The Public Forum - Part 3: Addressing the 2009 FCEMF Letter

 

On Tuesday, May 30, 2023, the FCEMF held its public forum.

An entire section of the public forum was dedicated to asking Mr. Lenhart to respond to the claims made against him in the original FCEMF Letter published in 2009. Here is his response to those six claims:


1) The FCEMF claimed Mr. Lenhart erred in the topic of The Nature of God, saying:

 – Modeling God tends to depersonalize God, describing him as “a set of noncontradictory principles,” and to limit God’s sovereign ability to act according to his will.

  1. Did Modeling God teach this?

  2. What did Modeling God teach in this area?

 


2) The FCEMF claimed Mr. Lenhart erred in the topic of The Nature of Christ, saying:

 – Modeling God says that Jesus is not fully God in his essence and nature, but only becomes fully God through his choices and actions.

  1. Did Modeling God teach this?

  2. What did Modeling God teach in this area?

 


3) The FCEMF claimed Mr. Lenhart erred in the topic of The Nature of Sin, saying:

 – Modeling God says that sin is not the violation of God’s objective standard, but is subjectively and relatively defined, depending upon the understanding and experience of the individual.

  1. Did Modeling God teach this?

  2. What did Modeling God teach in this area?

 


4) The FCEMF claimed Mr. Lenhart erred in the topic of The Nature of Grace and Salvation, saying:

 – Modeling God denies salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. Instead, salvation depends upon the actions of the individual moving toward righteousness. The atonement of Christ on the cross has little or no role in the salvation of individuals. Grace is the divine influence on a person, for which the person must “pay” through accumulated acts of righteousness.

  1. Did Modeling God teach this?

  2. What did Modeling God teach in this area?

 


5) The FCEMF claimed Mr. Lenhart erred in the topic of The Nature of Prayer, saying:

 – Modeling God sees prayer as an exchange between God and the person praying. Only if the person praying has accumulated enough favor with God will the prayer be answered.

  1. Did Modeling God teach this?

  2. What did Modeling God teach in this area?

 


6) The FCEMF claimed Mr. Lenhart erred in the topic of The Basis of Theology, saying:

 – Modeling God bases its theological system almost entirely upon logic and self-authenticating assertions, with little attempt to base its teachings upon the revelation of God in Scripture. There is little attempt to engage with 2,000 years of Christian theology, other than to simply dismiss it.

  1. Did Modeling God teach this?

  2. What did Modeling God teach in this area?




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