Hiding God – The Ambition Of World Religion
Review – February 2009 – Grace & Truth Magazine
HIDING GOD –
The Ambition of World ReligionBy Warren Henderson Copyright ©2007
Gospel Folio Press, 304 Killaly Street, West
Port Colborne, ON, L3K 6A6, Canada
www.gospelfolio.com
True to its title, this easy-to-read book is a good survey of major world religions, their errors and the flaws of their founders. The author raises the question, “How does world religion obscure divine truth, thus preventing man from personally knowing God?” The book does well in answering this question.
The author begins with a definition of biblical Christianity, and then points out the deception found in what he calls “monotheistic religions” and “theistic cults.” Six chapters discuss how “biblical truth is concealed, altered, or at least significantly de-emphasized.” These chapters are: “New Revelation,” “Religious Founders,” “Degrading Christ,” “Do-It-Yourself Religion,” “Fear Motivated Service,” and “Flesh Appeal.” Then there is a chapter entitled “The Uniqueness Of Biblical Christianity” and one which discusses what it means to believe and know God. The book’s appendix examines the history of Easter and Christmas.
One flaw I find is that the book lumps Roman Catholicism with non-Christian religions of Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Buddhism and Mormonism, but says nothing about the errors in modern Protestantism. Roman Catholicism teaches “Christ” among unscriptural doctrines that have accumulated over the ages, but the Holy Spirit can and does separate the truth from error in the believers’ minds and uses the truth to lead those who will receive it to new birth. Some of modern Protestant denominations, on the other hand, ignore the fact that sinners need a Savior, and erode the inerrancy of Scripture by propounding errors such as “truth is relative,” and “the epistles are merely the opinions of the writers.”
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to be informed about the false teaching of Islam, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Buddhism, Mormonism, and the errors of Roman Catholicism.
Reviewed By Alan H. Crosby