User:Lou Martuneac


 * Lou Martuneac is the author of In Defense of the Gospel (IDOTG).

This book that was written to provide biblical answers to the errors of the Lordship Salvation interpretation of the Gospel. Lordship Salvation is an interpretation that has been widely popularized by a number of men in evangelical circles, most notably Dr. John MacArthur.

Upon release of IDOTG a great deal of discussion and debate was renewed over Lordship Salvation. The author interacted and continues to interact on line with many on both sides of the Lordship debate. Shortly after the debates began Martuneac opened the In Defense of the Gospel http://www.indefenseofthegospel.blogspot.com blog to serve as a home base for his book and open discussion of Lordship Salvation.


 * B.A. Telecommunication, Michigan State University. M.A. Bible Exposition, Pensacola Christian College.  Missionary to South Africa (1993-1999) through Baptist World Mission.  Vice President Calvary Baptist Theological College (1996-1999), Johannesburg, South Africa.

The Crossless Gospel
In May 2007 Martuneac turned his attention to what has come to be known as the "Crossless" gospel. This is a reductionist interpretation of the Gospel that was originated by Zane Hodges and is the official position of the Grace Evangelical Society, (Bob Wilkin- Executive Director). The Crossless gospel is held to almost exclusively by a shrinking cell of theological extremists in the Grace Evangelical Society (GES). The GES is a faction within the broader Free Grace community, but under the influecne of Zane Hodges have steadily drifted far from a balanced view of the biblical plan of salvation. They have come to the point of insisting that the unsaved can be born again without being aware of, knowing, understanding or believing in the deity, cross and/or resurrection of Jesus Christ. Some of the GES Crossless advocates also insist a lost man can consciously reject the deity of Christ and still be born again. The GES faction no longer speaks for or represents the broader Free Grace community. Some GES men refer to their view as Refined Free Grace Theology. Their view, however, has more appropriately come to be known as REDEFINED Free Grace Theology.