Jul 22 2008
Can you be a “Christian” and not believe in the deity of Jesus?
[Ken Silva & Alpha and Omega Ministries]
Ken Silva asked:
Can you be a Christian and deny the Deity of the Savior you profess to believe in? Yep. And further you can even be inducted into the Southern Gospel Music Hall of Fame as was Joel Hemphill in 2007.
Read the story here.
Phillips, Craig and Dean’s songs have been standards for years in Contemporary Christian Music. Their successful career in Contemporary Christian Music and popularity among evangelicals is impressive; even more so when it is realized that the members of Phillips, Craig and Dean (PCD) are Oneness Pentecostals who deny essential Christian doctrines, including the doctrines of the Trinity and of justification by faith alone!
Read more here.
[From me]
First, this isn’t to cast stones at Mr. Hemphill or PCD. I disagree with Mr. Hemphill and PCD. But it is a story that is in the news and worthy of discussion. Where do they get this teaching? Groups like the Way International and of course the “Gnostics” of the 1st century believed this.
Do you think someone can be a follower of Jesus without believing in His deity?
What do you think?
