Alister Begg on the Manhattan Declaration

There are several Christians for whom I have the utmost respect who have signed their names to the Manhattan Declaration (J. Ligon Duncan, Wayne Grudem, Tim Keller, J. I. Packer, Bryan Chapell, Al Mohler, and others). But as I read the Manhattan Declaration, I couldn't sign it in good conscience. Alister Begg has very eloquently given his own convictions on this issue. This is the same reason I initially didn't feel comfortable signing the document.

Begg writes:

Why then have I chosen not to append my name as one of the initial signers? Because of my convictions about the nature of the Gospel, and the importance of Christian co-belligerency being grounded in it. The activity of the Christian as a citizen engaging in co-belligerency over civic and moral issues is not the same as the declaration of Christians mutually recognizing the reality of each other’s faith.

You can read Alister Begg's entire statement here: http://www.truthforlife.org/resources/article/manhattan-declaration/.

You can download and read the Manhattan Declaration here: http://www.manhattandeclaration.org/.