Is the gospel really sufficient for Christian unity, or are there other essential doctrines besides the gospel that we must be in agreement on as well?
Who determines how precise we must be in determining the definition of the gospel. The gospel includes penal substitution, but what if you don’t agree? Who decides what constitutes the bare minimum?
Does the gospel take away all secondary issues? Does that remove debate on secondary or non-essential doctrines, making it an unimportant matter? Do we need to lighten up on the technical precision of our doctrinal statements to bring as many people into our fellowship as possible? Is the charismatic question forever off the table for debate? What about eschatology?
Is the evangelical movement at all coherent about the gospel? I don’t think so.
These notes are rough, unedited and not a complete transcription of this session.
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