The Ugly and Terrible ‘D’ Word
Jul 5th, 2006 by admin
Sadly that’s what most people think about the word DOCTRINE. To be doctrinal means you believe something is true. And in our world, people are disdainful about anything that attempts to assume that there is truth. Biola Connections has a great article on this growing phenomenon. Interestingly, as the ECM (Emerging Church Movement) grows, so does this hatred of the word ‘doctrine.’ The sad part of this is that so-called Christian leaders, like T. D. Jakes and Brian McLaren say that they’re too concerned about sharing the Gospel so therefore they do not have the time to “split hairs” over the Trinity or the atonement. It’s a scary thought when God’s Triune relationship and how we even have a Gospel to share (the atonement) is deemed to be nothing more than ’splitting hairs.’
- Brian McLaren, Emerging, and the Media
- 4-Point Calvinism Is No-Point Calvinism
- Does God Want You to Be Rich?
- The Cross and a Husband’s Love
- More on the AtoneMEent and Scot McKnight
Sam, don’t you know that “doctrine divides”? Heh heh.
Sam, there you go being exclusivistic again.