One or Two, another important book by Peter Jones contrasts paganism with historic Christianity. Jones refers to these worldviews as one-ism and two-ism respectively.
One-ism is the erroneous belief that all reality is one. One-ism believes “that all is one and shares the same essential nature.”
Two-ism, which describes the historic Christian faith acknowledges a Creator-creature distinction. “Two-ism believes that while all of creation shares a certain essence (everything apart from God is created), the Creator of nature, namely God, is a completely different being, whose will determines the nature and function of all created things.” God is outside his creation (but is at the same time intimately involved with it) and is sovereign over all.
The book is divided into three parts. Part One describes a church that desperately needs to return to the truth set forth in Romans 1. Jones describes two kinds of worship, one in which the creation is worshiped (which represents one-ism and is a lie). The other kind of worship, namely, biblical and God-centered worship is fixated on the Creator (which represents two-ism and is the truth).
Jones warns, “Neo-pagans infects the church by dressing up as the Christian faith.” The author clearly sets forth the purpose behind the book: “Only a clear understanding of the two worldviews based on either the Truth (Two-ism) or the Lie (One-ism), will open our mouths to speak the truth with love and courage that honors the person of the triune God.”
Part Two is an exposition of Romans 1 in light of the concerns raised in the previous section. The author skillfully contrasts the Truth and the Lie by pointing to specific examples. Three critical issues are contrasted, namely, the truth and lie concerning God, spirituality, and sexuality. Jones demonstrates how the three areas are interrelated. He argues, “Mess with your sexuality, and you will mess with your worship. Mess with your worship and you will mess with your thinking about God. Mess with your thinking about God and you will mess with your sexuality. No matter which exchange you make, you will begin to adopt a Oneist spirituality and ultimately expose yourself to the judgment of God.”
Part Three focuses on personal application. Jones challenges readers to soberly examine the choices that stand before them. He clearly describes the deception of One-ism: “One-ism exchanges the God of Two-ism for ‘the god of this world,’ who is not a god but a creature, the epitome of Evil. Without the true personal God, without the heavenly Father, we creatures – lonely orphans in an impersonal universe, worshiping idols of their own making – are left to ourselves to devour one another.”
Once again, Peter Jones strikes at the core of neo-Pagan lie. He clearly and lovingly warns readers to steer clear of this diabolical worldview. But the warning also includes joyful proclamation, namely, the hope of eternal life found in Jesus Christ. Jones is a straight shooter. He combines an informed mind with a warm heart and sounds a necessary alarm in a culture that is growing increasingly secular and pagan.
Veritas et Lux 