McMahon, T.A.

The Seeker-Friendly Way of Doing Church

March 1, 2004

The “seeker-friendly,” or “seeker-sensitive,” movement currently taking a host of evangelical churches by storm is an approach to evangelizing through application of the latest marketing techniques. Typically, it begins with a survey of the lost (referred to by a leading church in this trend as the “unchurched,” or “unchurched Harry...Read more

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Questions and Responses

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Question: Is sin who you are or just how you behave; is weeping over one's sins an essential step to salvation, or does it just come later?

Question: I recently read the March 2005 Ladies’ Home Journal (LHJ) column by Rick Warren and was greatly disturbed....Comments, please.

Question: A “repentance” by Benny Hinn of having taught error in the past and a “renunciation” thereof has been published in Charisma magazine and elsewhere. What do you make of it?

Question: Pope Benedict XVI declared..."Whoever seeks peace and the good of the community with a pure conscience...will be saved even if he lacks biblical faith." Could this explain how pagans throughout history who never heard the gospel could be saved?

Question: I am struggling with the terms “surrender” and “submission.” We have all heard the saying that when we become Christians we surrender or submit to Christ. And to a certain extent this is true. I can’t even find the word “surrender” in the New Te

Question: Could you please address the church growth movement, specifically the purpose driven church and [purpose driven] life branch of it?

Question: In 2 Timothy 2:24-26 Paul talks about God granting people repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth....What is this talking about? Would you address this passage sometime?

Question: [Citing Acts 5:42 - NIV,] Rick Warren hypes different “venues” for different styles of worship and music in his church in order to...accommodate people with differing tastes....Is he reaching a bit here?

Question: If Christ took upon Himself the grave and the Lake of Fire, then there is no need of repentance and trusting Him for our salvation. Wouldn’t both penalties be paid in full?

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