Evangelical Syncretism: Seeker vs. Sinner

Does an unregenerate man bear a spark of the divine that draws him to a relationship with God, or is he utterly lost in the total depravity of his sin nature? While that might seem like an obscure theological question, don’t dismiss it as merely fodder for academic debates. It’s an immensely practical question—with implications … More Evangelical Syncretism: Seeker vs. Sinner

Evangelical Syncretism: Rethinking the Reformation

Evangelical Syncretism: Rethinking the Reformation by Cameron Buettel and Jeremiah Johnson / Monday, November 11, 2019 The following blog post was originally published on February 25, 2015. —ed. Exactly two years ago, as the Roman Catholic Church was preparing to elect its current pope, the GTY blog published several articles from John MacArthur exposing the heresies of the Catholic … More Evangelical Syncretism: Rethinking the Reformation

Evangelical Syncretism: Therapeutic Confusion

Evangelical Syncretism: Therapeutic Confusion by Jeremiah Johnson / Friday, November 8, 2019 – The following blog post was originally published on February 23, 2015. —ed. The language of therapy has a stranglehold on our culture. Children don’t lie anymore, they tell stories. Serial adulterers have been re-branded as sex addicts. Drunkenness is now an alcohol disorder—in fact, addiction … More Evangelical Syncretism: Therapeutic Confusion

Evangelical Syncretism: Submitting to Feminism

Evangelical Syncretism: Submitting to Feminism by Cameron Buettel – Monday, November 4, 2019 — The following blog post was originally published on February 19, 2015. —ed. It is no coincidence that the rise of feminism in the twentieth century paralleled an unprecedented push for female clergy in Western churches. With the shifting views and priorities of the culture, … More Evangelical Syncretism: Submitting to Feminism

Inerrancy and Evangelical Syncretism

Inerrancy and Evangelical Syncretism by Cameron Buettel Monday, October 28, 2019 The following blog post was originally published on February 13, 2015. —ed Among evangelical Christians, the word syncretism usually conjures thoughts of third-world missionaries who blend their religion with the indigenous pagan practices they encounter. A visitor to my home church related a conversation he’d had with … More Inerrancy and Evangelical Syncretism