Promoting Agnosticism

Steven Furtick is a very prominent pastor in Charlotte. Much has been written elsewhere about his leadership and his church.

In the clip below, he essentially argues that other pastors must allow new converts to be agnostic. That is a novel approach for which I don’t recall any biblical basis:

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4 thoughts on “Promoting Agnosticism”

  1. I agree with you but I can relate to what Furtick is saying – note the difference. No doubt, countless people have made a rehearsed, pastor-led, confession of faith because in that moment, that is what they desired but once the knees have been dusted and the tears of guilt and pain are wiped away, the lack of knowledge and understanding creeps in with doubt in toe. THIS is exactly where the body of Christ has failed our brothers and sister who are brand new to the faith. We should be coming along side these new converts and mentoring them into a mature, sure faith. Instead we give them a swag bag of useless crap, except for the church logo coffee mug, and send them on their way. We treat new believers like being a Christian is a drive thru – get your salvation order and move on. If we had modeled our churches after the first century church, we could have avoided untold millions who have walked away from the church because no one invested in helping them navigate scripture, sound doctrine, and the walk of a true follower of Christ. So I get where Furtick is coming from – we have doubts. All of us, if we’re honest, have doubts sometimes – lose a loved one, battle an illness, suffer under broken relationships – can make us doubt God’s plan for us.
    I agree with you, when professing a life that’s been handed over to an Almighty God, it needs to be sincere but it’s up to the Body of Christ to nurture them into the family of faith and that’s the root of the problem.

  2. There is fire in fire in Furtick’s belly and he is on solid biblical ground when he challenges what his pastor is doing.

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