[Gamecock]

You listened to the sermons, I presume, before you posted your comment?

I listen to Dr Stanley almost every morning, and I agree with much of what DB88 sez.

Frankly Dr Stanley seems like a gnostic more than a minister of the Gospel. Sure he'll mention the Gospel, but he's all about somehow divining God's secret will as opposed to living you life by what is clearly taught in Scripture. To him Scripture is not enough, as morning after morning I hear him tell us to practice a type gnostic heresy.

[GiovannaNicoletta]

Well, let's see here. I happen to be listening to the sowing and reaping message right now.

So, just to prove that your issue isn't with the fact that Dr. Stanley is a dispensationalist, and believes that prophetic Scripture is true, why don't you take some time and listen to the sowing a reaping message and then we'll discuss after you're finished whether or not Dr. Stanley is a gnostic.

Why is it that it's always people from the mainline, dead Protestant churches who throw out false accusations against Bible-believing Christians but can never validate their own beliefs with Scripture?

[GiovannaNicoletta]

BTW, I found an exhaustive article on Gnostism, and I'd be interested in how Dr. Stanley fits the following description of a Gnostic:

"Gnosticism was built on Greek philosophy that taught matter was evil and the Spirit was good. They taught docetism, a dualism which promoted a clear separation between the material and spiritual world. Christian Gnostics said since matter was evil, God could not really incarnate in a human body, He only appeared in human form and only appeared to suffer, it was an illusion. It was stated when Jesus walked on the sand you could know by seeing his footprints that were left. In this Jesus could be a pure spiritual being in an evil world and not be contaminated by it."

So, since Dr. Stanley is a Gnostic, can you give me quotes of his or other examples of his Gnosticism, based on the actual definition of a Gnostic?

Make certain you have Scripture ready to prove that what he says is Gnostic. If you can find some.

[Dutchboy88]

"Frankly Dr Stanley seems like a gnostic more than a minister of the Gospel. Sure he'll mention the Gospel, but he's all about somehow divining God's secret will as opposed to living you life by what is clearly taught in Scripture. To him Scripture is not enough, as morning after morning I hear him tell us to practice a type gnostic heresy."

A a very interesting observation. And, you are spot on about that "divining God's secret will" nonsense being heretical. How many teachers claim to have the formulaic technique to discern that "still small voice", the "urging of the Spirit", the "finding God's perfect will"? Instead of encouraging the brethren to understand the Scriptures and live accordingly, they turn the gospel into a weekend seminar on gnosticism. Tragic. Thank you for bringing this up.