Why Theology Matters in Parachurch Organizations

Christianity Today has done good work in covering the controversial comments from Exodus International President Alan Chambers and his desire to decouple unrepentant behavior from the reality and the assurance of salvation.

In this piece Chambers doubles down on his comments. You can also hear the perspectives of Russell Moore, Michael Horton, and Ben Witherington—all of whom express serious concerns about the antinomianism they are hearing.

I still think Denny Burk put this pretty well: “It appears that this has less to do with Chambers’ views on homosexuality than it does with his views on salvation. Chambers still affirms a biblical sexual ethic. He simply argues that Christians can ignore that ethic and still be considered Christians. It sounds like the non-lordship view of salvation that was made popular by Zane Hodges.”

For a primer on this issue of so-called Lordship salvation, see this older article by S. Lewis Johnson.