tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927167541614810702.post2863109199436284661..comments2023-06-10T10:46:22.425-05:00Comments on Greever Contemplations: The Bane of Religious PragmatismJohn Greeverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14112559743646903355noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927167541614810702.post-8665518562107103712009-08-05T21:34:07.511-05:002009-08-05T21:34:07.511-05:00Brother John-Amen and Amen!
Thank you for your con...Brother John-Amen and Amen!<br />Thank you for your constant rejection of the world's "wisdom" and your embracing of the Truth, the whole Truth and nothing but the Truth.<br />BTW- The Romans series is wonderful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927167541614810702.post-53019378669648137562009-02-11T09:47:00.000-06:002009-02-11T09:47:00.000-06:00You know, here in Taiwan, we count the number of p...You know, here in Taiwan, we count the number of people Baptized into Christ, not the buts in the seats. You see, here where Christ is not known, Baptism really is a separation from your old life, and for most people a sharp separation from their families. It's interesting because when I got here I heard the church always talking about getting people baptized. Now, having my impressive theological degrees taught me how deceptive that language is because baptism doesn't save you. Then God showed me what he intended baptism to actually mean, being buried with him and raising into a new life. So that's why they referred to people being baptized and not 'saved', because for them, talk is cheap. If you want Christ here, you've got to walk the walk, but then, isn't that how's it's always supposed to have been? <BR/><BR/>I hear what you're saying. I worry worry about my own generation and the antics we put up to get people in the church. Like RevKev said, I've seen some pretty terrible things done in the name of, "Well, they at least they got to hear the Gospel." But, I'm not really even sure they heard the gospel. But then, I also worry about the young theologians who are running away from the 'numbers pragmatism' and turning to the 'cool pragmatism'. It's all about how different they are than your mom's church. <BR/><BR/>I remember reading Rob Bell's book "Velvet Elvis". It seemed liked a book written by a young man with a chip on his shoulder concerning the church he grew up in. So he offered ideas about how to repaint the Christian faith. He made people afraid of 'Doctrine' because that divides. And what frustrates me is that I feel his concern and his frustrations, but his ideas are weak and full of holes. It is as my favorite songwriter once sung, "He was awful good at triage that's for sure, but he's long on diagnosis and short on cures". <BR/><BR/>Anyway, those are just some thoughts. <BR/><BR/>Good post Dr. Grickchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15066121672166956054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927167541614810702.post-25004646602751641332009-02-10T15:48:00.000-06:002009-02-10T15:48:00.000-06:00Home Run Dr. G!!!I needed this after reading the r...Home Run Dr. G!!!<BR/><BR/>I needed this after reading the recent BP News article praising the "3 minute message" campaign that gave away a Chrysler 300 to wishful listeners of a 3 minute message about Jesus.<BR/><BR/>My soul weeps for ministers who feel their calling is to convert the goats instead of feeding the sheep.<BR/><BR/>RevKevAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4927167541614810702.post-67953965471242748522009-02-10T10:18:00.000-06:002009-02-10T10:18:00.000-06:00And Amen! Thank you for your faithfulness to the W...And Amen! Thank you for your faithfulness to the Word, Dr. Greever!Shaw Productionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11546850688886093968noreply@blogger.com