"The Bible" Miniseries Is Unbiblical

With this Bible miniseries, I have been feeling like I was reliving The Shack controversy all over again. During all The Shack hoopla, we had people mad at us, furious, for daring to challenge the portrayal of God in The Shack. The argument was that, well, hey, maybe it's not totally accurate, but at least people are interested in God because of it! (and never mind that the "God" of The Shack was presented heretically, with the Trinity being tossed out, and a sly form of Universalism undergirding the story). With the Bible miniseries, we're hearing much the same argument. Many Christians are stating that the Bible miniseries will spur lost people to be interested in the Bible. Christians are telling me, Stop being so nitpicky over doctrine! At least this will get people interested in the Bible! But how can that be true? I contend that (as in The Shack, as in the Bible miniseries) a wrong portrayal of God and his character and nature won't make lost people want to know God more; it will only serve to make them more confused and unclear about who God really is. If that's not clear enough, let me put it this way: if someone came to me and described a man who was violent, verbally abusive and addicted to pornography, and THEN told me they were describing my husband, I would be furious! That is not an accurate description of my husband at all. So it really does matter that we are honest in what we say about others, doesn't it? And beyond that, shouldn't we be striving to be the most honest, the most accurate of all when attempting to depict God? Well, the "God" in the Bible miniseries is NOT the God of the Bible. Nope.

~ Sola Sisters 

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Half truths won't lead people to the Truth. The Gospel cannot be sloppily given, nor the Triune God of Scripture  partially portrayed, if one wants to represent, proclaim, and lead people to the only Truth that saves. Jesus never mixed truth with error. Ever. And Scripture itself is pure truth and also does not mix truth with error. To think a bunch of heretics and worldlings can get dead men interested in holy things is not only pragmatic, its an offense to the holy holy holy God of Israel.  If people are "won over" with this miniseries, it will only lead to more tangles and battles biblical Christians must deal with as the result, much like the false man-centered "gospel" given by decisionalists.