Statement of Faith

In the last several years, I have been alarmed by a number of “new” theologies (most of them are not actually new, they’re just repackaged from doctrines presented over the centuries) that have come to the forefront of charismatic Christian groups, most often springing up from “special revelation”—here I define that as “extra-scriptural”—the proponents of these beliefs claimed to have received. Oftentimes, they’re not completely errant or heretical—just a little off. And I don’t believe, in the vast majority of these cases, the proponents are malicious in their intent to bring these doctrines to the Body of Christ. While we all have to be aware of “wolves in sheep’s clothing,” most of these proponents are well-meaning. They’re not evil, they’re just somewhat misled, or are not adept at giving a complete definition for what they’re trying to say. They’ll throw out one-liners without bothering to give a full account of what that one-liner actually means, so it can bring confusion.

So that’s why this small book was written. Partially to answer most of the questions I receive that ask, “What do you believe about…” And partially to combine quite a bit, but not exhaustively, of what mainstream Christianity has believed since 90 years after Christ ascended, all in a handy-dandy little theology book you can fit in your purse or Bible cover.