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Christians used to say, “If something is new, it probably isn’t true; and if something is true, it probably isn’t new.” They believed that the “old” truth in the Bible was the chief test of spiritual wisdom and Christian maturity.
But times have changed. Novelty is now the measure of the Spirit’s leading. Hence we uncritically adopt new methods for church planting and church growth, new views on Creation and other established doctrines, new styles of worship, and new views on music. We also practice new forms of praying and spiritual warfare, embrace new views on marriage, legislate new grounds for divorce and remarriage, push new leadership models on local churches, and agitate for new forms of church organization.
Are the arguments Biblically sound? Should we take a Biblical stand on these contemporary issues? In Here We Stand, some of the church’s most respected thought leaders have addressed these questions in a compelling way.
In the face of popular pressure to adopt the un-Biblical fads of our time, each of the authors of this volume challenges us to reecho Martin Luther’s determined words at the Council of Worms on April 18, 1521″ “Here I stand, I can do no other; may God help me. Amen.”
Contributors:
Daniel Augsburger
Doug Batchelor
C. D. Brooks
Ron Clouzet
P. Gerard Damsteegt
Laurel Damsteegt
Ron du Preez
William Fagal
Mark Finley
Jay Gallimore
Robert Gentry
Jim Gibson
Paul Hamel
Gerhard Hasel
Lee Roy Holmes
C. Raymond Holmes
Samuel Koranteng-Pipim
Frank Marsh
C. Mervyn Maxwell
Phil Mills
Ekkehardt Mueller
Richard O’Ffill
Andrea Oliver
Eurydice Osterman
Gerhard Pfandl
Sean Pitman
E. Bruce Price
Israel Ramos
Ariel Roth
William Shea
Wolfgang Stefani
Carolyn Stuyvesant
Walter Veith
Francis Wernick
Ellen G. White
Randy Younker