tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111802929460493692.post328574196425572986..comments2020-07-15T20:17:58.292-07:00Comments on Nailing it to the door. . .: Christopher Hitchens Interview -- More evidence bad theology drives people away from JesusDan Martinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01635080266346679464noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111802929460493692.post-56096193644655504672010-10-14T05:48:20.151-07:002010-10-14T05:48:20.151-07:00Fascinating question, PJ (btw, intrigued by your s...Fascinating question, PJ (btw, intrigued by your screen name). I don't have a ready answer. My instinct tells me that idolatry is more onerous than unbelief...in particular unbelief that is rejecting an actual falsehood. I could be off-base, however. It's worthy of further thought.<br /><br />In any case, your reference to the warnings to false teachers is spot-on, and something about which we as believers should be far more cautious than we usually seem to be.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by!Dan Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635080266346679464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5111802929460493692.post-44169402839160431352010-10-13T21:51:21.973-07:002010-10-13T21:51:21.973-07:00Yes, if the gospel is going to be an offense and s...Yes, if the gospel is going to be an offense and stumblingblock, we'd best have the right gospel. And it strikes me that the idea of penal substitution really blunts the warnings about how teachers will be judged more strictly. Even your sins of false teaching are 100% forgiven, so in the grand scheme of things there isn't much need to worry.<br /><br />Is it better to believe in no gods than to believe a false one (such as the one described by most penal substitutionary models)? Does God prefer disbelief to idolatry?ψευδἸωάννηςhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13949482622420773023noreply@blogger.com