Panel discussion of Brian McLaren's A New Kind of Christianity
In a previous news item (entitled 'The danger of key emerging leader's teaching') I provided a link to a trustworthy review of McLaren's newest book. But due to the impact he has and is still having I have concerns that our people are aware of the danger of this man and his teaching. You can find his books, including his recent book, in Christian bookstores in our city and he is promoted by various pastors and Christians actively.
However, Brian McLaren has revealed himself as a man who does not hold to the Christian faith. I would suggest that he is a liberal - not a Christian, at least based on his own writing and teaching. He has given up on the core elements of the Christian faith. We seldom take a stand like this to name people but one of our roles as elders is to help protect the church from wolves in sheep's clothing.
This book is not about a 'new kind of Christianity' but rather promoting a false kind of Christianity.
Now we recognize that there is significant diversity within Christianity and this is why we like the idea of:
- On the majors conviction,
- On the minors tolerance,
- and in all things love
When we talk about the 'majors' this refers to the truth that you must hold to certain core teachings to be one who stands within the Biblical definition of Christian, born again, follower of Jesus Christ. Deviate from one of these and you no longer have a Christian (at least according to Scripture) faith.
If you want to dig deeper into this here is a panel discussion (an hour long) about his book and the valid concerns and errors the book has. This is a panel facilitated by Dr. Albert Mohler involving some profs from Southern Seminary.
(source for this video is -
http://www.sbts.edu/resources/chapel/chapel-spring-2010/panel-discussion-a-new-kind-of-christianity-brian-mclaren-recasts-the-gospel/?play=true)