BEFORE YOU WATCH "AG2: CHRIST CRUCIFIED"
This is an important note for those watching "AG2: Christ Crucified," particularly for those who plan to screen this as a church. In our first film, "Christ Alone," all of our requests for interviews from the prosperity camp were ignored or rejected. In this film, four individuals from the progressive and humanist side of the debate agreed to be interviewed by us for the film. We allow these individuals to express their opinions about scripture, even though we disagree with what they believe. The film’s position is that their views about Christianity (particularly the atonement) are outside of the bounds of historic Christianity. We are thankful that these men participated and cooperated in making this film possible. We believe that their involvement is valuable in making this film a helpful apologetic tool for Christians to understand the thinking of those who identify as progressive Christians. Pray for them, and if you interact with them on social media, thank them for their help in making this film possible.
This is an important note for those watching "AG2: Christ Crucified," particularly for those who plan to screen this as a church. In our first film, "Christ Alone," all of our requests for interviews from the prosperity camp were ignored or rejected. In this film, four individuals from the progressive and humanist side of the debate agreed to be interviewed by us for the film. We allow these individuals to express their opinions about scripture, even though we disagree with what they believe. The film’s position is that their views about Christianity (particularly the atonement) are outside of the bounds of historic Christianity. We are thankful that these men participated and cooperated in making this film possible. We believe that their involvement is valuable in making this film a helpful apologetic tool for Christians to understand the thinking of those who identify as progressive Christians. Pray for them, and if you interact with them on social media, thank them for their help in making this film possible.
Our first subject is Bart Campolo (son of Tony Campolo), who, in his very first lines in the film, explains how he lost his faith; the film follows his journey from progressive Christianity to secular humanism (atheism) and compares it to the journey of Russell Berger, who journeys from atheism to Christianity. Bart is always titled “secular humanist” and his perspective on God’s sovereignty, homosexuality, hell, the exclusivity of Jesus Christ in salvation, penal substitution, and the resurrection, are all countered with the opposite (biblical) perspective through Russell Berger, etc.
Tony Jones is labelled as “co-founder of the Emergent Church movement,” and author of “Did God Kill Jesus?” Throughout the film Tony explains his problems with the doctrine of penal substitutionary atonement, and argues that God doesn’t need be to be just in order to forgive sin. All of Tony’s arguments are met with a biblical response, which we believe makes our film’s position clear.
Finally, John Williamson and Adam Narloch of The Deconstructionist Podcast are featured. As the film progresses, we see that they are influenced by and share many of the same beliefs as Richard Rohr and other progressive leaders.