The Highway Forums General Discussion Open Forum 'Mere Christianity' by CS Lewis a Review

Perhaps I failed to make myself clear in my response to you??

DeYoung's criticism of Lewis' view of the atonement is what I am mainly wanting to address. His criticism of Lewis' error(s) concerning the atonement is NOT correct because he faults Lewis for not being agreement with his own faulty view. Yes, Lewis' view of the atonement is woefully wrong and so is DeYoung's view. Sooooo, someone could easily read that section and believe that DeYoung's view of the atonement is the orthodox view of the Church and thus biblical, which it is most certainly not. I'm going to assume that you didn't even pick that up, correct?

Thus, that is why I asked you to critique DeYoung's statement(s) on the atonement in his criticism of Lewis, which thus far has been ignored. It would be most helpful for you to do so and put your thoughts here so that many others can benefit from them and/or the exchange that might ensue thereafter.

Lastly, I know you like Mark Dever and have made several 'excuses' for things which are unacceptable and not consistent with biblical teaching. But the truth is, he IS most definitely involved with the New Calvinist movement. The same is true of Albert Mohler, who I once had great respect. You should simply accept the fact that men who were once sound in the faith, at least in appearance, do fall away from the truth and get involved in unbiblical ventures, heresy and sinful behavior. And the vast majority of those who do such things are leaders within the church. There are a number of once notable men who taught at Westminster Theological Seminary who are now teaching damnable heresy. This is true of pastors as well. Such things are not to be seen as unusual but rather they are prophetic fulfillments which the NT clearly tells us will happen. The difficulty is sometimes when it becomes personal and/or it happens close to home. One's response is most important; either try to explain it away and defend those guilty, or accept the fact, pray for them but do what is necessary to expose them and prevent or at least diminish their negative influence with the hope of keeping many from being carried away with them.

Now, please read through that very small section of DeYoung's criticism of Lewis' views of the atonement and share your thoughts on DeYoung's view, albeit it is quite short but I think telling enough.