When ‘Christ-Centered’ Undermines Christ’s Word: A Review
The sermon presents a Christ-centered hermeneutic that, in practice, deconstructs the doctrine of Scripture. It commits three primary errors: 1) It undermines biblical historicity by labeling Genesis 1-11 'mythic-poetic' and questioning the reality of accounts like Jonah 2) It creates a false dichotomy between the person of Christ and the words of the Bible, weakening the principle of Sola Scriptura. 3) It offers a deficient definition of inspiration, shifting it from the objective text to the subjective experience of the writer and reader. The sermon represents a significant compromise with liberal higher criticism, classifying it as Path A (Pergamum).