The Final Convergence

Sola Scriptura, Bible Alone

Menno Zweers

Biography

Menno Zweers is a discernment researcher and author of multiple works in biblical apologetics and prophetic studies. A Dutch-born American living in Tennessee, he spent four decades in NAR-influenced Christianity before a Sola Scriptura reorientation shaped by careful, honest engagement with the full counsel of Scripture. He writes with prophetic urgency and pastoral conviction for everyone who is hungry for truth that does not shift with the cultural moment. “Buy the truth, and sell it not.” — Proverbs 23:23

Endorsements

A Review of Menno Zweers What Is Truth?

By Bob DeWaay from Critical Issues Commentary

I met Menno Zweers a few years ago with my daughter Jessica. He wanted to thank us for Critical Issues Commentary and share that he had similar concerns regarding discernment in the church. I was happy to receive a copy of his self-published book this year. I am privileged to review this important book which explains the necessity of Sola Scriptura.

Menno’s book is based on Pilate’s question cited in John 18:38 which was dismissive as he didn’t wait for an answer. What is Truth answers the question in a way that is at once succinct and comprehensive. I say succinct because this book is not filled with laborious, footnoted citations on various sides of the issues addressed. Menno’s understanding of important issues pertinent to Sola Scriptura is demonstrated in a manner that shows his firm grasp of the topic. I am impressed that Menno cuts to the heart of many key issues as he shares his conservative perspective which refutes contemporary assaults on the truth. He mentions the names of people causing confusion and error and he is accurate about who they are and what they claim. Having written detailed, footnoted exposes on most of those he mentions, I was glad to see him simply refute their claims. I attest that he is accurate.

Menno also deals with issues from very early church history and throughout the church age. He deals with philosophical matters which have impacted churches and how truth is defined. Menno’s claim is that the truth is defined by the triune God of the Bible and it never changes because God never changes. What God has chosen to reveal is rational and given to us in the Bible. Truth is objective and binds humans to itself through its claims. Brilliant fools have erected sophisticated arguments against even the possibility of knowing the truth. Menno explains many of these and points out their errors and absurdities. Truth is revealed ultimately in Christ who claimed “I am the way the truth and the life. The Bible is Holy Spirit inspired and what it says constitutes God speaking.

The chapters of What is Truth all end with personal applications of what is taught in the chapter. This book is not merely about abstract facts, but eternal truths which will be truly life changing if lived out by people of faith. The assaults against the truth have been very intense, often deceptively believable, yet certain to yield spiritual outcomes with eternal consequences. I have been amazed at how sophisticated unbelief has come in these last days. This is so much so that many Christians are taken in by claims which sound so convincing that they begin to think that the reader of the Bible determines the meaning rather than the Holy Spirit-inspired Biblical authors. This leads to the idolatry of self.

Here is what he writes about this: “The language of ‘my truth,’ ‘my journey,’ ‘my story,’ and ‘what works for me’ is the liturgy of this idolatry. It is religion but is the religion of self-worship.” (page 26) Menno tells us specifically what needs to happen to be people who love the truth: “The remedy is not self-condemnation. It is repentance – genuine turning repentance that changes direction. Return to the Word as your authority.” (under ‘personal application’ page 26)  

I highly endorse Menno’s well-written book. I went through every page twice, taking notes on each page. I wrote my own summary of each chapter. I usually give this sort of scrutiny to books I am critiquing to correct. This time I did it with a book I affirm. Since every chapter is succinct, I do not need to describe what he says in each. Get the book and read it. You will become well versed in the key issues that most seminary students nowadays never hear about. He covers the major movements of our day such as the NAR, the Prosperity gospel, the Emergent church, and the church growth movement. I have written articles and a couple of books on these movements. Menno’s treatment is accurate but he spares his readers the many detailed citations of the false teachers. Instead he points out the errors and cites Scripture which corrects them.