The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum Emmaus

That is actually inaccurate, Tom. Surely, that is one of the motivations of the seeker-friendly philosophy. However, what lies underneath it; i.e., the basis for this motivation is heretical doctrine. First and foremost is the denial or diminishing noetic effects of the Fall; it is semi-Pelagian to one degree or another. Secondly, and in conjunction with this is the denial of the doctrine of Total Depravity. Thus, a sinner can be attracted to Christ by external means, e.g., pop psychological principles, Madison Avenue marketing techniques, etc. Thirdly, and although there may be the rare exception, by and large the vast majority of seeker-friendly adherents preach/teach another gospel; i.e., an Arminian concept of soteriology (salvation), aka: Sandemanianism (Easy Believism). Fourthly, the seeker-friendly heresy holds to a totally different Ecclesiology (doctrine of the church), wherein worship is man-centered rather than Christ-centered and determined by God Himself as to content and "style". Yes, there is much more than I could include here about the myriad errors that are inherent in the "seeker-friendly" doctrine. But the point is that the "motivation" is but the result of a foundation built upon sand.

In His Grace,