Nat Crawford - Executive Coach, Speaker, Leader

Last week we started looking at the areas of doctrinal agreement between Roman Catholics and Evangelicals. To read it, click here. We saw there is much agreement about revelation of Scripture, God, and human beings. We also observed a good amount of agreement on mankind. This week we'll look at our agreement about Christ, Salvation, the Church, ethics and last things. Christ - Both Catholics and evangelicals share a creedal sources, Athanasian and Chalcedonian, for the doctrine of Christ. Central to theology of Christ is He was Son of God, who became man to redeem humans to God. This redemption was through is death and resurrection.Christ is found in the Old Testament through prophecy and would be through three offices: Prophet, Priest, and King. It is by the Old Testament that Christ and His work is understood, thus central to the New Testament. To understand Christ, one must understand both the deity of Christ and the humanity of Christ. Jesus was wholly God as well as the So

This past Summer I was able to attend a lecture from a former Catholic about the important areas of agreement and differences between Roman Catholicism and Evangelicalism. In addition to this lecture I read a lengthy, but thorough book by Norman Geisler called  Roman Catholics and Evangelicals: Agreements and Differences. I had the distinct "pleasure" reducing the book down to a 3,000 words. I have received many requests for a copy of this summary. So over the next few weeks I will be adding them on the website. Enjoy. Areas of Doctrinal Agreement Revelation Catholics and Protestants disagree the apocrypha belongs in the Old Testament, but do agree that the current sixty-six books are Divinely inspired. This revelation can be known by everyone. [1]   The Old Testament laid the foundation for Salvation. The New Testament is the completion of God's plan for salvation. [2]   There is both general revelation, which is seen by everyone, so mankind would be without

In case you will be in the Lincoln area on December 7, 2013. Craig Hazen along with a handful of others will be speaking at Oasis Conference Center about 20 minutes outside of Lincoln. Craig Hazen is the founder of Biola's apologetics program. Main Session topics will include: • Evidence for the Resurrection • Comparing Christianity to other world religions • Discussing your beliefs in a respectful way Breakout Sessions will include: • Tactically deconstructing a worldview to determine its merit • Philosophical arguments for God’s existence • The reliability of the Scriptures • Objective morality Full details here . Hope to see you there!