Don Miller -- author of "Blue Like Jazz" and "Searching For God Knows What" writes,
"I think it is more safe and more beautiful and more true to believe that when a person dies he will go and be ...
Don Miller -- author of "Blue Like Jazz" and "Searching For God Knows What" writes,
"I think it is more safe and more beautiful and more true to believe that when a person dies he will go and be with God because, on earth, he had come to know Him, that he had a relational encounter with God not unlike meeting a friend or a lover or having a father or taking a bride, and that in order to engage God he gave up everything, repented and changed his life..." (p156, Searching For God Knows What) "The message is that ... if they ask forgiveness ... then God will forgive them. (p124, Blue Like Jazz) ... all ... he really needed to do was place all his love and faith in Christ... the early message of grace [was] of repentance toward dead works and immorality in exchange for a loving relationship with Christ." (p121, 190, Searching For God Knows What)
This is clearly salvation by works.
And when you believe salvation by works, you can never be sure if you've "done enough" to be saved. Thus, notice how uncertain Don Miller is...
"At the end of the day, ... I am lying in bed and I know the chances of any of our theology being exactly right are a million to one... (p206, Blue Like Jazz) Lately I have been thinking about the verse in Scripture that says to work out your salvation in fear and trembling (see Phil. 2:12). I take this to mean salvation isn't something you go around feeling sure of..." (p204, Searching For God Knows What)
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Hey guys, I'm not sure God wants us to attack this (misguided) guy on the video or Donald Miller. Potentially, just by bashing either one of them, we're being a teeny bit hypocritical ourselves. Let's stop picking apart the details in each other, shall we? Part of that whole plank in the eye thing.
Perfect example of something I can't stand about discussing theology with other Christians. You actually agree with Donal Miller, but somehow end up accusing him of heresy. Your comment that lumps Miller in with "come up to the front to be saved" theology is completely refuted by the quote you just used from his book. I actually disagree with Don from that quote. I don't think we need to doubt our salvation. But you end with us doubting too. Two actions are required; we must repent and believe.
you're an idiot. miller preaches nothing but a RELATIONSHIP with jesus christ, over religion. you're accusations are false and heresy. but he also acknowledges that in having a RELATIONSHIP with jesus christ, and not merely "believing in him" or "acknowledging" he's there, change will come. he preaches love. you obviously haven't read the gospels, or you yourself would realize that is what jesus preached.
WOW!!!!! You are so far off base! Donald Miller Isn't saying ANY of the things you are implying! He obviously states that Relationship with Christ is required!
Wow, dude who posted video, you clearly didn't "get" the book. Your accusations make absolutely no sense and the text your using from the book actually backs up millers point. You clearly didn't understand the words you were reading on the page, maybe ausies read upside down or something? But seriously, are you really just looking for attention on youtube? Because your accusations are invalid and frankly make me thing your kind of a nut who has a weird church in his basement. But Jesus loves U 2
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this video is retarted