In the below video, John Piper challenges us (in particular church leadership) to do something that may/will cost you everything.
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I’ve been absent for a while, and I hope the content of this post doesn’t make you think I’ve lost it. Last week Mark Driscoll was on Nightline with three others discussing the reality/existance of Satan. I didn’t count, but my guess is that he gave the gospel no less than 3 times and pointed to Jesus as the remedy for evil at least a dozen times.
Mark rocked ‘em! This will take about an hour of your life, but it is well worth it. WATCH
While I have been contemplating/working on a rough draft of my next post, The Evils of Higher Criticism, I ran across this great interview of Dr. Wayne Grudem. Yes, you seminary students and graduates will recognize what is probably his most famous book: Systematic Theology. In this interview by C.J. Mahaney you will find out about the devotional life and reading habits of a man that is amazingly committed to his Lord.
One of the great parts of this interview is Grudem’s discussion regarding his devotional prayer time.
“I find in those times of quietness, when I’m not praying about anything in particular but simply resting in the Lord’s presence, that he will bring to mind solutions for problems, or people I need to contact, or things I need to write, or things I should not spend time doing, or any of a number of other things. I also find that over the course of the entire Bible reading and prayer time a deeper sense of peace and rest in the Lord’s presence comes on my heart.”
I hope to have my post ready for you later today, or tomorrow. But until then…Read Here.
This is a continuation of the subject from a previous post. In that post I provided basic definitions and today I intend to explain the second part of the question: Why should I care?
First and foremost, the quest for truth is paramount. Here I am not speaking of the quest for Truth, as in Jesus, but the quest for absolute truth. The scripture is full of truths and it is the job of the believer to mine the Bible for them (Acts 17:11). It is important to realize that there are two types of truth that relate to this discussion: subjective truth (I like to call this personal truth), and absolute truth (these are biblical absolutes). Postmodernism tells us that the truth is relative. My truth is truth and your truth is truth. These two truths can even conflict. The emergent has directly adopted this view. That is what allows for the “conversation.” Conflicting truths never have to be settled. After all, that would lead to discord and judgment, two things the emergent hates. Continue reading ‘What is Emergent & Why Should I Care? (Part II)’
The fundamental problem in the evangelical world today is that God rests too inconsequentially upon the church. His truth is too distant, His grace is too ordinary, His judgement is too benign, His gospel is too easy, and His Christ is too common. ~David Wells, “God in the Wasteland”
It was mentioned in a recent post that today’s Christian culture has been permeated by redefined terms. This often leads to misunderstanding for many. Along with new defintions for old terms, many have “thrown in” new terms that have “fuzzy” definitions. Today it is my desire to clarify one of those terms and explain why it should matter to you.
Emergent, is a fairly new term. While it has been used for several years, it has only recently become popular. The real problem with this term is that amongst its proponents it is really two different terms, emergent and emerging. Here is a brief review of what they mean:
Continue reading ‘What is Emergent & Why Should I Care? (Part I)’
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