Steve Gaines on Liberal Protestanism

Wow! My computer was at the computer doctor's for a whole week. I almost went stir crazy. But I am baaaack.......

A pastor named Steve Gaines has written an interesting book entitled, When God Comes to Church. The reason I call it interesting is because he's a Baptist pastor (Southern Baptist I believe) but seems to be more Charismatic without actually calling himself or his church Charismatic. But then, I'm learning this is becoming more and more common in Baptist churches.

In the chapter entitled, "Liberalism," he writes,

In my opinion theological liberalism has sent more people to hell than the effects of secular humanism and radical atheism combined.


I couldn't agree with that statement more as I grew up in liberal Protestanism. I don't think most evangelicals understand it or its dangers which is I guess why so many formerly very evangelistic churches, collees and seminaries are drifting into it.


Here is another quote from that chapter,

Liberals [he's talking here about theological liberals, not political liberals necessarily] start out denying the accuracy of Scripture and before long they're denying the authority of Scripture. "We don't care what the Bible says about this or that; we're going to do what we think is best."


An excellent encaspulation of what the core problem of liberal Protestanitsm is.