Liberalism a False "Christianity"

This is a much longer post than usual for me, but I feel it is important. If it is to long feel free to skip it.

To me the importance is knowing what liberalism is so if we find ourselves in a church with these beliefs we will realize this church is not base on true Christianity.

What is "Liberalism?" Liberalism is a belief system that is parasitic on traditional Christianity, but is not Christianity.

It tries to pass itself off as Christianity by using the traditional language of the bible, but it is non-salvific and non-redemptive in nature.

Liberalism rejects the inspiration of scripture and thus rejects the bibles claims about itself. It also rejects Jesus' claims about the bible and the early churches' witness the the claims made by the apostles about scripture.

Liberalism rejects prophecy because it rejects inspiration, which is an error on the same grounds.

Liberalism redacts scriptural elements which it does not like. Liberalism thus stands over and not under the teaching of God.

Liberalism desupernaturalizes the world. Often a person is a material object and the spiritual nature of the world as witnessed by the bible is gone.

Liberalism rejects traditional salvation principles. These are the principles laid out in the Gospels and other NT books about how faith in Jesus' work of salvation in the cross alone brings salvation.

Liberalism rejects that the bible has a coherent story leading to the cross. It thus rejects the teaching of Jesus, the bible and the early church.

Liberalism replaces faith with a moralism and is a set of teaching and functions as a social club rather than a place to seek salvation.

Liberalism rejects missions since salvation is no longer a part of their agenda. Again in opposition to the teachings of the religion the pretend to hold.

Liberalism is dishonest in that it seeks unity at all costs even if it bends the truth and the creeds of it's churches.

No church is perfect but if we find ourselves in one with these features we may need to seriously question if the church is truly seeking to be faithful to God.

Historicity of Christianity

The historicity of Christianity is very important. The danger of liberal theologies is their denial of historicity of Christianity.

The power of Christianity is based in the historical nature of it. The fall of Adam and the need for a second Adam to right the wrong of the first Adam are not some vague principles, they are realities.

The cross is not a principle to live by. The cross is something to have faith in. Jesus isn't primarily a moral teacher rather he is the object of faith.

There are many principles to learn in the cross and the teaching of Jesus and they are all of great importance. But the cross and teaching of Jesus can never be viewed simply moralistically without first coming to faith in the person of Jesus.

All the moral teaching in Christianity is based on the nature of God. First we must always learn who God is and what he has done. Then we can move onto moral thought.

Starting with the moral Christian teachings of Christianity is to reverse the proper order of theology, since the moral nature of Christianity is based on having a supernatural help by which one can live.

Faith proceeds works in salvation and works are only possible after faith.