asking us to judge a man on something he has crafted, rather than on who he really is. Stunning. I’ll never trust your analysis on anything, and no one else should either.
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