The Emergent Church is often somewhat indifferent to theological and social issues that seem urgent to mainstream evangelicalism. These church members tend to think that the crusade against homosexual marriage is a waste of time and energy, and they tend to reject the exclusivistic claims that many evangelicals make about salvation. They are not about to damn the likes of Gandhi or the Dali Lama to hell simply because they have not embraced Christianity.
No, not really, not while I still have Acts 4:12 in my Bible.
In fact, news flash to the reporter: this is nothing new. Been there, done that, still paying the bills. It was called Modernism, it was called Social Gospel, it was called Liberalism. It comes in varying shades and colors, but it hasn't much changed. New package, old poison.
Dan
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In foreign countries, congregations meet in home groups because of persecution by national authorities. If they build a building, it's often bombed or torched. They have no choice but to meet this way.
It's the old "I'm okay, you're okay" squishy "religion" with no blood sacrifice by Jesus for sin and in fact, doesn't take sin seriously. Example: they don't think homosexual marriage is a stench in God's nostrils. It's an attempt to make people feel good about themselves and their "spirituality." Christianity without doctrinal discipline is dangerous because people think they will be saved through their own work righteousness. Those will be the ones saying "Lord! Lord!" to Jesus on the Last Day, and He will say, "I never knew you." Very sad.