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Defining the Borders of Christianity

My Facebook feed was recently lit up with the news of the conversion to Eastern Orthodoxy of Hank Hanegraaf, known best as the "Bible Answer Man."  Such a defection evoked one blogger to say that Hanegraaf had " left the faith ."  Is that the case?  Did Hank Hanegraaf really leave the Christian faith? Or have Evangelicals, particularly American Evangelicals, defined the gates of the Kingdom even more narrowly than God Himself has? I have lately struggled with defining the boundaries of Christianity.  The Bible makes it clear that practice and doctrine are both important when it comes to recognizing who is truly within the realms of orthodoxy, but how much must one believe to be considered a Christian brother?  Are we going to condemn millions of sincere Christians who have been under the tutelage of poor teachers?  I have difficulty with such a broad condemnation, and yet, ignorance is certainly an obstacle to true faith. I was raised with a pretty sim...