According to a recent Presbyterian Panel survey of Presbyterian Church (USA) pastors and members, “Most Presbyterians believe that Jesus is central to salvation, but members and teaching elders disagree about how this works.” The August 2016 Presbyterian Panel Theological Reflection survey was sent to 2,576 panelists: 1,121 panelists received a paper questionnaire in the mail;…
By John I. Snyder, Theology Mix. In this age of tolerance and openness, one of the questions we frequently hear is, Why can’t we all worship God in our own way? The simple answer is, we can and we do. This is already happening. We claim to worship God, the gods, the god within us,…
By Dan Dalzell Christianity was not established by man “wishing it into existence.” It began outside of man. And for that matter, it took more than God merely “wanting it to happen.” God actually did some specific things in order to create Christianity as the one true faith. So what was required in order for…
By Chelsea Patterson Apart from the gift of my salvation, earthly adoption is the greatest gift I’ve ever received. I was an orphan—both physically and spiritually. My story began in Romania with a 19-year-old unwed girl who wasn’t able to take care of me. The Lord sovereignly chose adoption for me. I am blessed that…
By Michael Herrington I have always preferred the idea of grace to mercy. If someone recorded my prayers, I would guess that thankfulness for grace would far outweigh thankfulness for mercy. If I made a word cloud of all my spiritual conversations over the last 20 years, I suspect grace would be twice as big, if…
By Jessica Martinez CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Evangelical scholar and Southern Evangelical Seminary co-founder Norman Geisler spoke on the pluralistic aspect of Christianity at the school’s 20th annual Christian Apologetics conference last weekend and answered the question of whether there are several ways to God. Religious pluralism is the belief that all religions are true and…
Anthony Carter. Blood Work: How the Blood of Christ Accomplishes our Salvation. Orlando: Reformation Trust, 2013. 139 pp. $15.00. Review by David Murray The gospel-centered movement has helped innumerable churches and Christians to aim at the right target. Turning away from the easier targets of moralism, legalism, and activism, many are now taking aim at…