Over at A Grain of Sand, Campbell posts five things which identify a "progressive" Christian.
1. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘The Bible contains the Word of God’
2. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘I can’t believe Jesus would . . .’
3. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘The resurrection of Jesus doesn’t need to be physical to speak truth to us.’
4. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘God is love, He wouldn’t punish sinners throughout eternity.’
5. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘We don’t need to speak about the gospel, we just need to show it in our lives by our care for others.’
Campbell discusses his reasoning behind each of these "might be's", but I challenge you to figure them out without peeking at his web site.
I know there are a whole lot of things that can be added to his list, but the ones he has chosen are pretty typical of what you will hear not only from progressive Christians but also from unbelievers as well.
It behooves us to know how to respond to those who have fallen for such ideas.
1. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘The Bible contains the Word of God’
2. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘I can’t believe Jesus would . . .’
3. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘The resurrection of Jesus doesn’t need to be physical to speak truth to us.’
4. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘God is love, He wouldn’t punish sinners throughout eternity.’
5. You might be a progressive Christian if you say: ‘We don’t need to speak about the gospel, we just need to show it in our lives by our care for others.’
Campbell discusses his reasoning behind each of these "might be's", but I challenge you to figure them out without peeking at his web site.
I know there are a whole lot of things that can be added to his list, but the ones he has chosen are pretty typical of what you will hear not only from progressive Christians but also from unbelievers as well.
It behooves us to know how to respond to those who have fallen for such ideas.
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I would add universal salvation to the progressive list and Jesus is a way.
ReplyDeleteOh yes.
DeleteI would like to add to #5. Showing our care for others in our lives is all Christians in Muslim-majority countries are allowed to do. They cannot publicly preach the Gospel. When progressive Christians ditch the Gospel in favor of being "nice people," however they define "nice," they are inadvertently conforming to the censors of Islam. Meanwhile, having lost the Gospel, they will not preach against the false message of Islam while they are still free to do so. Nor will they preach against the false messages of Marxism in its various forms, which is what is happening now in the US. They betray Christ with their silence.
ReplyDeleteI have heard number five spoken from the pulpit in the past and when I spoke out about that, it was suggested that I find another church.
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