Posts tagged Schleiermacher
The Fragmentation of Christian Perspective- with special attention given to the Book of Acts (3/4)
The Fragmentation of Christian Perspective- with special attention given to the Book of Acts (3/4)

“In essentials unity, in non-essentials liberty, in all things charity,”[1] but what are the essentials?  While both R.C. Sproul and John MacArthur can share a pulpit to give their differing positions on baptism (infant vs. believers baptism respectively), and speak at the same  conferences, the fact remains that if R.C. Sproul were faithfully attending MacArthur’s church he still would not meet the requirements for membership and therefore could not join.  While the general concept of baptism is necessary in order to be unified with the essentials o

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Church History, Biblical Theology, Church PracticesCorey J. McLaughlinSchleiermacher, hermeneutics, church planting, house church, missional, Acts, Gordon Fee, Doug StuartComment
"What is Theological Fragmentation?" A Four-Part Leadership Series Pointing the Church Forward
"What is Theological Fragmentation?" A Four-Part Leadership Series Pointing the Church Forward

At the 2017 ERA annual meeting, President Steve Brown of BICS presented the idea that the major barrier to unity within the Advent Christians is “theological fragmentation.”  The major proposed solution, assuming one accepts the premise, was a call for a hermeneutical reformation (a la Kaiser as exemplar) to reinvigorate and reestablish basic, core, essential principles of interpretation in hopes of gaining unity of mind together. 

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Pastors, Dialogue, Church History, TheologyCorey J. McLaughlinseminary, steve brown, christian education, Edward Farley, Walter Kaiser, Jeff Reed, Bernhard Ott, Robert Banks, Schleiermacher Comment