"That's Entertainment!" (White Horse Inn) [4of5]

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(Credit to Youtube user JJBibleMinistry for the opening clip)

February 3, 2008 Commentary:
That's Entertainment!

Hello and welcome to another broadcast of the White Horse Inn. Well there's no business like show business. And from the look of things, the church in America agrees. I don't even need to recount examples in order to substantiate that claim. If you have been around a fair number of churches these days you are bound to know what I am talking about. I used to think that American Christianity was just accommodating to the general cultural trend that Neil Postman described in his book, Amusing Ourselves to Death. But after reading a spate of culture histories, have come to realize that the church actually helped create our culture of entertainment. Once upon a time the church was the only show in town, for rich and poor, princes and peasants the spectacle of the Medieval Mass was high drama. In fact the relative difficulty of the Reformation in reaching the lowest classes was probably to some extent at least due to the attachment of the masses to mysterious rituals, processions, morality plays, and similar attractions. Convinced that the Bible should be heard, read, and understood by everybody in their own language the Reformers introduced Europe to wide-scale literacy with an emphasis on an educated ministry for a well instructed laity.

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Our subject is "That's Entertainment: Confusing Church and Theater from Finney to the present."


Oldtruth.com has been dealing with the issues presented in this program for a few years now. You can find a lot of information involving various topics concerning the "seeker"-sensitive movement here:
http://www.oldtruth.com


TeamPyro has been deals alot with the "emergent church" of digressives. You can find information here:
http://teampyro.blogspot.com

Category:

Education

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• rick
• warren
• newspring
• church
• granger
• robert
• scheuller
• Aimee
• Semple
• McPherson
• pentacostalism
• bill
• hybels
• white
• horse
• inn

[Bibeltemplet]

What's this - the Pharisee talk show?

[LaneCh]

So you define Pharisees as believers who judge things righteously as to where the Bible defines them as unbelievers in Jesus Christ who give you works to do to earn your righteousness that they don't do themselves. ...Interesting.

[Cmey2k]

you know what, your guys videos are edited a little too good, i think your borderlining theatrics and i think you need to repent.

[LaneCh]

The editing isn't the issue; the content is. Hypocrites use the same mentality as you: "As long as the outside of the cup looks well, who cares about the inside?" Believers in Jesus the Christ don't rationalize like that.

[diligentile]

She is reminiscent of a carnival worker calling passers by to come try one of the midway games. "Step right up"

[LaneCh]

I'm not sure if I could agree more.

[nickybadboy50]

Aimee was a sort of precursor to the Paula White's and Benny Hinn's of today.

[voiceofelijah2012]

@LaneCh then how do you explain davids sins? How do you explain Peter's sins? How do you explain Mark's sin? If you judge a preacher or servant of God by their mistakes or bad choices, then where will YOU stand when others judge you by your failures? Or are you above sin and reproach?

[1969YoYoMa]

I am sure a large majority of us truly has a passion for Christ and will enjoy the majesty of being in God's presence one day together, but the Bible is self-authenticating and should be read and understood as a whole and from a redemptive historical perspective, not simply concentrating on a few verses in Ezekiel or Acts. If someone is promoting a gospel contrary to one that places God and His sovereignty as the center piece, then it is our job as Christians to rebuke them in love.

[onewayroad238]

I'm surprised the WHI gang hasn't mentioned anything about Marjoe Gortner. There's a shocking story to say the least, and a perfect example of how this sensationalism has numbed the church's discernment and how very crafty people can use such a situation to their advantage.

[bendecidaporDios100]

@Bibeltemplet LOOK WHO'S JUDGING, READ EZEKIEL 22:26-29

[stlgtrace]

And as much of a greedy, vain con artist as either of them!

[darinstambaugh]

how sad your alls lives must be to have nothing to do but to criticize those who do the work! just because you can youtube doesn't mean you have anything to say

[Clemburke1111]

As useual she was a broken woman.

[strech7951]

sounds similar to Osteen, not talking about sin much, I mean ever

[mayartay]

I think Cmey2k was just kidding. Good work on the videos!