LifeWay Recommends a Heretic?

So, I was in a LifeWay Christian Store in Dothan, AL on Monday and as I was perusing their recommendations in the Christian Living section I came across this sight:


Some of you might ask what the big deal is, but I can assure you that it IS a big deal. Two of the books on this shelf that are recommended reading by LifeWay were written by T. D. Jakes.

T. D. Jakes is the pastor of The Potter's House church in Texas. He does not believe the orthodox truths about God and is therefore a heretic because of teaching things about God that are not true. Here is a sample of what he and his church teach and believe about God and the Trinity:

God--There is one God, Creator of all things, infinitely perfect, and eternally existing in three Manifestations: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

The belief that God exists in three "manifestations" and not in three persons is the heresy called modalism or sabellianism. Sabellius (A.D. 200), the originator of this viewpoint, spoke of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but he understood all three as no more than three manifestations of one God. This teaching came to be known as modalism because it views one God who variously manifests Himself in three modes of existence: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. (www.bible.org)

Simply put, this man preaches things about God that are wrong and inconsistent with the Bible. This is not something that is "little known" in the Conservative Evangelical world. The fact that LifeWay Christian Stores, formerly known as the Southern Baptist Sunday School Board, is not only supporting, but "recommending" this heretic and his writings to Christians and their families is abhorrent and unnerving. If we are entrusting these people to provide our congregations with resources that are aligned with conservative orthodox beliefs, then we cannot stand for such a blatant disregard for truth as it is found in the Scriptures of our holy, triune God. If you agree and would like to do something about it, please contact the President's Office at LifeWay with your comments: (615) 251-2605.