Machen on the Bible: Reflections on Christianity and Liberalism Chapter 4 “The Bible” (Part 1)
Can a person receive the Bible as mostly true, but not true in every respect, as older German liberals alleged? Read Machen’s 100-year old “nein!”
2.28 Michael A. G. Haykin • Reading • “John Gresham Machen, Defender of the Faith”
Machen knew that emptying Christianity of its historical claims would leave only a lifeless shell behind. True spiritual life is not opposed to history, but is produced by a God who acts in history.
The Religion of the Broken Heart: Brief Reflections on the Contemporary Relevance of Christianity and Liberalism Chapter 3 “God and Man” (Part 2)
How is Chapter 3 of Machen’s Christianity and Liberalism relevant today? In at least three ways.
The Religion of the Broken Heart: An Explanation of Christianity and Liberalism Chapter 3 “God and Man” (Part 1)
Where does true piety come from? Not from a religious experience, but from God, in his word, revealing both our great sin and his glorious grace.
John Gresham Machen, Defender of the Faith
Machen knew that emptying Christianity of its historical claims would leave only a lifeless shell behind. True spiritual life is not opposed to history, but is produced by a God who acts in history.
Machen on the Necessity of Christian Doctrine: An Application of Christianity and Liberalism Chapter 2 (Part 2)
Is it possible to have Jesus without doctrine? And how is doctrine related to the Christian life?
Machen on the Necessity of Christian Doctrine: An Explanation of Christianity and Liberalism Chapter 2 (Part 1)
Christianity has always been rooted in both history and doctrine, and without these roots, it becomes something altogether different.
Lessons to Learn from Christianity and Liberalism a Century Later
Few books make more than a passing squeak in the orchestra of Christian history. And some books are so compelling that their deep sound resonates even 100 years later.
