A HANDFUL OF PEBBLES
Theological Liberalism and the Church
By Peter Barnes. Banner of Truth. 88 pages. £5.50
ISBN 978-0-85151-977-7
The root of unbelief is actually moral, not first of all intellectual. The opponents of Christ had plenty of evidence of his deity through his miracles, but still they refused to believe (John 10.25,26).
But with a weak understanding of sin, many in broad evangelicalism do not see this and think that the main obstacle for unbelievers is intellectual. So they search for a form of ‘Christianity’ which non-Christians will find more easy to believe. This is the door which leads to theological liberalism and through which many are beginning to step.
The re-emergence of heavy shepherds
What would you think if you received a letter from your church leaders that read like this? ‘Are church members …