Warren’s hope was that the series would “soften” the uncivil climate in the Christian community over doctrinal differences. I also believe that modern evangelicalism has a number of blind spots, something I’ve addressed on my blog. *While I claim the term evangelical myself, because it best fits my theological views, I don’t stay within my corner of evangelicalism when it comes to reading the writings of others. In November 2014, Rick Warren asked me to write a series of blog posts on the shocking beliefs of the great Christians who shaped the church (especially the evangelical wing).* Knowing that the heroes of our faith sometimes got it wrong will empower us to treat our fellow Christians with grace rather than disdain whenever we disagree over theology. Lewis, Luther, Calvin, Moody, Spurgeon, Wesley, Graham, and Augustine–not to downgrade or dismiss them, but to show that even “the greats” in church history didn’t get everything right. In ReGrace, he uncovers some of the shocking beliefs held by faith giants like C.S. The world watches the blood-letting, and the Christian witness is tarnished.īut what if every Christian discovered that their favorite teacher in church history had blind spots and held to some false–and even shocking–views?īestselling author Frank Viola argues that this simple awareness will soften Christians when they interact with each other in the face of theological disagreements.
Christians routinely block each other on Facebook because of doctrinal disagreements. The church is tired of seeing Christians act ungraciously toward one another when they disagree. Warning: The World Is Watching How We Christians Treat One Another 159 Twenty Reasons Why the Christian Right and the Christian Left Won’t Adopt Me 139Ģ0. Seven Shocking Statements by Billy Graham 125ġ6.
The Shocking Beliefs of Charles Spurgeon 103ġ3. The Shocking Beliefs of John Wesley 97ġ2. The Shocking Beliefs of John Calvin 69ġ1. The Shocking Beliefs of Martin Luther 53ĩ.
The Shocking Beliefs of Jonathan Edwards 43Ĩ. Honoring Those with Whom You Disagree 27Ħ. You can download the first five chapters for free. My new book – ReGrace: What the Shocking Beliefs of the Great Christians Can Teach Us Today – is now available.
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