The crying need for superficial discernment

Don't misunderstand, we need deep penetrating analysis in this world. But the crying need that comes to my attention as I study this week is for a simple clarity on the Gospel and the Biblical undertanding of life that we can make sound superficial judgements. 

Let me explain I have seen a lot of trafic recently about conspiracy theories. The Government is alternately out to get us, or a total puppet of some more sinister - and unidentified - group of people. But overthrowing these sinister groups, or reforming the government we could fix the problems that ail us. This is a superficial understanding of their arguments, it doesn't take much time to scutinize their evidence or lack there of. 

But in the Christian understanding of government and history this either not news at all, we already know who the prince of this world is and he has already lost, or it is a bald face lie- by getting the government right we can establish heaven on earth.

This is a superficial analyliais, but it is dicernment. Simple non extraordinary discernment. The conspiracy theory doesn't march the Biblical paradigm. It is therefore, even on a superficial level wrong.

Or take the parade of prosperity preachers that insult the blood of Christ on a daily basis with the simple claim that God is on your side. Whether it is healing a special powers, wealth or another desire, God has your interests at heart. 

the Gospel demands that since Christ died for us we must live for him, and on it's face in a very simple disernment any thing that claims that God exists for us - any claim that doesn't involve dieing to self- is unworthy of the Gospel. This is superficial discernment it doesn't weigh whether or not there is much evidence for or against the claims, it just looks at it superficially and note the incongruity with the Gospel.

The nesesary tool is a simple yet well rounded grasp of the Gospel.  

And that it seems to me in my simple analysis is what we are missing.