Wolves in Shepherd's Clothing

"Such as are not settled in religion will, at one time or other, prove wandering stars;  they will lose their former steadfastness, and wander from one opinion to another...  These are not pillars in the temple of God, but reeds shaken every way.  The apostle calls them 'damnable heresies' (2 Peter 2: 1).  A man may go to hell as well for heresy as adultery."  ~  Thomas Watson

As I was browsing the web today, I went to one of my favorite spots (Ligonier Ministries) to check out what was gonna be offered in their $5 Friday sale tomorrow.  Of course with this weekend being Easter, I wasn't surprised to see a theme about the atoning work of our Lord and Savior.  One statement caught my eye as I looked thru the various item descriptions:

A growing number of professing Christian theologians in our day are questioning the doctrine of the substitutionary atonement of Jesus.  One has gone so far as to describe such a concept as “a form of cosmic child abuse.”

I was curious as to who would be so foolishly bold as to make such a declaration that denies THE central doctrine of Christianity - the substitutionary atonement of Jesus Christ.  What I discovered is horrifying.

In 2003, a man by the name of Steve Chalke published a book titled "The Lost Message of Jesus".  The book title is enough to give pause, but the content is far worse in that it is heavily influenced by the heresies promoted by N.T. Wright.  These two men are an example of what Jesus warned his disciples about (Matt 7:15) as did Paul in his warning to the Ephesian elders (Acts 20:29).

In these wimpy days of milk-toast theology, I thank God for men like R.C. Sproul and my son-in-law Jeb who stand firmly on the Truth.

For an in-depth review of the book and what's wrong with it go here.