Belonging Before Believing?
Two reasons “belonging before believing” is a bad idea:
—It’s theologically impossible.
—It gives people what they want—community, acceptance, love—and thus potentially undermines their perceived need for Jesus.
Two reasons “belonging before believing” is a bad idea:
—It’s theologically impossible.
—It gives people what they want—community, acceptance, love—and thus potentially undermines their perceived need for Jesus.
Michael Lawrence is the senior pastor of Hinson Baptist Church in Portland, Oregon.
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