Oxford Professor says the cross and death of Christ for sin under particular attack today. How true this is.
From Christianity Today UK, in this article, Dr. John Lennox an Oxford Professor, makes some very bold, but truthful statements in an apostate environment:
"History has come full circle and Christianity is seen once more simply as one among a plethora of competing alternatives, all of which are regarded by an increasing number of influential intellectuals as dangerous," stated Oxford professor Dr John Lennox at this year's Keswick Convention.
"We are called upon to defend the Gospel. It is on trial, faith is under fire, and it is not only its contents, it is the messengers, and we will increasingly find we have not only to defend the Gospel to the world but we have to defend it to believers as well."
Under particular attack, he said, is "what Paul had to say about the cross and the death of Christ for sin."
Dr Lennox, who is a Reader in Mathematics at Oxford University, turned to claims of immorality made by prominent atheist Christopher Hitchens, and God Delusion author Richard Dawkins, who denounced such a theory as madness.
"The attack is under full sway and the intensity is increasing and we need to understand and remind ourselves that Paul, the apostles and Jesus Christ stand or fall together.
"We shall have to count the cost of what it means to defend historical Christianity."
Dr Lennox also spoke of a loss of confidence.
"A danger that I see is all around ... is a loss of confidence in God's word and its authority. We have to decide what side we are on and whether we are going to stand with Paul and the apostles and have confidence in the word and maintain the faith for which many of our forefathers stood."
No where does scripture promise the Christian protection against persecution as your seeker friendly, purpose driven, signs and wonders seeking, social gospel churches of today would have one believe; real biblical Christianity promises the Christian you will be hated and persecuted as persecution and opposition to Jesus Christ and His gospel message of repentence of sin was the norm for the early New Testament Church saints.
Jesus said in Mark's Gospel "Whosoever will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross and follow me. For whosoever will save his life shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's, the same will save it. For what shall it profit a man, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?"8:34-36
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