Seven little fibs.

Adapted from a selection of Charles Colson’s BreakPoint radio commentaries, Lies That Go Unchallenged in Popular Culture examines seven popular ideals and the worldviews which accompany them.

Stemming mostly from Postmodern philosophy the following views are counter to what is taught in the Bible. Postmodernism is a view that social and cultural reality, truth and morality, are merely human constructions. An openness to meaning and authority from unexpected places, so that the ultimate source of authority is the "play" of the discourse itself. The essential point is that the meaning of all things is colored by subjectivity. Not to be confused with Relativists however, posmodernists believe that just because truth and morality are social constructions, that does not mean all opinions are equally valid.

I have not read this book, but will have a look at the seven little fibs and try to address each one biblically.

Lie 1: We have the freedom of choice to be who we want and to do what we want.
Underlying Worldview: Individuals are responsible to no higher authority, and are free to pursue their own destinies as long as they don’t hurt others. "An' it harm none, Do what ye will," is the fulfillment of the Wiccan Rede.

Truth 1: Every man woman and child are in one of two states regardless of our own free will. Either we are slaves to sin, or slaves to righteousness.
Biblical Worldview: Jesus replied, "I tell you the truth, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever. So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed." (John 8:34-36)
[Salvation] does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. (Romans 9:16)
Don't you know that when you offer yourselves to someone to obey him as slaves, you are slaves to the one whom you obey—whether you are slaves to sin, which leads to death, or to obedience, which leads to righteousness? But thanks be to God that, though you used to be slaves to sin, you wholeheartedly obeyed the form of teaching to which you were entrusted. You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness. (Romans 6:16-18)

Lie 2: Marriage can be between any two people, and it lasts only as long as both are happy.
Underlying Worldview: Marriage is not a sacred lifetime covenant between a man and a woman but a contract between any two individuals that should be dissolved when mutual benefits seem to cease

Truth 2: Marriage is the design of God for mankind. Marriage was designed to be between one man and one woman, and for their entire life they should be joined as one. The only except in the case of marital unfaithfulness.
Biblical Worldview: "Haven't you read," [Jesus] replied, "that at the beginning the Creator 'made them male and female,' and said, 'For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh'? So they are no longer two, but one. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate."
"Why then," they asked, "did Moses command that a man give his wife a certificate of divorce and send her away?"
Jesus replied, "Moses permitted you to divorce your wives because your hearts were hard. But it was not this way from the beginning. I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery." (Matthew 19:3-9)

Lie 3: We’ll live in harmony if we tolerate the beliefs of others.
Underlying Worldview: We tolerate all relativistic beliefs and behavior in an amoral world in which we band together to better achieve our own personal fulfillment.

Truth 3: Harmony, or peace, is not the found extension of tolerance, but by showing grace and love, not just to our friends, family and colleagues but to our enemies also.
Biblical Worldview: "But I tell you who hear me: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. If someone strikes you on one cheek, turn to him the other also. If someone takes your cloak, do not stop him from taking your tunic. Give to everyone who asks you, and if anyone takes what belongs to you, do not demand it back. Do to others as you would have them do to you. If you love those who love you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' love those who love them. And if you do good to those who are good to you, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' do that. And if you lend to those from whom you expect repayment, what credit is that to you? Even 'sinners' lend to 'sinners,' expecting to be repaid in full. But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful." (Luke 6:27-36)

Lie 4: Art should break traditional norms and challenge outworn beliefs.
Underlying Worldview: Because there is no ultimate good, art both replaces God
and helps us to create and revere what is beautiful; it allows us to express our individuality and to challenge conventional norms, thus redefining reality.

Truth 4: Artistic creativity is a wonderful tool of expression. Since God does not change, any challenge of His standards and decrees is rebellion.
Biblical Worldview: Every good and perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of the heavenly lights, who does not change like shifting shadows. (James 1:17)
Art that portrays wickedness can encourage viewers to identify with depravity and draws them into a vicarious sinfulness. Rather than celebrating art that depicts depravity ...whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things. (Philippians 4:8)

Lie 5: Christian beliefs are a private matter.
Underlying Worldview: The Christian faith should remain private and internal; it should not be applied to culture because of its absolutist, intolerant message and its history of oppressing those who disagree.

Truth 5: The Gospel of Jesus Christ should be shared to all mankind. The Gospel should be personal and evident in the life of the Christian. The work of Jesus Christ is what saves not the work of the Christian.
Biblical Worldview: [Jesus] said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation." (Mark 16:15)
"You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men."You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven."(Matthew 5:13-16)

Lie 6: Entertainment is a vehicle to help us fulfill personal desires.
Underlying Worldview: We need larger doses of entertainment that break useless taboos, accompanied by advertising of products that stimulate our primary desire for self-fulfillment in the pleasures in life—sex, possessions, and power

Truth 6: Not all indulgences are profitable. In fact indulging in sinfulness is the path to destruction.
Biblical Worldview: "The eye is the lamp of the body. If your eyes are good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eyes are bad, your whole body will be full of darkness. If then the light within you is darkness, how great is that darkness!" (Matthew 6:22-23)
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord. (Romans 6:23)

Lie 7: God accepts us as we are, and there are many ways to him.
Underlying Worldview: God is an impersonal evolving force, and we become emanations of that God as we fulfill our own self-appointed destinies that contain no ultimate judgment.

Truth 7: God does indeed accept and then forgives His children as they are, salvation is unearned. However, there is only one way to God.
Biblical Worldview: [Salvation] does not, therefore, depend on man's desire or effort, but on God's mercy. (Romans 9:16)
"Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it." (Matthew 7:13-14)
Jesus answered, "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6)

My prayer:
Jesus,
Thank you for your Grace and Blood which was shed in my place.
Thank you for you patience with me.
Thank you for you Word and your Spirit which guides me.
Thank you for your forgiveness of my sin.
Thank you that you are working in me, molding me, changing me.
Help me to be a light for you.
Help me to understand your Word, and to live according to your pleasure.
Amen.