![]() “I’m just singing hymns into the darkness, in this state of what you might call cognitive dissonance, where I sort of believed two opposite things at the same time and it was torment. In the context of the class, the pastor early on, revealed that he was actually agnostic and that really kind of shook me…because by this point I had come to respect this guy, and really trust him as a pastor….Over the course of about four months, just about everything that I ever believed about God, and Jesus, and the Bible, in particular, was picked apart and explained away.” “The pastor invited me to be a part of this small class situation that he compared to seminary…. This was something that we lived as a family.” “So the Christianity that I grew up with was very wholistic…it wasn’t just a Sunday thing and it wasn’t just a church thing. How are these commands being misinterpreted by progressive Christian thoughts and ideas? (47:31) We are both commanded to love God and love our neighbor.How do you encourage Christians to educate and prepare themselves to interact with progressive Christian claims? (39:10) Progressive Christianity can be very subtle changes made to God’s Word and often seem true and good and right.(34:49) Listener Question (Erica): What are some buzz words or red flags that may point toward progressive Christian thought?.(31:07) How do progressives view the Bible?.(18:24) Share a little about what you discovered when you began to research why the Bible is the inspired, inerrant, infallible Word of God?.What is progressive Christianity and what are some of their core beliefs? (14:24) It was not a university professor that challenged all you believed, but a progressive Christian pastor.(9:22) What were some of the steps you took to dig in and research if you what you had believed as a Christian was true?.Will you share a bit of that story with us? (5:21) You have walked with Jesus a long time and as an adult you experienced a faith crisis when you began attending a Sunday School class led by one of the church pastors.Alisa Childers joins me to discuss progressive Christianity and her journey of rebuilding her faith after being taught by a progressive pastor. ![]()
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