"The Great Emergence" by Phyllis Tickle

[ruthamyallan1]

I suspect the lady is more Alice Bailey than Man of Galilee....

[daveme7]

I guess the modernism/fundamemntalism was not 500 yrs from anything. It is called regreession analysis and there is such a wide defining to swee this as valid. Emergent Christianity is not taZUght anywhere in the scriptures unless you count the Lucifarian uprising, Adam and Eve rebelling against God, or the tower of Babnel-I guess I can see those events as an emerging uprisiong. Rebellion is as the sin of witch craft and that pretty much sums up the problems with emergent christianity

[Dpwilson420]

All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: 2 Timothy 3:16... He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.... Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.Colossians 2:8

[Artaudo]

@Dpwilson420 Given by inspiration and interpreted by someone who has a degree in how to sell cars. 1st century Palestine is not post-20th. Once again ...Read a book. Cheers!

[arabella5c]

This is a fantastic video. When I grow up I want to be like Phyllis. She is a brilliant woman. I think that what makes the current shift so spectacular is that it is converging with another shift that happens only ever thousand-1500 years or so...it is pretty incredible to be alive at this time.

You scoffers can dislike the emerging church as much as you like, but you may end up being in the position of the first century jew or the sixteenth century catholic.

[Artaudo]

@arabella5c A well thought work, contributing to the mosaic around us emerging as God in the world. Cheers!

[gtrjunky]

@Artaudo I heard very well what she said and none of it is from God's word therefore it automaticaly gets filed in the crapper. Cheers!

[SanchoKaramasow]

@gtrjunky Let me say it with the great Sören Kierkegaard;"Greetings to you, heaven's winged inhabitants, you who soar so easily upwards, while we others strive so laboriously."

[gtrjunky]

@SanchoKaramasow Hmmm...I guess since Kierkegaard is not one of the authors of scriptures then we can file that nugget in the ash can.

[StPeterscheshire1]

I do believe we are at a time of special grace. That we can compare to times of upheaval/renewal in 500 year increments is from my point a coincidence, yet a useful lens to look at other upheavals. There is a clear point, which is that faith is not stagnant.

[Strefanasha]

this is not the great emergence, it is more likely the great apostasy.

Jesus oriented? really? when it denies core doctrine, denies hell.

Besides, what is so great about the early church? after all look at who st Paul wrote letters to: debauches in corinth, legalism in galatia, proto gnostic heresy in Colossae.

these were great saints we should emulate? come now!!!!!!!!!!!!

[changeishere2008]

I think the Emergent church will end up printing a new custom bible that will appeal their followers.

[changeishere2008]

what are we emerging to? i hope it's more people coming to the Lord and getting saved. I hope it's to more community based Evangelism and missions for the glory and kingdom of God!

[john17v17]

Phyllis must be right, we can find the number 500 in so many places! Job 1:3 tells us that Job owned 500 yoke of oxen and 500 female donkeys! Also, have you noticed how when you post a YouTube comment, you are allowed 500 characters! Amazing eh?! Also, I just opened a tin of baked beans, counted them, and guess how many there were? 500!

What a silly idea that we should get truth from God's eternal word, rather than looking for patterns we have made up and superimposing them on history!

[9791ben]

I think Jesus, who said, "I am The Way, The Truth, and The Life," doesn't have a problem with "Christian particularity." He started it!

The flat tire I got this morning on the way to work speaks volumes against this being a "virtual world." I'm all for allowing technology place in helping us carry out our Commission, but we can't make our Commission subservient to our technology. You have to get your hands dirty.

And "passion" didn't sustain centuries of martyrs. The Truth did.

[Strefanasha]

@9791ben well said sir!!!!! but then emergence is not about truth it is about passion. so they reject truth that became dead as it was not belived in the mainline churches they are reacting to, so they get truthless passion: madness!

[tdanielsmnr]

I think most of you are missing the boat here. I think she makes a strong point about Christianity reaching back to it roots within the first three centuries. During those first three centuries we see the church being apostolic and reaching into the community and meeting people where they are at. I think she is only saying that the church of this generation must be met where it is at. This is a virtual world we live in now and how are going to communicate the gospel through it.

[lpilgrm]

@tdanielsmnr how do we communicated? by the methods described in scripture. the public preaching of the Word and the distribution of the sacraments. these are instituted by Jesus himself. this generation must be met where they are at by challenging their presuppositions. emegents seem to want to make the gospel relevant rather than let it speak for itself. its a dangerous business trying to marry the church to the dominant philosophy of a culture. the gospel usually gets lost in these attempts.

[CrystalIrismusic]

lets face it....God will only reach you through the technology and means of an apple laptop!! there are some Vineyard churches promoting this BS

[HalieusOPsuche]

This IS the Great Apostasy.

This Woman Phyllis Tickle Has NO Fear of the Lord & is a Worker of Iniquity.

The Great Falling Away Must Occur before the Son of Man returns....This is it !!!

[changeishere2008]

@HalieusOPsuche

why do you say that?

[Strefanasha]

@HalieusOPsuche I think so too, it certainly looks more like a great apostasy than not. whether it is the big one before the tribulation etc is IMO another matter

[BereanBeacon]

Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Matthew 7:13-15

[BereanBeacon]

And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: Philippians 3:9

[espunde]

Yes Jesus meant what he said; he said he was the only way to heaven, that not everyone would be saved, that he came to redeem only certain people the father had given to him, that he was the son of God, in the flesh, the messiah, that he would return in judgement, &c. Heretics and apostates never tire it seems of spitting on God and his Word. And a news flash for emergents, Christianity is very particular, one has only to read the OT and NT to find it, but of course, you all deny scripture.

[lahridon2000]

I contracted "Phyllis Tickle" a few months ago - very irritating epecially if it speads to your balls - dont worry a good anti-fungal takes care of it in a few days!!!

[Ogdinthorpe]

LOL!

[espunde]

I know I probably shouldn't have laughed my head off at this, but her name does sound like a weird disease.

[CrystalIrismusic]

THANKS !! I got my hand sanitizer right here and will quickly use it.

[N2truth7]

Listen carefully at 2:06

[gtrjunky]

I've got news for you Tickle...there is a remnant of true biblical christians that are rising from the only true reformation of the reformers. This "myth" that you're purporting is a load.

[gtrjunky]

@BobCorker

You can disagree all you want but God does not "raise" up anything that contradicts His word. I'd like to know which reformers you are referring to and how you came to the conclusion that they didn't understand this???

[gtrjunky]

@BobCorker I would suggest that if true christians adhere to the sound, biblical teachings of orthodoxy, then they should distance themselves from this group. The likes of Tony Jones, Phyllis Tickle, Brian Maclaren and Rob Bell are not part of the group you spoke of.

[gtrjunky]

@BobCorker There's a little too much ambiguity in your assertions. I wonder what Ken Hagin would say?

[luis1coelho]

@gtrjunky agreed, all these people are heretics and are destroying christianity on purpose. Their New Age ideologies seek to change fundamental chrsitian values, these are liberals wanting to get rid of christianity, these are people wanting to establish on earth the One World Religion, aka, the religion of satan. As a catholic, I have ben finding these ideologies in parishes, disguised as sound teachings, using the same termonology but with different meanings, which is a key technic to deceptio

[gtrjunky]

@luis1coelho Interesting points you made. It seems that this "movement" has injected it's poison into many places. I'm glad you've been able to recognize it and warn others. Keep up the good work.

[benitosuave]

You can pick any events spaced 500 years apart to make this point. Why not the council of Nicaea? Why not the rise of the cults? It doesn't fit into her 500 years nonsense.

This is just a creative way to deny scripture, that has been under attack since it was written.

Turn from your denial of the gospel and look to Christ in whom alone is salvation.

[benitosuave]

This is why Paul does not permit a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man.

[aideenj]

Don't you people think maybe she might maybe have a point?

[lahridon2000]

Umm....no.....no...listened to it a few times - definetly no point - thats what makes it so appealing to postmodern knuckleheads I guess!!

[Artaudo]

@lahridon2000 The point would be ...Experiential practice. Read a book. Cheers!

[terriergal]

Tell me Phyllis, why do you diss Scripture and then claim its authority when telling people how to have a life 'Shaped by the Word'?

[deiner]

She's not dissing the Scripture. She's asking, "What now of the authority," in respective to the practice of Christianity. In pointing out the circumstance of things right now, the locus of authority in the Scripture has been eroding, especially when it comes to the issue of slavery, equality of women, divorce, ordination of women, and gay issues. I think she's done good observations.

[walksbyf8h]

I agree with the previous comment. It should be noted that many people are going to listen to her simply because of her accessible demeanor. And big words do not a "Saving Faith" make. There is salvation in only One Name, and that Name is Jesus Christ - the Jesus Christ of the Bible - not someone's imagination.

[terriergal]

This woman is a heretic.