http://afcmin.org/ateam/678/interview-with-david-wells-part-i Helping plans come together, one post at a time Sun, 03 May 2015 14:00:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.9 http://afcmin.org/ateam/678/interview-with-david-wells-part-i/comment-page-1#comment-3043 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:25:00 +0000 http://afcmin.org/ateam/?p=678#comment-3043 Good interview. We need to consider what is happening in our churches. I have made the following more general observations.
In recent years, we have witnessed the explosion in growth of nondenominational churches under such labels as community churches, fellowships, and mega-churches. Although some of these churches are excellent, some of these churches are not only rejecting denominational standards, they are also rejecting or ignoring well-established doctrinal standards as well. Some of these churches primarily market themselves to seekers who want to feel good without truth or doctrinal restraints.
Even though doctrine is simply defined as “teachings”, some of these nondenominational churches, and even some denominational churches, portray doctrine as unnecessary, divisive, or worse.
However, doctrine cannot be avoided unless a preacher or teacher just quotes Scripture without making any summary or other comment. We need to determine how important is truth. We need to determine how important is sound doctrine. We need to determine which doctrine of salvation is best supported by Scripture. We need to determine how important it is to believe and teach the true doctrine of salvation.
I explore these issues at my web site http://www.reformeddoctrine.org
Yours truly,
Bill Hornbeck

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