Creed and Cross

What an early Christian confession reveals about the atonement

I don’t like social-media-fueled Christian controversies. Much of the hand-wringing feels overwrought, much ado about nothing. Or worse, it’s full of people capitalizing on someone’s missteps in order to elevate their own voice or promote their own brand.

That’s how I felt when Christian “Twitter” exploded over John Mark Comer’s comments about a book he…