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“Ashamed of hell”

“Many in the church today have universalism simply as a hope. Though they may not preach it dogmatically, they don’t eliminate the possibility that all will be saved in the end. We may call them the ‘wishful universalists.’ I have…

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Not orthodox enough for Zondervan?

When Zondervan says you do not fit within the parameters of their mission, you know you’re in trouble. Zondervan (along with IVP) pretty much defines broad margin, big tent evangelicalism these days. Large publishing houses like Zondervan are also very…

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“No Doctrine Stands Alone”

The latest controversy over the doctrine of hell has raised the larger of issue of Christian doctrine in general. It is no surprise that there are certain doctrines, not least of all the gospel itself (1 Cor 1:18ff) which offend…

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Doubt as a badge honor…

The latest flap over Rob Bell’s views of hell and salvation have raised once again the post-modern infatuation with doubt and uncertainty. Even as post-modernism has largely been consigned to the intellectual trash bin, the emergent kids still think it…

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Rob Bell on Good Morning America

Thanks to Denny Burk for linking to Rob Bell’s appearance on Good Morning America.The story features a tweet posted from Josh Harris which gets to the point: “There’s nothing loving about preaching a false gospel.” The report also features Al…

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Not only our liberty but our duty…

“One thing is clear to us, we cannot be expected to meet in any union which comprehends those whose teachings on fundamental points is exactly the reverse of that which we hold dear. Cost what it may, to separate ourselves…

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Evangelicalism and the rise of secularization

On Wednesday I was able to attend the annual Gaffin Lecture Westminster Theological Seminary. Al Mohler was the speaker and his lecture was entitled: “On the Other Side of Complexity: Christian Conviction in the Late Modern Age.” It is an…