AN ATHEIST JOINS A CHURCH

Dr. Albert Mohler's daily commentary today tells of an open atheist in Austin Texas who recently joined St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Dr. Mohler asks three questions.

1. Why would an atheist want to join a church that identifies with Christianity?
2. How could any church justify accepting an atheist to join the church?
3. Can a church that has allowed itself to move this far from theological orthodoxy ever be recovered?

Mohler notes, "The loss of biblical vision for the local church is one of the greatest tragedies of our times, leading to a weakened Christian witness and a deadly theological confusion both within and without the church. This is not a problem limited to one denomination or to a single congregation.

Read the whole thing here.