More and more denominations are becoming Nine Suggestions churches rather than Ten Commandments ones.
A better and more worthwhile read than I originally thought.
Ping to decidedly Lutheran article.
Three Solas!
“He underscored the belief, common to much of evangelicalism and to Roman Catholicism, that humans participate in their own salvation — i.e., “make a decision for Christ”....”
Hate to break it to this guy, but you don’t have to believe in Calvin to believe in Jesus! There is very little SCRIPTURAL support for Calvinism, and hundreds of verses holding us responsible for believing.
BTW - Augustine was a Calvinist a thousand years before Calvin...so perhaps Calvinism ought to be called Augustinianism.
http://evangelicalarminians.org/
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Christianity is persecuted in most countries. Yet, the American church acts as if it can’t happen here. I once taught a Sunday school class on persecution of Christians. The audience was stunned by the number of scriptures about persecution being a normal, and blessed part of the Christian life.
1 Peter 4:13
“but rejoice to the extent that you partake of Christ’s sufferings, that when His glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy.”
bfl
I’m a refugee from Mclean Bible Church which has gone woke.