Defending Doctrine Is Not Important

"God does not need people to fight for Him; He needs people who will be servants. The principles of His kingdom will fight for themselves."  (God's Dream Team, p. 64) He affirms, "God is fully God, whether we all describe and worship Him in the same way or not. He is well able to correct error, reprove wrongs, redirect misdirected emphases and reform errant theology." (Answering God's Prayer, p. 185)

The inspired authors of Scripture do not agree with Tenney. Jude states, "I felt I had to write and urge you to contend for the faith that was once for all entrusted to the saints" (Jude 3). Furthermore, Paul urged, "Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers" (1 Tim. 4:16).

The Moldy Pages of Scripture

"Truth is where God's been. Revelation is where God is….Unfortunately, the Church today spends countless hours and much energy debating where God has been...[God chasers] want to run hard and hot on this trail of truth until they arrive at the point of revelation, where He presently exists….God chasers don't want to just study from the moldy pages of what God has done; they're anxious to see what God is doing. There is a vast difference between present truth and past truth (emphases in original)" (The God Chasers, Introduction)

The Scriptures Are Dusty Love Letters

We make a great deal out of reading the Word and that is important. But we need to remember that the early Church didn't have access to what we call the New Testament for many years. They didn't even have the Old Testament Scriptures because those expensive scrolls were locked up in synagogues….So what did they have? They walked and talked with Him in such a rich level of intimacy that it wasn't necessary for them to pour over dusty love letters that were written long ago (emphases in original) (The God Chasers, p. 74)

The Pantheistic God

He "is that 'particle' in the atomic nucleus that nuclear physicists cannot see and can only track....God is everywhere in everything. He is the composite of everything, both the glue that holds the pieces of the universe together and the pieces themselves! This explains why people can sin on a barstool in an inebriated state and suddenly feel the conviction of the Holy Spirit without the benefit of a preacher, gospel music, or any other Christian influence. God is literally right there in the bar with them... (The God Chasers, p. 36)

Oneness Pentecostal Roots

Tenney has Oneness Pentecostal roots and has refused, even when directly questioned, to embrace the Triune God as defined in the Athanasian Creed. A more in-depth article on Tenney can be found in Vol. 24, No. 3 of the Christian Research Journal.