There is no such thing as Christianity with without doctrine which discriminates true beliefs from false beliefs just as there is no such thing as a country without borders which discriminates citizens from aliens.

So, to be a Christian is to necessarily reject false beliefs, believing some people to be wrong. It makes no sense to say you don’t judge other beliefs as wrong yet are still a Christian. By definition, you are not. Quit trying to avoid persecution by a feigned faith which misdefines grace as someone who does not draw lines. Grace presumes the existence of lines or grace is no longer grace.

When a Christian says that it is not his place to say the Muslim, Mormon, or Atheist is wrong, I say it is not your place to claim Christ.

The central borders of the Christian faith start and end with the person and work of Christ. Get these wrong and you are in a different country.


C Michael Patton
C Michael Patton

C. Michael Patton is the primary contributor to the Parchment and Pen/Credo House Blog. He has been in ministry for nearly twenty years as a pastor, author, speaker, and blogger. Th.M. Dallas Theological Seminary (2001), president of Credo House Ministries and Credo Courses, author of Now that I'm a Christian (Crossway, 2014) Increase My Faith (Credo House, 2011), and The Theology Program (Reclaiming the Mind Ministries, 2001-2006), host of Theology Unplugged, and primary blogger here at Parchment and Pen. But, most importantly, husband to a beautiful wife and father to four awesome children. Michael is available for speaking engagements. Find him everywhere: Find him everywhere

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