I too love N.T Wright, but I must admit I gave up on his biography on Paul over just how hard the new perspective was being pushed as being the 'sophisticated' option and the orthodox/historic perspective not.
With a lot of dodgy sources online (e.g. RU-vid, Tiktok, Whatsapp shared links) - it's become harder than ever for the church pastor to cut through the noise with the undiluted gospel. The gospel message in church can be controlled, but any parishioner can share poop on their social media or across chat groups during the week.
GNOSTICISM (and its varients), is the biggest issue that this discussion didnt quite identify. To my recent learning, this explains sooo much of the Western church's loss of truth, scripture, the Gospel. It turns Christianity into a subjective, private, emotional, hyperspiritual, individualistic pursuit that is all about YOU. Fundamentally, it's the old trap of Eden, "you will be like God". Reading the bible becomes a gnostic act... what does it mean 'for you'. Remember, Satan knows the Scripture as well. Check it out. It's probably no surprise, given it was the #1 enemy of the early church (very much alive in RC, and its charismatic children). Has Christian gnosticism become prevalent in our post modern, post truth culture, that finding orthodoxy is not possible? I fear so.
