Joseph Loconte wrote an article in Friday's WSJ titled "Christianity Without Salvation," a review of Walter Rauschenbusch's 1907 book titled "Christianity and the Social Crisis." Fortunately I was able to link to the entire article, you should be able to read it for free. GREAT ARTICLE! YOU HAVE TO READ IT! It's very short, let me know what you think.

Two paragraphs stood out as particularly true and poignant:

As such, Rauschenbusch's gospel had little need of a Savior. It merely displaced the problem of evil--the supreme tragedy of the human soul in rebellion against God--with the challenge of social iniquities. The Kingdom of Heaven would come soon enough, if only we put our hands to the plow...

This is exactly what I wrote about here a while back, I truly believe that the leaders of the emerging church are advocating a type of postmillenial thought, similar to Rauschenbusch above, where we need to perfect the earth and prepare the way for the Lord's Second return. It's interesting that the article quotes Wallis and Campolo, two of the leading emergent spokesmen of our day. Count me out!

The Christian confession of faith, by itself, offers no guarantee that either individuals or societies will be transformed. But, for believers, not even the smallest steps forward can be taken without it.

Again, take a look at the article and tell me what you think.