“Conservative Evangelicals usually think of themselves as the ones who take the Bible most seriously, but Marcus Borg and Dominic Crossan’s The Last Week shows one of the most careful and insightful readings of the Bible I’ve ever come across. The authors dig into the gospel of Mark’s day-by-day account of the week leading up to Easter, and they excavate profound insights into the political and spiritual dynamics of Jesus’ true passion - his message of the kingdom of God. Readers across the spectrum will be challenged, educated, stretched, and perhaps disturbed (in a constructive way) by this important, fascinating, and well-written book. Even those who quarrel with some conclusions will be inspired and instructed by others. Highly recommended!”
— Brian McLaren, author of A New Kind of Christian
You might be thinking, “Who cares?” What is interesting about this endorsement is that a very well known American Baptist pastor, Tony Campolo, has endorsed a book by Brian McLaren. Brian McLaren is probably the most well known voice for the heretical movement within Evangelicalism, the Emergent Church.
Now Brian McLaren is endorsing a book written by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. These two authors do NOT believe in the Bodily resurrection of Christ, nor do they believe in the inerrancy of Scripture. They are two theological liberals, who are well known for their work with the Jesus Seminar (Remember Peter Jennings’ pathetic special?).
So in essence we have outright heretics being promoted by a not so bad heretic (?) being promoted by a liberal American Baptist pastor.
I thank God His Kingdom will endure and go on despite the evils within and without the walls of the church.
Soli Deo gloria
2 comments:
The scary thing is Campolo is the most "orthodox" one of all of them, and Campolo is a pantheist.
Another proof the Emergent Church is nothing but 20th century liberalism with a warm and fuzzy exterior.
I have some indirect experience with Emergent theology and find it profoundly misleading. It makes me wonder whether anything can be called Christianity as long as it makes some reference to the two-syllable word "Jesus."
Do Emergent theologians believe in heaven and hell? If not -- if their teachings are not geared toward helping people find salvation in Christ -- then what is the point? Why publish? Why teach? Why evangelize? It seems like giftedness driven by hubris, the desire to impress one's own beliefs on others simply out of brute egotism. Why else, really, should others pay any attention to Emergent thinkers?
Or is it about membership and money?
Is this not the effort of misguided minds?
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