Whitten(3)

Last time we saw that Whitten believes the religious world unwittingly lied to people for centuries. On page 144, he states that the Church remains stuck in “the spiritual framework of legalism”. To Whitten, this framework keeps Christians in bondage to sorrow, suffering and spiritual fatigue by claiming that God demands effort of obedience. Accordingly,… Continue reading Whitten(3)

John Crowder

Well now we weren’t planning on starting out with John Crowder. But since we quoted him in our previous post, we thought we may as well go with that. Crowder was not our top pick to start with because he seems a bit more extreme than men like Tullian Tchividjian and Tim Keller or even… Continue reading John Crowder

Questions to consider

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Grace means primarily the free, forgiving love of God in Christ to sinners and the operation of that love in the lives of Christians. ~A. M. Hunter (Professor Emeritus of New Testament, was formerly Master of Christ’s College, Aberdeen.) Christians live every day by the grace of God. We receive forgiveness according to the riches… Continue reading Questions to consider

Hyper-Grace, what does it teach?

So, what is Hyper-grace? The short definition: Hyper-grace emphasizes the grace of God to the exclusion of other vital teachings such as repentance and confession of sin. This emphasis also excludes God’s holiness and love. They fail to note God’s call for followers to be righteous. Hyper-grace pits God’s grace against God’s justice. Concerning forgiveness… Continue reading Hyper-Grace, what does it teach?