A good post here from Dr. Kim Riddlebarger of The Riddleblog.
Resolutions for Roman Catholic and Evangelical Dialogue
3. Furthermore, while rejoicing in our agreement that God in the Gospel offers salvation in Christ to all who will receive it, we radically disagree with the teaching of the Second Vatican Council that unbelievers may be saved by their good works, apart from faith in Christ.
Modern Reformation magazine turns 15 this year. It is the print companion to The White Horse Inn radio and Internet broadcasts.
Last year, MR and WHI took as their subject The Romans Revolution, discussing the themes of justification and sanctification in Paul's famous letter.
This year's theme is A Time for Truth. Our culture, which has embraced the idea that truth is relative and can be made to mean whatever we would like it to, crashes hard into the rocks of God's revealed will which is grounded not only in history but in absolute truth. In a nation whose President claims that "Islam is a religion of peace...", many have difficulty with the seemingly intolerant and politically incorrect words of a Savior who states, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me."
The abandonment of the concept of absolute truth has paralleled the demise of many mainline Protestant churches and has also led to some very strange ways of "doing church", as seen in both the megachurch and emergent church movements. And the cancer of radical feminism which erupted and grew throughout the 60's and 70's has metastisized rapidly, affecting the church as it warped the larger culture.
The way forward through the confusion begins with an understanding of and quest for the truth, without which it is impossible to comprehend God.
R.J.
The Way Forward
by Eric Landry
Executive Editor of Modern Reformation magazine and
Pastor of Christ Presbyterian Church in Murrieta, California
The White Horse Inn - A Time for Truth
UPCOMING TOPICS
January 21, 2007
Has God Really Said?
On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts discuss the difference between denying and distorting the truth by examining Satan's tactics in the first temptation. What are some of the ways modern Christians distort God's revealed truth? Tune in this week to find out!
January 28, 2007
Distracted from the Truth
How has the church adopted techniques from our consumer-oriented culture? How does pragmatism threaten the church's mission to be prophetic in our time? Have we been distracted from the truth? Find out this week on the White Horse Inn.
February 4, 2007
Narcissism Gone Wild
On this edition of the White Horse Inn, the hosts discuss the rise of narcissism in contemporary culture and explore how self-centeredness has become the focus not only outside of the church but also within it. How have self-help, self-worship, and preoccupation with self become dominant in contemporary faith and practice? Tune in this week to find out.
February 11, 2007
Postmodernism: Friend or Foe?
How has modernism evolved into postmodernism? What are the characteristics of this postmodern age? How do postmodern worldviews help and hinder the truth? Find out on this week's edition of the White Horse Inn.
February 18, 2007
The Emergent Church Movement
What is the Emergent Church and how is it related to postmodernism? Tune in this week as the hosts evaluate this new movement and discuss its implications for the current and future church.