What is the Emergent Church Movement?
In recent years a new way of thinking and interpreting the Bible has crept into churches. It is subtle, often undetected for what it is, and is usually widely accepted by the uninformed. It is called the emergent church movement. The signature teachings of the emergent church movement conflict with the truths of God’s Word, leading many to embrace doctrinal error that will affect one’s understanding of the salvation message. Scot McKnight, a member of the Emergent Church Movement, in his article, “Five Streams of the Emerging Church” in “Christianity Today” describes the key elements of the emergent church movement. These five streams identify basic tenets of belief which we will find form the basis of the conflict with orthodox Christianity. *The first is prophetic rhetoric. This is characterized by provocative, sometimes divisive speech that signals their belief that the church needs a drastic change from the traditional Evangelicalism. McKnight says, “…they are beginning to live a
