Posted by
ValiantForTruth on Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:31:20 PM
In this culture it is each man, not Jesus who decides what it means to be a Christian. When Jesus says, “I never knew you; depart from Me, you who practice lawlessness!” [Matthew 7:23] He really doesn’t mean it. The NYT and liberals in general haven’t the foggiest idea of the New Testament meaning of being in Christ. You might as well expect a blind man to describe light.
The Bible really doesn’t mean that we are dead in sin and must be born again to see the kingdom because the kingdom is not really spiritual; it can be realized in the state through the social gospel. Let’s busy ourselves with helping the poor while working our way to heaven. Regeneration through the word and Spirit of truth is unheard of.
Our culture has its own version of gospel. This is the gospel of easy believism. It is non-judgmental because truth is relative. Don’t worry about Biblical Theology because doctrine is divisive and unhelpful. Don’t mention the bloody cross because substitutionary atonement is doctrine. Why do we need a cross or an empty tomb?
Don’t worry about self denial and repentance. This stuff is not important. Do you feel accepted is the question? Forget about the guilt of your sin. In the new gospel there is no guilt because there is no sin. You are accepted just the way you are.
Now this gospel is not so hated by men; neither is it the power of God unto salvation.