Quotation of the Week At one point I prefaced a line of questioning with these words: “As someone who believes that Barth is not a Christian….†Van Til quickly and decisively cut me off. “No, no!,†he exclaimed. “I have never said that Barth is not a Christian! What I have said is that an unsaved person could not come to understand the gospel properly from Barth’s theology. But that he himself is not a true Christian—this is something I have never said, and I never would say.†Van Til’s remark left a lasting impression on me. He was firm in his verdict that Barth was far removed from historic Christian teaching, yet he was still unwilling to offer a similarly critical assessment of the state of Barth’s soul. Ever since, I have tried to exercise a similar caution. It is one thing to evaluate a person’s theology. It is another thing to decide whether that person has a genuine faith in Christ. From Dr. Richard Mouw
I wish we could all have that kind of grace for our brothers and sisters with whom we disagree.