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Yes, Josh, I recognize the phenomenon you're talking about. And I think you're onto something with all this. Am glad that some of what I offered seemed helpful for you; hopefully you will continue to find your voice as you write, and be able to refi…
'Am curious why you think there are not three-in-one, Joshua, and why you think that this idea is somehow liberal? '
I was more referring to my view of Scripture being relatively 'liberal,' as ScottL points out. I don't like the words 'conservative…
Thanks Joanne, that's really insightful - and exactly the kind of criticism that I've been hoping for. I can see how I've been quite confusing at times. Some of that has been down to my utilizing some previous work that wasn't written in satirical f…
Joshua, I am what is probably a typical reader. So how things hit me are probably how the average person is going to read something. I will be able to hang in there if, visually, the paragraphs are not really thick. It feels claustrophobic when ther…
I don't even know that he did, but I have just about the most liberal view of Scripture of anyone else at my Bible College. Don't let me wind you up; I'm not trying to. Some people just conclude quite comfortably that I'm just in a different religio…
I... pretty much agree with everything you just said, which makes it all the more likely that others will soon post a disagreeing comment. I don't see how it's helpful to perceive 'Father,' 'Son' and 'Holy Spirit' as three different people, except f…
Thanks, Josh. Good stuff.
Thanks Scott, that's really encouraging. I completely understand and empathize with your point on needing to provide hope instead of merely pointing out problems. I do not mean to suggest that everything about evangelicalism is wrong, or even that m…
Josh -
I understand what you are looking to do, and I think you accomplish it.
What struck me was this statement near the beginning of the post - The church-lovers will try to sway us. They’ll protest that we need to have more patience, to wait an…
hmmm. Read it if you have the time.
Joshua.
I admit that I only had time to peruse what you've got here but I'm having a difficult time understanding what your main point is - unless, of course, it's to rant?
Oh, sorry... can I merge them all into one?
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- Tell us about yourself
- A Mattersey Bible College student. I'm the sort of person who'd put 'run-of-the-mill Mattersey student' here for a laugh, if it wasn't for the fact that Mattersey faculty would tell me off for it. So I'll be very clear: you will probably not turn out like me if you go to Mattersey.
- How would you describe yourself theologically?
- You will call me highly post-modern and liberal.
To be more explicit, I perceive sin as being broken, as opposed to breaking a moral code. I perceive salvation as a change of being, as opposed to a change of belief. I perceive heaven as a transformed present, as opposed to life after death. I perceive Jesus' death as participation, as opposed to substitution. I perceive the Bible as our heritage, as opposed to our God. I perceive Israel's purpose as being more or less the same as Christianity's purpose and refute fanciful divisions of God's personality, such as the Law/Grace Hypothesis. I perceive the Christian's purpose to be bringing Heaven to people rather than people to Heaven.
I strive for a church focused on social action rather than a weekly performance. I strive for a tithe that is spent on the transformation of a community rather than its entertainment. I strive for a communion embodied by a feast for the homeless that takes us out of our comfort zone rather than a pathetic ceremony for us to reflect on what misery sight Jesus was and thank him that we can be so comfortable. I strive for teaching that creates understanding rather than containing beliefs. A strive for a spirituality that understands tongues as a statement of intended inclusion rather than a proof of present status. I strive for the death of the pitiful concept of 'heresy.'
- Who is the greatest theologian in the last 2000 years? (Besides Biblical People!)
- J.R.R. Tolkien. I can actually justify that to myself, though probably not to anyone else.
- What is your web-address?
- http://howtoburnchurch.blogspot.com
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I'm just going to post the link to Blogspot from now on.
I'm just going to post the link to Blogspot from now on.
Posted on October 3, 2009 at 3:30pm — 10 Comments
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- At 8:53pm on September 26, 2009,
Apolojedi (Daniel Eaton) said… - Hi, Joshua. Welcome to Theologica! I encourage you to visit the About page at the top of the site to see what we are all about here and what we are trying to accomplish. Feel free to contact me with any questions.
Daniel
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