Bryce Crawford
Bryce Crawford
Pastor Michael Grant cautions believers about Bryce. In "The Problem with Bryce Crawford" and his follow-up discussions—his concerns are primarily about discernment not Bryce Crawford's personality. His main points include:
●The Gospel is not to be presented as therapeutic but Redemptive.
Grant argues that Bryce often emphasizes that Jesus saved him from depression, anxiety, and emotional struggles.
He believes the biblical gospel should primarily emphasize humanity's sin, Christ's atoning death and resurrection, repentance, and faith—not chiefly personal well-being.
An emphasis on God's love without enough emphasis on sin and repentance.
Grant contends that Bryce's public evangelism frequently stresses God's love while giving comparatively little attention to God's holiness, judgment, repentance, and the cost of discipleship.
He worries this can produce an incomplete understanding of conversion.
●Concern over charismatic influences.
Grant points to Bryce's testimony involving Todd White and expresses concern that Bryce has been influenced by teachers associated with charismatic or Word of Faith movements.
Grant sees this as a potential theological red flag
●Platforming questionable teachers.
In later videos, Grant criticizes Bryce for interviewing or associating with controversial figures (who claim to be Christian) that evangelicals regard as teaching serious doctrinal error or are outright false teachers.
His argument is that giving these figures an uncritical platform will confuse & even decieve believers.
●Discernment in Christian media.
Grant repeatedly encourages Christians not to follow influencers based on charisma, popularity, or emotional impact.
Instead, he urges viewers to evaluate every teacher by Scripture and sound doctrine.
■Did Pastor Grant call Bryce Crawford a false teacher?
Yes, in "The Problem" video Grant argues that Bryce's teaching is serious enough to warrant that label, chiefly because he believes Bryce presents an incomplete gospel and is influenced by teachers Christians consider doctrinally unsound.
He has more recent videos on him too, to call you to disceenment abiut platformed believers so you don't blindly follow bad and false ones.
Some might be championing Bryce as someone who speaks truth and stands up for truth such as here when addressing Islam and falsehoods of other religions and beliefs. But Bryce might also seems to be speaking falsehoods (and likewise not be telling the truth) when he speaks about Christianity and the Gospel.
Someone can correctly identify error in other religions and still be wrong or incomplete in their own teaching. Someone professing Christ like Bryce could speak against false beliefs like Islam, while also presents an incomplete/false gospel by emphasizing God's love and personal healing more than focusing it on the true Gospel: sin, repentance, and Christ's atoning work. The point is that standing against one falsehood doesn't automatically make everything else a person teaches biblically sound. Christians are called to test all teaching against Scripture, regardless of how bold or effective someone may seem in other areas.
The core of Christianity is the Gospel of Jesus. Secondary issues can be studied and corrected as you grow in the Faith. But if you place your faith in a false gospel, then you are not in the Faith nor are you saved. The Gospel is the doorway to true Christianity.
We need to be better discerners, and not follow after nor platform people who preach a false/incorrect Gospel. The false gospel that Jesus fixes all your problems at salvation or gives you a good life after salvation is a false gospel. God is Holy and calls us to repent of our sin, and put our trust in Jesus to save us. Our best life isnt here but with Him in eternity.
Be like Bereans who studied the Word to see what is true. And follow truth.
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Jesus said "Repent and Believe the Gospel"
Mark 1:15
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