Scripture Over Experience

“The trouble is that the experience thus maintained is not Christian experience. Religious experience it may be, but Christian experience it certainly is not.” —J. Gresham Machen

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Is your faith built on the rock of God’s Word or the sand of human feelings? In Lecture #4, we dive into J. Gresham Machen’s fiery takedown of liberal Christianity’s lies. Why does the Bible’s unique account of God’s saving acts trump modernist “lived experience”?

From 1920s pulpits to today’s PCUSA votes, Machen’s warning rings true: only Scripture defines Christianity. Join us to uncover why the Bible stands alone—and why it’s worth defending.

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This lecture was prepared for the adult Sunday School class at the First Congregational Church, Woodbury, Connecticut and delivered on June 1, 2025.