White Horse Inn

On this bonus edition of the White Horse Inn, we're presenting a wonderful exchange that Michael Horton recorded with R.C. Sproul back in September of 2008. 

On this bonus edition of the White Horse Inn, we're presenting a wonderful exchange that Michael Horton recorded with R.C. Sproul back in September of 2008. 

Many Christians in our day, whether liberal or evangelical, declare that there is hope of eternal life apart from explicit faith in Jesus Christ. In fact, according to one survey by George Barna, 35% of America’s evangelical seminary students agreed with the statement, “God will save all good people when they die, regardless of whether they’ve trusted in Christ.” On this program the hosts will discuss our need to recover the clear theology of a text such as John 14:6 in which Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me.”

Many Christians in our day, whether liberal or evangelical, declare that there is hope of eternal life apart from explicit faith in Jesus Christ. In fact, according to one survey by George Barna, 35% of America’s evangelical seminary students agreed with the statement, “God will save all good people when they die, regardless of whether they’ve trusted in Christ.” On this program the hosts will discuss our need to recover the clear theology of a text such as John 14:6 in which Jesus says, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through me.”

For the last half century or so, contemporary Christian faith and practice has been focused on positive and uplifting stories of personal transformation along with a kind of unbridled optimism about what each of us can do with God’s help. But in doing so, has the church ended up downplaying the negative aspects of biblical truth? In order to present Christianity as attractive to others, have we gotten rid of Hell? That’s the focus of this edition of White Horse Inn.

What are the fruits of Christ’s victorious death and resurrection, and how are they distributed? The hosts will answer this question by exploring Ephesians 4 and Psalm 68. After introducing the gifts that Christ has given to his church, they challenge us to consider how a recovery of these things can provide lasting nourishment and health for the body of Christ.

What are the fruits of Christ’s victorious death and resurrection, and how are they distributed? The hosts will answer this question by exploring Ephesians 4 and Psalm 68. After introducing the gifts that Christ has given to his church, they challenge us to consider how a recovery of these things can provide lasting nourishment and health for the body of Christ.

In his farewell discourse, Jesus explained to his disciples that

At the heart of the good news is the fact that Jesus lived and died in our place, and that our right standing before God is based on his finished work, rather than on our own poor attempts to fulfill God’s just requirements. On this program we’re concluding our series on the person and work of Christ with a special conference address by Michael Horton. He explains what it means to rescript our lives in the light of God’s story of redemption as he walks through the logic of the book of Romans.

When telling others about the resurrection of Christ, objections inevitably arise. So how are we to answer someone who claims that Jesus didn’t actually die on the cross, or that the gospel accounts contain myths and legends that were added over time? Joining the panel for this discussion is Craig Parton, author of Religion on Trial and The Defense Never Rests (originally aired June 5, 2011).