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Sep 25, 2022
Objections From Within
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  • Sep 25, 2022Objections From Within
    Sep 25, 2022
    Objections From Within
  • Sep 22, 2022Progressive Christianity: Week 2
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    Progressive Christianity: Week 2
  • Sep 11, 2022So Close — And Yet…
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    So Close — And Yet…
  • Sep 8, 2022Progressive Christianity: Week 1
    Sep 8, 2022
    Progressive Christianity: Week 1
    Introduction
    1. What Is Progressive Christianity?
      1. “Progressive Christianity is an open, intelligent and collaborative approach to the Christian tradition and the life and teachings of Jesus that creates a pathway into an authentic and relevant religious experience.”
    (ProgressiveChristianity.org)
    1. Progressive Christianity - Focuses on Feelings, Pragmatism, Personal Happiness, Social Justice, Care for the Poor and Oppressed, Environmental Causes, Acceptance of Diversity, Keeping Up with Culture
    2. Progressive Christianity - is not overly concerned with core Christian beliefs, but uses Christian terminology, redefines doctrines or at least, understates them
      1. Biblical authority - inspiration - sufficiency
      2. The substitutionary atonement of Christ (seen as unnecessary. . . “Cosmic child abuse”)
      3. Original Sin - Deny the sin nature
      4. Miracles - Downplayed, ignored   
    3. Progressive Christianity is sympathetic to or fully affirms . . .
      1. LGBTQ+ - Relationships, “Marriage”, etc. - (side A & B)
      2. Universalism - Eventually every person will be saved
      3. Social Justice
      4. Perennialism - All religions share similar truths - key is to practice yours faithfully
    4. Naming Names
      1. Hard Core
        1. Jim Wallis
        2. Richard Rohr
        3. Marcus Borg
        4. Peter Enns
        5. Rachel Held Evans
        6. Rob Bell
        7. John Dominic Crossan
        8. Nadia Bolz-Weber
        9. Kristin Kobes Du Mez
        10. Brian McLaren
        11. Brian Zahnd
        12. N.T. Wright
      2. Use Extreme Caution
        1. Tim Keller
        2. Matt Chandler
        3. David Platt
        4. Jen Wilkin
        5. Jen Hatmaker
        6. Russell Moore
        7. Beth Moore
        8. David French
        9. Julie Roys
        10. Karen Swallow Prior
    “Discernment is not a matter of telling the difference between right and wrong; rather it’s telling the difference between right and almost right.” C.H. Spurgeon
    1. Scriptures to Know
      1. Romans 16:17-18
      2. 2 Timothy 4:3-4
      3. 2 Peter 2:1-3
      4. 1 John 4:1
      5. Jude 1:4
      6. Ephesians 5:6-13
      7. 2 John 1:7-11
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