It is more dangerous than ignorance ... (unpublished post from 2019 ... until now)

What is more dangerous than ignorance?

False knowledge!

False knowledge is simply a lie. Ignorance is a lack of knowledge or information and careless attitude about it.

They are both dangerous, but according to Bernard Shaw false knowledge supersedes.

Where does all this come from?

Some time ago my youngest daughter prepared a speech for their English orators. The subject came from quotes made by well know public figures and hers was George Bernard Shaw and his famous quote "Beware of false knowledge ... it is more dangerous than ignorance."

Since I greatly assisted in the writing of her speech, I am taking liberty in using some of the elements thereof.

Why?

Jesus, the dog and the children

In most cultures calling someone a dog is the ultimate insult.

Similarly, calling someone a child or childish, offends that person maximally. 

However, in the economy of Jesus this is not true and we may even find that the exact opposite is appropriate.

There is this cool, prophetic history in the book of Numbers (13 and 14) which resulted in Joshua and Caleb being the only ones from their generation to enter the promised land - Joshua and the dog ... and the children from the younger generation.

How is this significant?

The poo-free Gospel - part 1

There is a wavering Gospel that says whatever Christ has done on the cross, is not enough - you have to be good and earn it!

It mixes poo with the good …

It modifies the Good News into something man-made.

The Good-News-Message becomes the Message of Doom.

That is why Paul reprimanded the Galatians. 

I can’t believe how you waver—how easily you have turned traitor to him who called you by the grace of Christ by embracing an alternative message! It is not a minor variation, you know; it is completely other, an alien message, a no-message, a lie about God. Those who are provoking this agitation among you are turning the Message of Christ on its head. Let me be blunt: If one of us—even if an angel from heaven!—were to preach something other than what we preached originally, let him be cursed. I said it once; I’ll say it again: If anyone, regardless of reputation or credentials, preaches something other than what you received originally, let him be cursed. Galatians 1:6-9 MSG

What does it mean to waver?