According to Wikipedia.org, “The emerging church or emergent church is a diffuse movement or ‘conversation’ which arose in the late 20th century as a reaction to the modernism of Western Christianity. The word conversation is preferred to emphasize that there are many voices contributing to the identity of a movement that is developing, changing, and difficult to define. The emerging church is concerned with the deconstruction and reconstruction of Christianity in a postmodern cultural context. Some characteristics of this reconstruction include missional living, narrative theology, and ‘post-individualistic’ ideas of community” (31 October 2005).
The goal of the Emergent Church conversations or conferences is to allow all involved to dialogue and be involved in remaking or reshaping Christianity. What do you think?
(12-19-2008 03:32 PM)Vic Wrote: [ -> ]According to Wikipedia.org, “The emerging church or emergent church is a diffuse movement or ‘conversation’ which arose in the late 20th century as a reaction to the modernism of Western Christianity. The word conversation is preferred to emphasize that there are many voices contributing to the identity of a movement that is developing, changing, and difficult to define. The emerging church is concerned with the deconstruction and reconstruction of Christianity in a postmodern cultural context. Some characteristics of this reconstruction include missional living, narrative theology, and ‘post-individualistic’ ideas of community” (31 October 2005).
The goal of the Emergent Church conversations or conferences is to allow all involved to dialogue and be involved in remaking or reshaping Christianity. What do you think?
oh wow! this is a great topic, one that is in need of dialogue i say. i have looked into it and read a bit, watched a bit, and to me, it seems that it is just masked new age movement under the cover of being christian. i have seen where they have labyrinths for people to go through if that helps them to draw closer to God, or candles or other means to draw one closer to God. it's all self indulgent and can be complex. what happened to just getting on your knees and praying? i guess that's too simple. that's just one thing. there are many avenues to discuss. right now, i would have to go do research and get specific facts and names in order to speak intelligently on this. anyway.. my two cents for now. :)
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I have always regarded post modernism as intrinsically absurd. To me truth has always been absolute and even absolutist abuse of this does not invalidate this fact.
That is the trouble, abuses of the fact (or even the false claim) of absolute truth whereby it has been used to tyrranize people for millenia have encouraged these people to reject the notion of truth. Which shows how lazy their thought it: Emotional reaction rather than rational consideration
I regard the truth of the gospel as being of the same order of truth (as regards true-ness of proposition, at least) as the fact that i am standing in the middle of the road and a truck is bearing down on me. That is to say there are no post moderns when trying to cross a road at rush hour. If you dont move you will be bowled over by the truck. Relativism has no place here.
Likewise there are no post moderns in a fox hole. There may be atheists in fox holes, as often the last thing dying men cry to is not God but their mothers, but only the insane would claim his death by enemy fire is merely a quirk of perception
To separate spiritual truth from the common truth of everyday living (as regard the simple true-ness of proposition at least) is to render it meaningless.
Why cant they simply be consistent, reject the whole thing and be atheists? It is this dishonesty and laziness of mind that bothers me most about religous liberals.
TO demonstrate, some years ago a fundamentalist christian and a theological liberal appeared on a tv talk show hosted by a local famous atheist. The host said to the christian: I disapprove of and disagree with everything you stand for, but at least you stand for somegthing and you have my respect, but as for YOU the liberal, what wishy washy nonense (THis is a paraphrase from memory
They are not an emerging church, but a diverging one. If they forsake sound doctrine they become a burbling irrelevance. Atheists, although wrong, are more worthy of respect than these
What is the attraction of church for them? bells and smells? or a country club? They are that bored and lonely?
What is the attraction of church for them? bells and smells? or a country club? They are that bored and lonely?
well, i think the attraction for them is one; they are anti-christianity of today.. which is a good thing, but then, instead of going to the Word and allowing the Holy Spirit to teach them and seek the Lord for His guidance, they follow another wind of change.
Jesus told the pharisees: Matt. 12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
and John the Baptist: Matt 3:7 O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
9 And think not to say within yourselves, We have Abraham to our father: for I say unto you, that God is able of these stones to raise up children unto Abraham.
Fruit in our lives.. there is evidence in our lives that we are being conformed into the image of Christ. This is not works, it's what Jesus says. It's people who profess but want to live as they please... bearing no fruit. Reminds me of Cain, how he tried to serve God his own way.. but his fruit offering was rejected. (pun on words.. fruit. heehee!) But Abel's offering as the Lord desired was accepted. We are not our own, dear Brothers and Sisters. We were purchased with a price beyond our comprehension, and we are to fall at His feet in honor and thanksgiving.. being the living sacrifice, holy and pleasing to Him.
People in our generation are trying to avoid the repentance part and just try to worship as they see fit.
there's my
