I wish it had occurred to Mohler that a reason for the "exhaustion" not mentioned by him may well be the flaws in the older Evangelical tradition. If Evangelical Christianity gives the impression of being little more than a sour & negative condemnation of everybody else, no wonder people aren't attracted by it. Yet Christians are supposed to be attractive, to be lights in the world.
Is there any form of Christianity that looks remotely similar to the first century believers? It is constantly evolving as a response to improvements in the external society. Religion has moved from countless gods to one, and is getting closer to the true number all the time.
It doesn't matter what a mans name is or what credentials he has or what level of intellect or vocabulary he possesses. All are sinners destined for the judgment and eternal torment. Those who know Jesus, not those who know about or have learned lots about but those who truly know Jesus will be saved and only these. No one else will escape God's wrath. You can't read the bible and not see that God is HOLY and He must punish sin. If you don't know Christ you are doomed.
Actually no.When peoplelike McLaren taught what they taught in the past-this brought the origin of fundamentalism in the first place. Whether one is seen as a winner in the first place is truely not how we think. Does this not seem a bit counterintuitive to what the emergent church teaches about the in or out groups? Not every Christian thinks this way let alone fundamentalists-in weakness Christ is strong. In weakness and strengthless people is when God works not when we are strong!
Our future history books will tell us that organized religion was the driving force for setting our world back thousands of years. When in fact, we can all agree that there is a God. And this God is good. Instead, we have allowed religion to divide us, and destroy us. And evil plan, made by evil people. Not by God. The world will never be a Godless world. A peaceful world, will be a world without mascots.
I wish it had occurred to Mohler that a reason for the "exhaustion" not mentioned by him may well be the flaws in the older Evangelical tradition. If Evangelical Christianity gives the impression of being little more than a sour & negative condemnation of everybody else, no wonder people aren't attracted by it. Yet Christians are supposed to be attractive, to be lights in the world.
5355vbxjbj76rvn 7 months ago
Is there any form of Christianity that looks remotely similar to the first century believers? It is constantly evolving as a response to improvements in the external society. Religion has moved from countless gods to one, and is getting closer to the true number all the time.
AdUtrumquePeratus76 8 months ago
It doesn't matter what a mans name is or what credentials he has or what level of intellect or vocabulary he possesses. All are sinners destined for the judgment and eternal torment. Those who know Jesus, not those who know about or have learned lots about but those who truly know Jesus will be saved and only these. No one else will escape God's wrath. You can't read the bible and not see that God is HOLY and He must punish sin. If you don't know Christ you are doomed.
servant714 10 months ago
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Are you one of those Poes?
wimsweden 10 months ago
I'm glad that fundamentalists are afraid of people like Brian McLaren and Doug Pagitt. It means that they're losing.
violentlygraceful 1 year ago
Actually no.When peoplelike McLaren taught what they taught in the past-this brought the origin of fundamentalism in the first place. Whether one is seen as a winner in the first place is truely not how we think. Does this not seem a bit counterintuitive to what the emergent church teaches about the in or out groups? Not every Christian thinks this way let alone fundamentalists-in weakness Christ is strong. In weakness and strengthless people is when God works not when we are strong!
daveme7 1 year ago
Our future history books will tell us that organized religion was the driving force for setting our world back thousands of years. When in fact, we can all agree that there is a God. And this God is good. Instead, we have allowed religion to divide us, and destroy us. And evil plan, made by evil people. Not by God. The world will never be a Godless world. A peaceful world, will be a world without mascots.
SpinThis1 1 year ago
And we get one step closer to a world without religous extremists. One step closer to a secular world. It feels so good!
We owe it to the availability of information (the internet). It seems technology, the very thing that may doom us, may save us after all.
RelaxGodfolk 1 year ago
I've come across this guy recently as the author of the introduction to a really interesting book by Peter Rollins.
newgeorge 1 year ago