Debating the truth of Scripture…
That’s what happened recently on Pax-TV as they televised a debate between R. Albert Mohler Jr and John Shelby Spong on a program called “Faith Under Fire”…
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“And I’m not really interested in a God who works out salvation by killing the Son of God. I find that an act of divine child abuse that I’m not drawn to at all.” - Spong
“The whole question of why Jesus died and the meaning of Christ’s cross and of His resurrection … is the very core of the faith,” Mohler said. “…Christ died in our place as the Savior who died a substitutionary death, paying the price for our sins. That’s not something that has been held by some Christians in some places. That is the heart of Christianity as held by all.” - Mohler
To get a better idea on where Spong is coming from, here is an article on a group of scholars known as the Jesus Seminar of which he is a part…
The “Jesus Seminar”: The Quest for the “Imaginary” Jesus
Tags: Theology
