“As usual the main victim is the language. The word Christian has now become fuzzy and over broad. We will now have to use the modifier Trinitarian when precision is needed to represent what 99.99% of Christians believe.”
I doubt that 50% let alone 99.99% of US Christians can give an authoritative definition of trinitarian orthodox belief.
Can you recite the Nicene creed by heart? And understand the consequential meaning of “one in being with the father” and all the other details that comprise the theology of the Trinity?
People call themselves Christian because Christ is their savior, not because they understand let alone adhere to full trinitarian orthodox belief. The term Christian is used flabbily because, frankly, the body of the church is so.
Go ahead and call Mormonism a heresy but let’s not cast stones without looking to our own churches.
If a gay Episcopalian bishop who thinks the resurrection is a metaphor says he’s Christian, you’ve got a pretty ‘wide stance’ among the faithful!
Yes.