Progressive Christianity: 10 Commandments

[Scrawly]

Over at 'Canon Fodder' Michael Kruger has started a series on "The 10 Commandments" of progressive Christianity in response to a devotional by Richard Rohr. In short, he argues that liberal/progressive Christianity is not Christianity at all. I agree. I think liberal/progressive Christianity is untenable in light of basic biblical doctrine and worldview considerations.

I assume much of it will be elementary to seasoned believers, but it doesn't hurt to be refreshed in such matters.

[Faber]

Yeah, they should make today's Princeton University professors read it.

[mikewhitney]

Especially with liberal Christianity's intrusion, a scholarly writer can have a hard time saying that something is being viewed from a 'Christian' perspective, since 'Christian' is used by so many groups.

I am inclined to speak of confessional Christianity, especially identifying something like adherence to the Apostle's creed. Even this can have wiggle room such that we speak of someone who holds to the creed(s) as a true belief without any reservations.

[KingsGambit]

#4 is the one I'd question in that they appear to be both non-negotiable. The New Testament spends far more time discussing orthopraxy than orthodoxy.

[mikewhitney]

#4 is the one I'd question in that they appear to be both non-negotiable. The New Testament spends far more time discussing orthopraxy than orthodoxy.

Many of the points in that list would be fine for all Christianity depending on the meaning ascribed to them. The problem is whether someone is willing to give up the truth of the gospel in order to do an action.

Orthopraxy is essentially tied to orthodoxy. You act properly because you understand things properly. The best example is evangelism which would be messed up if your doctrine was completely wrong.

[KingsGambit]

Many of the points in that list would be fine for all Christianity depending on the meaning ascribed to them. The problem is whether someone is willing to give up the truth of the gospel in order to do an action.

Orthopraxy is essentially tied to orthodoxy. You act properly because you understand things properly. The best example is evangelism which would be messed up if your doctrine was completely wrong.

I agree with this, and that the occupational hazard of liberal Christianity is ignoring orthodoxy. I think the reverse is true but not quite as common.

When I first became a moderator, Dee Dee was in charge. I suggested that if a lack of orthodoxy could keep one of the Christianity areas on this site, a lack of orthopraxy should as well. She told me that idea was not worthy of consideration but I thought that was strange because of where the NT emphasis lies.

[demi-conservative]

I suggested that if a lack of orthodoxy could keep one of the Christianity areas on this site, a lack of orthopraxy should as well.

Does this include being self-righteous, holier-than-you lib???

[One Bad Pig]

Many of the points in that list would be fine for all Christianity depending on the meaning ascribed to them.

Eh, some of them would be fine with added caveats.

Orthopraxy is essentially tied to orthodoxy. You act properly because you understand things properly. The best example is evangelism which would be messed up if your doctrine was completely wrong.

From an Orthodox perspective, that would mean that any non-'high church' Protestant is far from orthodoxy indeed.

[demi-conservative]

Eh, some of them would be fine with added caveats.

From an Orthodox perspective, that would mean that any non-'high church' Protestant is far from orthodoxy indeed.

They would say same thing about Orthodox, 'if you really love God why are you doing evangelism more?!'

[One Bad Pig]

They would say same thing about Orthodox, 'if you really love God why are you doing evangelism more?!'

I suspect that, for once, you left out a word which would materially change the meaning of your sentence.

[demi-conservative]

I suspect that, for once, you left out a word which would materially change the meaning of your sentence.

Good catch!!!

'If you really, really love God and life, also light that He gives, also fellow men, why aren't you doing evangelism more?!'

[hedrick]

You do understand that those 10 commandments were not written by actual liberal Christians, right? If this was all true, we wouldn't spend so much time studying Scripture and doing theology. I think we all understand that what we do is based on what we believe. So beliefs are important.

[KingsGambit]

Does this include being self-righteous, holier-than-you lib???

Probably not, but any reasonable definition of orthopraxy would exclude you.

[demi-conservative]

Probably not, but any reasonable definition of orthopraxy would exclude you.

Let demi know when you stop lapping up of Fake News, then maybe it will be meaningful to talk about truth!