Theism: We Are Good And Have Great Hats

Pastor Mark Driscoll examines Luke 2, where an angel announces the birth of Jesus, Christ the Lord, to shepherds in a field. The angel reveals how we are to see Jesus. We are not to insert him into a false ideology (e.g., atheism, deism, pantheism/panentheism, or theism) that offers no hope, no good news, no savior. Rather, we are to praise Jesus like the angels, Mary, and the shepherds did.

This clip is taken from the sermon "Christ the Lord," preached by Pastor Mark Driscoll at the Mars Hill Church Ballard campus in Seattle, Washington, on November 15, 2009. It is the 8th sermon in our sermon series, "Luke's Gospel: Investigating the Man Who Is God."

To watch the full sermon, visit: http://www.marshillchurch.org/media/luke/christ-the-lord

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[jacobcake]

And Norse paganism is not a religion, it's a relationship with the living Loki, Thor.....

[BritneyAddicted4EVA]

@TheDom66 Amen! It's all about Jesus. He wants our heart, not our performance.

[Lifescythe]

On the take your beating note, how do we reconcile the idea that our sin is paid for and we will never see what Revelation 20 calls "the second death" with the idea that in the Bible we do see God striking people with sickness and even death for their sins in THIS life (I Cor 11:30)? In that sense is God not a "punishing father who gives us disiplinary beatings for the purpose of justice and restoration?

[samske7892]

34 people wear crazy hats

[sooperfukker]

@TheDom66

Pastafarianism is not a religion, it's a relationship with the living noodly appendages of the Mighty Spaghetti Monster!

[TBlenx1995]

@TheDom66 Well, no it is a religion.

[MrCartoonguy]

@Diachi26 I am no longer going to argue with you. We have exchanged thoughts, some fiery, some cheeky and amusing. However, I would like to say that I hope you save yourself. I hope you find that real thing that surpasses the "televised spirituality". The bible holds many great things. It has keys to other things, other truths which are also great. As you said before, the reader can be faulty or arrogant. If so, do not listen to him then. Find the truth yourself. Many do not see it and preach.

[MrCartoonguy]

Saying that subjective moral values lead to misery and suicide is something beyond your remit. It also shows that you need your morals given to you. Mine are in built. A conscience. Many people have them. Some of the wealthy billionaire evangialists do too. I worked in psychiatry for years. Ive seen that drugs, religion and family are the the common stressors. Most mental illness is biological and has nothing to do with belief. You said he was stating the facts? Panentheism isnt in the bible

[MrCartoonguy]

@Diachi26 I am trying to promote more people in religion to be humble. Stop using bible text to frighten people. For every vicars sermon or point the opposite can be argued back in all rightiousness in another chapter somewhere in the book. Slamming all other religions so undiplomatically is professional. Wording is everything. FEAR should not be used to control Xtians either. It is a lesser practice of maniputlation. I love the notion of christ and the good in that but it should not be stripped

[MrCartoonguy]

@Diachi26 AD Hominem if you like but he is still behaving very oppresively and tyranically in his preaching. Let me ask you, how many armies of satanists have fought wars or burned as many young women and killed many native american indians? How many wiccans have raped and pilaged in the name of their gods in comparrison to the church? THE TRUTH? I know of people in churches who have affairs, suicides, and experienced mental illness. I have seen quite a few vicare paedophiles to in the media.