Compare Protestant Pastors Scripture Interpretations

[mo3]

Is there a reference that compares and contrasts scripture interpretations between different Protestant pastors?

I would like to see a side-by-side comparison of the teachings from protestant pastors such as Billy Graham, Charles Swindoll, Charles Stanley, Rick Warren, John Hagee, etc.

I know they are all teaching different scripture interpretations and I would like to find a concise comparison of their interpretations.

 

[bmullins]

That would be a very laborious project, as there are not just a few differences but a great deal many. When you add someone like Arnold Murray you end up with literally hundreds and hundreds of scripture interpretations that are different than other Protestants.

 

[Luvtosew]

Is there a reference that compares and contrasts scripture interpretations between different Protestant pastors?

I would like to see a side-by-side comparison of the teachings from protestant pastors such as Billy Graham, Charles Swindoll, Charles Stanley, Rick Warren, John Hagee, etc.

I know they are all teaching different scripture interpretations and I would like to find a concise comparison of their interpretations.

Good luck, let us know when your done! I do enjoy Dr. Charles Stanley, never listened to
Warren.

 

[mo3]

That would be a very laborious project, as there are not just a few differences but a great deal many. When you add someone like Arnold Murray you end up with literally hundreds and hundreds of scripture interpretations that are different than other Protestants.

I know it would take a lot of work. That is why I was hoping someone had already done the work. I think it would be very helpful in apologetics.

 

[Safia]

I don’t know if a project like the one you mean exists, but Robert A. Sungenis, ed., did a phenomenal job in his Not by Scripture Alone: A Catholic Critique of the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Scriptura of comparing and contrasting the varied, oft-contradictory Protestant views on the doctrine of sola scriptura. The book is my leading apologetic resource when discussing with Protestants.

 

[Zenas]

There is no such reference nor could there be. First, none of these well known preachers has written very much at all, that is, compared to someone like John Calvin and his Institutes. Most only have two or three books to their credit. Stanley and Hagee have perhaps eight to ten each. So, to come up with a systematic theology from any of them would not be possible. Moreover, all of them will have certain major themes in common, to wit:

Salvation by faith alone.
The 66 book Bible is the sole source of authority for all things pertaining to faith and morals.
Once saved, always saved.
There is no such thing as sacraments.
The church has two ordinances—baptism and the Lord’s Supper- both being merely symbolic.
There is not now nor has there ever been a Vicar of Christ.
God exists in three persons—the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
Prayers to the saints are futile as well as unscriptural. The only valid prayer is to God.

This list is not exhaustive but I think I have hit the main points. On many of the finer points, they will differ. For example, they will be all over the map on matters pertaining to eschatology.

 

[Link0126]

that would be a very interesting list to see.