Several of us bloggers got an apology by email today.
It comes from a guy who is really keen about his faith and who pops around from time to time to comment, often copiously.
He has a tough job. So do a lot of people. He’s had a hard life. So have a lot of people. He says God has given him a heart for lost people. I believe him, the thing is - it’s God’s ‘heart’ not his.
I honestly don’t know what to make of this.
I want to let you know also I’m leaving you guys alone. I see how it is such a waste of time and is not bearing any fruit so what’s the purpose. Actually what’s the purpose of blogs anyways -maybe you could post on that. And as Christians why wouldn’t you have any links about how to come into a relationship with Jesus Christ? What is the gospel? I’ll read you from time to time and will see how what you say squares with God’s Word. And I will look for fruit. How is what you are doing or saying bearing fruit. If it is I would think you might share that and testify as to how God is using your ministry to impact lives.
I’d still love to see you guys post about holiness and what that is all about from your point of view. What are your boundaries? What are the principles you live by when it comes to making choices. When you are at the video store and standing in front of all those movies what boundaries do you use when picking a movie? Do you have boundaries? What advice do you give to those over whom you have influence when it comes to holiness. Are there any clear principles from God’s Word that you use? What do you believe would be compromise. What do you tell your kids when it comes to making these choices.
This guy is pretty intense, and I accept his apology even if it is conditional.
I believe he means it. He always does.
I want to say this:
It isn’t about God’s word. It is about God.
I’m not the assistant Holy Spirit, and I’m not going to get into a ‘testimony’ contest. Not going to get into a bible ’sword drill’ either.
As part of your apology I request you please read this post about the bible from the Internet Monk.
And you haven’t been blocked or banned or condemned.
That’s not what Love and we, the church are about.
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I have not read any of his comments, so I am not informed from that end.
However, I do not see anything in that text that I find ungodly. In fact, it seems that this is a godly man that loves the Lord and wants to see his followers lead holy lives.
From what I see here, he loves the Lord.
Am I missing something?
Hi BD,
It is about God’s word too (which I know you value as well) but we can look at it in so many different ways. A couple of years ago a well respected theologian and Biblical scholar made a convincing argument that I didn’t agree with for gay marriage. I was out of my depth theologically and later on during the conversation he said something to the effect of, ‘Jordon one of us is wrong about this issue and if you die before I do, when I get to heaven, I want you to be able to say, “(Insert name here), tried to follow the Holy Spirit’s leading, was as faithful as he could be to Scriptures, and was a dedicated follower of Christ’ and if I die first, I want to be able to say the same thing about you”.
Not everyone has that kind of humility. We think we know the Word so much that we become defenders of the faith and not seekers of the truth. Sadly it the defenders that are often the most opposed of the seekers.
Thanks for sharing.
Pax,
Jordon
I don’t know who the guy in question is and I could be wrong but I don’t think there is any suggestion in the post that he’s anything but Godly.
I think the point is more that he seems to want others to run their blogs in a way that ‘he’ feels is correct and Godly rather than letting the Holy Spirit guide each blogger to write in their own individual way.
He seems to suggest that many bloggers are not living up to ‘his’ expectations. I would rather see bloggers following the Spirit’s direction.
Jordon, you say it well for a lot of us. Thanks.
Micheal, there are a lot of blanks I didn’t fill in and your question is fair.
I’m not angry or needing to be vengeful, and I wondered how to present my dilemna without harming or giving away to much of his life in a public space. I think I have an inkling of what he desires of the church.
I found this this morning:
**It is not our evil which poses the greatest threat to our salvation. It is our goodness. It is not our weakness that is most likely to lead us from the path to which we’re called. It is our strength. And it is not our error that will cause us to break fellowship with those whom God has placed us with on our journey. It is our understanding.
May God save us from ourselves.**
That’s a great quote. Do you happen to know where you found it? Is there a source? Thanks!
I do:^)
Richard Hall wrote it this morning. It’s part of his post Lead Us Not into Temptation.
http://theconnexion.net/wp/index.php?cat=1
He was/is a very mature Christian. He was constantly beat on and mistreated by the emerging crowd. He showed me that while the emergers say they are open to everyone and have a “flexible theology”, they are really only open to more liberal thoughts.
He was living proof that conservatives can be hurt as well. Do the emergers even care about that?
Jacob.
Jacob:
That is not an answerable question because I can only speak for myself.
I couldn’t care less what you chose to label me, but I care that our friend hurt others, hurt me, hurt himself and got hurt. And I care if I hurt him.
I’m not going to put conservative/liberal/emergent labels on that.