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5.0 out of 5 stars A Mighty Blast Against Modern Evangelism, May 27 2004

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Roy Ingle "The Seeking Disciple" (Lexington, SC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000 (Hardcover)

Since Jesus saved me in 1992 I have struggled with much of modern evangelism and the evangelical church at large. Many of the books, methods, and ideas of the modern evangelical church just did not line up with Scripture. My first reaction was that I was simply theological ignorant and once I went through Bible college I might could define and defend modern evangelical practices such as altar calls, the "sinner's prayer," and many other modern tools of evangelism. However, four years of Bible college did nothing to change my mind.

Iain Murray gives us a book that speaks directly to these problems. Just where did modern altar calls, the "sinner's prayer," decisions for Christ, and other forms of evangelism come from. They most surely did not come from the New Testament. So Murray traces their history and shows the compromise of the evangelical church. Charles Spurgeon fought the Down-Grade Controversey and now the Church is full of down-graders like Billy Graham, Bill Hybels, and the entire Campus Crusade For Christ. In fact, go into most evangelical churches and preach against altar calls and you will be stoned before you can reach the door.

Read this book and repent for not giving all credit and all glory unto God alone, the author and finisher of our faith (Jonah 2:9; John 6:44; 1 Corinthians 1:30-31; Hebrews 12:2).

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5.0 out of 5 stars Shockingly Provacative, Oct 20 2001

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Kenneth B Pagano (Louisville, KY United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000 (Hardcover)

It has been said that only fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Well, I do not believe Mr. Murray is a fool, and he certainly is no coward. Undoubtedly he is unafraid to write what he believes to be the truth regardless of the repercussions. Such is the case with Evangelicalism Divided. This book may be more than many American readers care to digest, especially since it delves into the polity of the Church of England. Yet this book demands a wide and careful reading due to its grave implications, specifically in that it addresses the idea of what constitutes a genuine Christian. Not to mention issues that should concern American Evangelicalism, most notably, Billy Graham. Mr. Murray provides thorough references to back up his claims. Should his position indeed prove to be valid, the following statement may in deed be true: "In our generation, other than the Pope, no individual has done more to lift up the name of Jesus than has Billy Graham. Conversely however, no one individual, other than the Pope, has done more to eviscerate the actual power of the gospel message, than has Mr. Graham." Such are the implications of Evangelicalism Divided. Lines will be drawn in the sand and taking sides will be unavoidable. However this book does not deserve to be passed over. It must either be soundly refuted or widely distributed for all those concerned with true reformation and the biblical gospel.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Want to know about unity...?, Jun 22 2004

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This review is from: Evangelicalism Divided: A Record of Crucial Change in the Years 1950 to 2000 (Hardcover)

Considers the last 50 years of Anglican and Evangelical history. A bold book which speaks out against unity for the sake of unity, upholding instead unity around Biblical truth. The surprise lay in how fundamental to the Christian faith were the issues skirted over by some evangelicals in pursuing this compromising unity - what is a Christian and how are we saved? Frustratingly short on Bible references in the first half of the book, this improves as Murray considers the Biblical view of unity in the latter half of the text.

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