tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post2134580607137501499..comments2024-01-10T01:22:40.070-07:00Comments on oddXian: The Emergent Culture and The Enduring GospeloddXianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427095709766850092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-47067221749453477102007-05-04T07:56:00.000-07:002007-05-04T07:56:00.000-07:00Swordbearer,Good post. You are becoming a de-fact...Swordbearer,<br>Good post. You are becoming a de-facto Zorro of the truth........<br>Christians must develop their values and world-view from Scripture. It seems that many in the Emergent village movement begin with a liberal secular world-view and conform, manipulate, and ignore Scripture to fit this view. This gives them the wiggle room to affirm unbiblical principles (example: homosexuality) and deny or ignore biblical principles (example: John 14:6, wrath, judgment).jazzycathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720471765591930568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-15372660465405361772007-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:002007-05-03T12:01:00.000-07:00I've been pleased to see a movement among many...I've been pleased to see a movement among many who have gone down the road abandoning emphasis on objective truth to return with great zeal, appreciation, and public witness. I'm not sure how many will wise up and recognize the emptiness and powerlessness that that road results in, but I agree with you that "In the end, this could be the best thing that has happened to the true church of Jesus Christ since the Reformation." When the church wises up to the fact that it's witness must include objective and applied truth, personal and community fulfillment and relationship based on Christ, and applied truth in the church and both in and across culture, what a heyday it will be as a result of both revival and reformation!Swordbearerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15558355978395702331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8965764313983512059.post-31324006719563445722007-05-03T11:14:00.000-07:002007-05-03T11:14:00.000-07:00Yikes. I didn't realize that the movement was...Yikes. I didn't realize that the movement was this bad.<br><br>The problem is that, without absolute truth and doctrinal distinctives, you cannot have a church. In reading the entire list, it appears that this movement is built on the attempt to combine forces against the church of Jesus Christ.<br><br>I have the optimistic view that this movement will backfire and force some of our more "seeker-sensitive" churches to re-examine their poor commitment to sound doctrine and strong, expository preaching. In the end, this could be the best thing that has happened to the true church of Jesus Christ since the Reformation.Puritan Ladhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02240560332777968090noreply@blogger.com