Besides, Mormon beliefs are not as un-evangelical as most evangelicals think. Unlike Jehovah's Witnesses, Mormons hold firmly to the deity of Christ. For Latter-Day Saints, Jesus is not only the Son of God but also God the Son. Evangelical pollster George Barna found in 2001 that while only 33 percent of American Catholics, Lutherans, and Methodists agreed that Jesus was "without sin," Mormons were among the "most likely" to say that Jesus was sinless.It's no surprise that BYU professor Robert Millett was the co-author of the article, but one wonders what rpm has been reached by original editor Carl F. H. Henry in his grave if he's aware of this.
Most evangelicals would also be surprised to learn that the Book of Mormon contains passages that teach salvation by the merits and grace of Christ ( "There is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah" 2 Nephi 2:8) and others that require personal trust in Christ for salvation, such as 1 Nephi 10:4-6: "All mankind were in a lost and in a fallen state, and ever would be save they should rely on this Redeemer."
"The Squishy Left"--I like it! CT has some useful articles when it comes to news, but when opinion enters in, I get uptight most of the time. Why give a forum to false teachers?
I sent this quote to James White of aomin.org, and he responded here. Well worth checking out.
Wow. Hard to believe that this is the magazine of Carl F.H. Henry - the man who's explicit purpose in creating Christianity Today was to counter the theological liberalism in other publications, the man who went toe to toe with Barth, etc.
Maybe he could posthumously publish a book entitled "The Uneasy Conscience of Squishy Lefty Evangelicalism". Just a thought.
An article like that is a major blow to any remaining credibility that CT still has. I wonder if CT got as much for their soul as Zondervan got for theirs? (Okay, maybe that was a touch harsh)