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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Does My Local Church Have Authority to Declare That I Am Not a Christian?


A new Lifeway survey found that 9 in 10 evangelicals say no. Here's how Christian leaders responded.

Jesus may have given the apostle Peter, representing the church, the “keys of the kingdom of heaven” (Matt. 16:19). But 9 in 10 self-identified U.S. evangelicals told LifeWay Research—which just published a study on evangelicals' theological awareness—they don’t believe the church has such authority. Here’s how theologians and other experts answered the question. Answers are arranged on a spectrum from “yes” answers at the top to “no” answers at the bottom. Read more

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