Marcus Borg Quotes That Destroy The Biblical Concept Of Forgiveness

Jesus said that one of the distinguishing signs that we could use to identify the last days would be an increase in false teachers. Writers of the epistles emphasized this sign as well. Listen to what Peter had to say about these times we are living.

2 Peter 2

 ¹But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

I  bring up Marcus Borg in today's post because he has become  a very popular speaker in ELCA churches and some other mainline protestant churches. You might recognize his name as being part of the Jesus Seminar. The Jesus Seminar was a small group of very liberal Bible scholars who set out to cast doubt on the Word of God by making a determination as to the authenticity of various Scripture passages. After "studying" the Gospels they came to the incredible conclusion that Jesus really didn't say or do  about 82% of the things that the Bible records Him saying and doing. Only 18% of the things identified as quotes or actions are really true! I don't know about you but I find that type of so-called scholarship to be nothing more than disguised unbelief! Here is one of Marcus Borg's blasphemous statements concerning the person and work of Jesus Christ!

 "Seminary also introduced me to the historical study of Jesus and Christian origins. I learned from my professors and the readings they assigned that Jesus almost certainly was not born of a virgin, did not think of himself as the Son of God, and did not see his purpose as dying for the sins of the world" - The God We Never Knew

After hearing a statement like that I am saddened and concerned for Dr. Borg's soul. I am also angered that the Wolves in his seminary that taught him that bilge have led so many to the abyss of perdition. You might be wondering "what's so bad about that statement"? Well it's really quite simple, Borg denies the Virgin Birth of Christ and  Christ's foreknowledge concerning His destined work on the cross. Clearly, Luke 1:27-35 records the announcement of the angel to Mary that she would indeed conceive "without ever knowing a man" and that the product of that conception would be Jesus. Jesus was Divine because He was born of a virgin, born from above! Because He was born of a virgin and God was His Father He is divine! If He was anything less than God on that cross 2000 years ago then we are all in big trouble! The second thing I would point out is that Jesus knew all along that He was the Son of God and that He was going to die on the cross. 

Matthew 16:24

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 ²⁴Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.

Mark 9:12

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 ¹²And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

Mark 8:31

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 ³¹And he began to teach them, that the Son of man must suffer many things, and be rejected of the elders, and of the chief priests, and scribes, and be killed, and after three days rise again.

Luke 19:10

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 ¹⁰For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.

Jesus knew who He was and He knew where He was going. He knew that His death would involve the cross and He knew that His blood would have to be shed and He knew that after 3 days He would rise from dead! And He did all of it for me and for you. He made the forgiveness of sins attainable to all who would simply believe on Him and trust in what He did to be sufficient payment for sins. I become angry when so called scholars try to seduce people into the same ditch in which they reside. It is a big deal because the souls of men and their eternal destiny is at stake. Dr. Borg makes such outrageous statements because he does not see the Bible as a Divine product but a human product.

  “I let go of the notion that the Bible is a divine product. I learned that it is a human cultural product . . . As such, it contained their understandings and affirmations, not statements coming directly or somewhat directly from God" P.25, The God We Never Knew

Now I'll confess to you, I'm not a professor of theology at Oregon State University and I'm not a scholar by most definitions. But I will also tell you that I believe in the plenary, verbal inspiration of the Bible and I believe that it is "directly" from God as His Holy Spirit moved men to record His very will.

The Bible tells us that just a simple child like faith in Jesus, the size of a mustard seed, is what is required to be forgiven. But all of that is assuming that you have a child like faith that the Bible is a Divine product...God's very Word! I hope that Dr. Borg will come to that child like faith before it is eternally too late. More importantly, I hope that you will not be led astray by so called scholarship that denies the Lord. Have you trusted Jesus as your Saviour? I implore you to believe on Him and receive Him today! Watch the little 3 minute video in the right sidebar and let me know what you decided.