Comments on: Balancing Our History with Future Practices

By: Adam_S

Adam_S — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 11:43:17 +0000

There is a whole sense of that comment that no one seems to be talking about. He was talking about teaching. If we teach people to not value the thoughts of others then they will not value the ability to work through ideas to make something better. What I am more concerned about is that we teach people value "people" over "ideas". I read yet another facebook comment yesterday about "if they don't like it (xxx political thought) then they should go live somewhere else". There are lots of Christians like that. (This was a Christian, who was very offended when I pointed out the irony of her saying that in direct comment to another Christians.) These were not matters of faith, but they had begun treating matters of this world as if they were matters of faith and condemning people for difference.

Many non-Christians view Christians as closed minded, not for their views of Christianity, but for their lack of ability to engage on ideas that are not explicitly Christian or non Chrisitian.

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:15:23 +0000

bahaha

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:14:43 +0000

EPIC

By: Graham Brenna

Graham Brenna — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 15:13:07 +0000

"Ask what is more effective"! That's the key… we are for sure more effective today.

@perrynoble just tweeted the following this morning:

"Had this thought…how freakin amazing would the Apostle Paul have been had he had access to the internet?" – Perry Noble

By: JakeSchwein

JakeSchwein — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 02:57:51 +0000

but to some different IS False Teaching…even if it isn't unbiblical.

By: Josh Wagner

Josh Wagner — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:30:23 +0000

I have to throw in a big "Agreed." here. Different is NOT always better. But the same is not always better either. Ask what is more effective.

By: Ancoti

Ancoti — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:50:02 +0000

True. Some people are against change for any reason.

By: Jim

Jim — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:29:48 +0000

Frederick, thou art dead, stop quoting from the grave.

By: stephenbateman

stephenbateman — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:10:43 +0000

I mean we talk about open-hand and closed-hand issues. While I'm not sure how much there is to update with respect to the Trinity, or the Resurrection, we certainly can improve on a slew of other things.

I love improvement, but at the end of the day, regardless of how tight my program is, it still boils down to trusting the Holy Spirit to do what I can't.

By: JakeSchwein

JakeSchwein — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 23:08:27 +0000

Go your own way man!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDTVLY6oi0w