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1 | The Emerging Church, is it Biblical? | 1 Cor 9:19 | BradK | 210359 | ||
In considering what Paul wrote in 1 Cor. 9:19-20ff, how does the Emerging Church fit in? The Emerging Church (as stated by Mark Driscoll)has as it's chief emphasis, that of, "living in the tension of being culturally liberal yet theologically conservative". Can a church be both missional in it's practice and evangelical and biblical in it's theology? Does this present any problems or compromise? If so, how? |
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2 | The Emerging Church, is it Biblical? | 1 Cor 9:19 | keliy | 210362 | ||
Hi Brad, There seems to be a lot of destruction being aimed at the Christian Church, and the entity who is wielding the weapons is our old enemy, satan the destroyer. A good site to check references in the EC is CARM.org., where Matt Slick authors many unbiased reports and offers a search function for your convenience. The following is what I gleaned from his web site: "The Emerging Church is a movement that claims to be Christian. The term 'Emerging Church' is used to describe a broad, controversial movement that seeks to use culturally sensitive approaches to reach the post modern, un-churched culture with the Christian message. Some Emerging Churches might use props such as candles, statues, and incense along with poems, open mics, and videos, etc. --------------------------------- What is the Emergent Church emerging from? In short, it is emerging from the established, modernistic (rational), traditional church that appears to be stuck in bland traditionalism and is out of touch with the postmodern society. At least, that is what I gather from reading their material. When reading emerging authors I found them talking about how a new church is emerging, one in which the old sterile approaches to religion are reassessed and new more adaptive, and relative approaches are utilized to meet the needs of the unchurched. This fits perfectly into contemporary culture where truth is relative and conveniences in life, home, and food are pervasive. ----------------------------------------- A list of quotes to make you cringe: Jones, Alan, A "The other thread of just criticism addresses the suggestion implicit in the cross that Jesus' sacrifice was to appease an angry God. Penal substitution was the name of this vile doctrine." Jones, Alan., Reimagining Christianity, (Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley and Sons), 2005, Page 168. B "I see the world through the images of Christianity, which teaches me that I encounter God in everyone I meet regardless of what they believe." Reimagining Christianity, Page 64 McLaren, Brian A "Is Christianity true? a little: "Sit down here next to me in this little restaurant and ask me if Christianity (my version of it, yours, the Pope's, whoever's) is orthodox, meaning true, and here's my honest answer: a little, but not yet. Assuming by Christianity you mean the Christian understanding of the world and God, Christian opinions on soul, text, and culture... I'd have to say that we probably have a couple of things right, but a lot of things wrong, and even more sprints before is unseen and unimagined." (italics in the original) A Generous Orthodoxy, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan), 2004, p. 296." B Buddhist, Hindu, and Jewish disciples don't have to adhere to Christianity: "The I must add, though, that I don't believe making disciples must equal making adherence to the Christian religion. It may be advisable in many(not all!)circumstances to help people become followers of Jesus and remain within their Buddhist, Hindu, or Jewish contexts. This will be hard, you say, and I agree. But frankly, it's not at all easy to be a follower of Jesus in many "Christian" religious context, either." Brian McLaren, A Generous Orthodoxy, (Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan), 2004, page 260. I also listened to a CD by John McCarthur on the emerging church movement and found it to be quite informative. Blessings, keliy |
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