God The Progressive View of God and Grace

God The Progressive View of God and Grace

God & Grace 1. Almost exclusive emphasis on grace 2. Subjective definition of grace

Progressive View of Scripture. . . if and when something in the Bible strikes us to be in stark contrast with what our own hearts and minds somehow know deep down in our spirits to be true (or not true), we are not honoring God by setting aside what our own experience and living has taught us. In fact, most progressive Christians would insist that it is unwise, unfaithful, and potentially catastrophic to disregard what our own hearts know. . if and when something that ‘the Bible says’ at face value or first reading seems to be in great tension with what we know through our own experience to somehow be or not be true, progressive Christians have learned to be open to the possibility that what the Bible seems to be saying may actually be out of sync with the very will and character and intentions of God. Bryan J. Sirchio, The 6 Marks of Progressive Christian Worship Music (2012).

God & Grace 1. Almost exclusive emphasis on grace 2. Subjective definition of grace 3. Theological “evolution” 4. Avoidance of language of wrath, judgment, and punishment

Response 1. The need to study all of the Scriptures 2. The need for warnings 3. The dangers of idolatry