Apologist Wes Huff recently responded to an influencer who claimed that the Bible was created hundreds of years after the time of Jesus “by a pagan emperor for political reasons.” In a post on Instagram, Adam Allred made a series of unorthodox claims about Jesus, Christianity, and the Bible.
“The Bible was literally voted on by a bunch of politicians and bishops in a room deciding what made the cut and what didn’t out of mounds of texts, centuries after the fact,” Allred said. “That’s like building your spiritual life around the minutes of a corporate board meeting.”
“This reference to a pagan emperor who supposedly compiled the books of the Bible,” said Huff in his response, “I only have to assume is referring to Constantine and the Council of Nicea. But there are some truly serious problems with this.”
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Adam Allred: ‘Mainstream Christians’ Have Made the Bible ‘Something of an Idol’
Adam Allred is an entrepreneur, influencer, and the leader of an online fraternity called DGHBoy Nation. He is on a mission to “make men great again.” A video introducing himself on his website shows him starting his day with Scripture and meditation. In it, he mentions the importance of connecting with “the divine.”
In a video he posted on Nov. 3, Allred stated, “Jesus wasn’t a Christian. He was a Jew. And he didn’t come to create a religion.”
“The Bible, as we know it didn’t even exist when Jesus walked the earth, not when Paul wrote his letters, not when Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John recorded their accounts,” said Allred. “The Bible was literally compiled hundreds of years later by a pagan emperor for political reasons. That should tell you something.”
Nevertheless, Allred said that he still highly values the Bible. “Does that mean we throw the Bible out?” he asked. “No, I love the Bible. I read the Bible every day. It’s the most important book in my life.”
“But it does mean we have to stop worshiping it like it’s God and be honest with ourselves and start listening to the truth that is behind it,” said Allred. “And if you doubt me, do your own research.”
Jesus emphasized following him over reading the Bible “because the Bible didn’t exist,” Allred said. Jesus’ priority was people’s hearts, not churches, denominations, or dogma. In the caption of his post, Allred wrote, “The Bible is a tool, not the source. Dogma is a trap. Go directly to God and ‘work out your own salvation.’”
