Comments on: Comment on Romans 1:16 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/ just keep reading Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:23:05 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: sprocket23 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/#comment-263 sprocket23 Sat, 17 Mar 2007 17:28:36 +0000 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/#comment-263 Wow, thanks for the kind words. I'm just glad to know that I'm not alone. You would not believe the criticism that I've gotten by suggesting that winning people over to our "coolness" and "relevancy" is not the way to go, that instead we should win people over to Jesus. Why on earth would I, if I were a nonbeliever, want to go to a cool church that was just like me? I'd rather sleep in or go to a good coffee shop. At some point we have to break the news to people that while we are just like the world in some ways, in all the ways that matter we are not: we are forgiven, know the Truth, have repented of our sins, etc. What a shock it will be for some people when they realize that the cool concert that they go to on Sunday with the awesome coffee and tricked out toilet is really a CHURCH! Thanks again for the kind words! Wow, thanks for the kind words. I’m just glad to know that I’m not alone. You would not believe the criticism that I’ve gotten by suggesting that winning people over to our “coolness” and “relevancy” is not the way to go, that instead we should win people over to Jesus.
Why on earth would I, if I were a nonbeliever, want to go to a cool church that was just like me? I’d rather sleep in or go to a good coffee shop.
At some point we have to break the news to people that while we are just like the world in some ways, in all the ways that matter we are not: we are forgiven, know the Truth, have repented of our sins, etc.

What a shock it will be for some people when they realize that the cool concert that they go to on Sunday with the awesome coffee and tricked out toilet is really a CHURCH!

Thanks again for the kind words!

]]> By: Steve, Acts 20:32 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/#comment-262 Steve, Acts 20:32 Fri, 16 Mar 2007 09:51:14 +0000 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/#comment-262 Robert, This post started life as a comment on your blog, but it got too long. I was thinking about some of the posts on your blog (insipidgarbage dot wordprees dot com) and I agree with you. I wanted to address the issue from an exegetical/theological point of view, but I'm not sure everyone will really understand what I am saying here. I typed this out in a few minutes and this might come back in the future as an expanded post or maybe more than one post. Thanks for the imput and for your voice in the wilderness, Steve, Acts 20:32 Robert,
This post started life as a comment on your blog, but it got too long.
I was thinking about some of the posts on your blog (insipidgarbage dot wordprees dot com) and I agree with you.
I wanted to address the issue from an exegetical/theological point of view, but I’m not sure everyone will really understand what I am saying here.
I typed this out in a few minutes and this might come back in the future as an expanded post or maybe more than one post.
Thanks for the imput and for your voice in the wilderness,
Steve, Acts 20:32

]]> By: sprocket23 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/#comment-261 sprocket23 Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:01:55 +0000 http://plodblog.wordpress.com/2007/03/15/comment-on-romans-116/#comment-261 Good thoughts. It's like I've been saying a lot more lately, until people love Jesus more than themselves, the church will never be the body of Christ. We tend to look at Christianity as an affiliation: it's not, it's a complete change of heart. Thanks for the challenge today! Robert, Insipid Garbageman Good thoughts. It’s like I’ve been saying a lot more lately, until people love Jesus more than themselves, the church will never be the body of Christ. We tend to look at Christianity as an affiliation: it’s not, it’s a complete change of heart. Thanks for the challenge today!
Robert, Insipid Garbageman

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