{"id":10131,"date":"2024-02-16T19:55:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:25:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/5-signs-your-church-might-be-heading-toward-progressive-christianity\/"},"modified":"2024-02-16T19:55:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T14:25:38","slug":"5-signs-your-church-might-be-heading-toward-progressive-christianity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cccfornews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/16\/5-signs-your-church-might-be-heading-toward-progressive-christianity\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Signs Your Church Might Be Heading toward Progressive Christianity"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Several years ago, my husband and I began attending a local Evangelical, non-denominational church, and we loved it. We cherished the sense of community we found among the loving and authentic people we met there, and the intelligent, “outside the box” pastor who led our flock with thought-provoking and insightful sermons. Sadly, the church started going off the rails theologically, and after about a year and a half, we made the difficult decision to leave. Today that church is a self-titled “Progressive Christian Community.”<\/p>\n

Back then I had never heard of “Progressive Christianity,” and even now it is difficult to pin down what actually qualifies someone as a Progressive Christian, due to the diversity of beliefs that fall under that designation. However, there are signs\u2014certain phrases and ideas\u2014that seem to be consistent in Progressive circles. Here are 5 danger signs to watch for in your church:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. There is a lowered view of the Bible<\/h2>\n

One of the main differences between Progressive Christianity and Historic Christianity is its view of the Bible. Historically, Christians have viewed the Bible as the Word of God and authoritative for our lives. Progressive Christianity generally abandons these terms, emphasizing personal belief over biblical mandate.<\/p>\n

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  • The Bible is a human book…<\/em><\/li>\n
  • I disagree with the Apostle Paul on that issue…<\/em><\/li>\n
  • The Bible condones immorality, so we are obligated to reject what it says in certain places…<\/em><\/li>\n
  • The Bible “contains” the word of God…<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Related Resource: Listen to Alisa Childers on our FREE podcast,\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>The Becket Cook Show.<\/em><\/strong><\/a>\u00a0All of our episodes are available at\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/strong>LifeAudio.com.<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n