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Tuesday, December 09, 2008

Don't Stop Believing

Anything with a good illustration will get my attention, there are a couple in this interview of Mark Wittmer that was recently posted at Between Two Worlds. Wittmer is a leading writer in the realm of worldview and well-worth your time to read, this interview is about his most recent book: Don't Stop Believing (not based on the Journey mega-hit).

An Interview with Michael Wittmer

I recently interview Michael Wittmer, Associate Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, on issues related to his excellent new book, Don’t Stop Believing: Why Living Like Jesus Is Not Enough.

In the article Wittmere is asked: You classify various beliefs for Christians into three categories: (1) what they must believe, (2) what they must not reject, and (3) what they should believe. Can you walk us through each of these categories?

His response: These categories are my attempt to describe the relative importance of Christian beliefs, distinguishing between those beliefs essential for salvation and those essential for a healthy Christian worldview.

This chart illustrates his point:



You can read the rest of the article here.

Blessings
Bill H

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