A little blog from an upstart theologian that will do its best to exemplify Christ while sharing a thing or two along the way.
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Friday, September 03, 2004 Some random thoughtsI've been having some pretty random thoughts lately. I've really noticed that they are swirling around the topic of biblical authority and its place with evangelicals, also about the nature of contemporary American evangelicalism. I've noticed a troubling trend that many conservative evangelical biblical inerrantists use Scripture in either a secondary place, or lower, when crafting and delivering their talks on Scripture (I won't call them sermons yet.) I listened to one of my mentors in the ministry a few weeks ago give an excellent talk around Scripture while using the Bible as a secondary tool and mostly talking about politics. (Might want to read up on my passè biblical authority post) This is troubling to me, if we proclaim the Bible as being both inerrant and authoritative why do some of our most recognized preachers pimp the Bible for their causes? During this last week's Republican National Convention I noticed that the evangelical right was being courted overtly through the use of some of its popular music artists. This is interesting, no real use of the political figures from that group but let us allow the artists to get up and sing a song revolving around some spiritual concept. This allows the RNC to say its Christian friendly while still endorsing a host of concepts that aren't the least bit conservative. I fear that evangelical conservatives are allowing themselves to be prostituted for political causes and will be cast to the side of road when we no longer serve these peoples' purposes. I listened to sermon in the last week that had a fifteen minute opening illustration that didn't apply to the text or the matter at hand. The sermon then ended up being a blassè introduction to a significant minor prophet (not that the rest aren't significant.) I could tell the preacher didn't do a very good job of preparing for that sermon. I wonder if it was because he was so enraptured by his opening illustration that the rest of the talk simply suffered. Finally, I am realizing more and more what a task it is to be a called minister of the Gospel. How lucky am I to be able to do the work of the Gospel in an environment where I can get paid to study, proclaim, aid the saints, and do what I love to do? I hope I never take advantage of my calling. What a task...what a Savior posted by Preachin Jesus | 1:52 PM | |
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