Heretics! What Divides Christians? with Francis Chan, Hank Hanegraaff and Metropolitan Yohan
Hank Unplugged: Essential Christian Conversations
The Christian Research Institute
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🗓️ 14 October 2020
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Topics discussed include: The Eucharist was supposed to bring Christians together and yet it has become so divisive—what issues are essential doctrine and what should Christians divide over? (0:20); going back to the early church to discover what is essential Christian doctrine (9:10); are we saved into the church or is being saved primarily personal? (11:15); why is there so much denominational division in Christianity? (16:30); it is not the absence of truth that damns but the despising of truth that damns (19:30); should different perspectives on the Eucharist divide the body of Christ? (23:25); the value of holy tradition (26:15); the arrogance of many Christian leaders relying on their personal interpretation as opposed to relying on the collective wisdom of the early church (35:20); deep spiritual growth begins with humility (38:35); how Hank Hanegraaff’s experiences with the local church in China changed his perspectives on many things, especially understanding deification (43:50); a lack of humility in people that are creating division within the body of Christ (48:20); searching for humility because God gives grace to the humble and resists the proud (54:35). Hank writes more in-depth on these subjects in his latest book, Truth Matters, Life Matters More: The Unexpected Beauty of an Authentic Christian Life available for your partnering gift by clicking here. https://www.equip.org/product/cri-resource-truth-matters-life-matters-more/
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| 0:00.0 | Okay, we've been talking about unity because of some of this criticism lately, which blows my mind, it breaks my heart, because the Eucharist was the thing that was supposed to bring the body together and yet it's been the most divisive |
| 0:39.5 | which you can just see that's exactly what Satan wants and you have people everywhere going you know |
| 0:46.5 | I have this opinion this opinion this opinion this opinion is like how do we come together and yet |
| 0:51.5 | at the same time we're not saying saying, hey, let's just everyone |
| 0:54.2 | get along and we're all one. There are things that should separate us from one another, |
| 1:02.3 | but what are those things? What would you say, like, this is what we must agree on? You know, |
| 1:08.5 | as it pertains to the Eucharist, maybe. I mean, what are those |
| 1:12.8 | essentials? Because I don't want to be a guy that just, you know, oh, everyone is right in the |
| 1:18.7 | sight of God. That's not what I see in the scripture. There ought to be divisions. But nowadays |
| 1:24.1 | we have people that are creating their own divisions and saying, you know, everyone is wretched |
| 1:28.9 | except for people with my theology on this issue or this issue. |
| 1:32.6 | You know, what are those things that you would say are essential? |
| 1:37.1 | Well, let me give them to you in a memorable fashion. |
| 1:41.6 | Let's use the word doctrine. |
| 1:44.4 | So maybe in a list fashion. Let's use the word doctrine. So maybe, in a listical sense, give you eight essentials of the historic Christian faith. |
| 1:53.1 | With the umbrella statement that virtually every single theological heresy |
| 2:01.8 | begins with a misconception of the nature of God. |
| 2:06.8 | And that's why, if you look at the seven ecumenical councils |
| 2:10.8 | of the church, particularly the first four, |
| 2:13.4 | what was hammered out was Christological and trinitarian truth. |
| 2:19.9 | And there's a reason for that. |
| 2:21.6 | For example, if you do not believe that Jesus Christ is God, then you yourself cannot be |
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