Insight, commentary and analysis. A Bible Study in EasyEnglish (2800 word vocabulary) on the Book of Revelation. . The book of Revelation, as the capstone of God’s message to us, really helps us to put the Bible together.
Wonderful!To be clear, my main concern was that the first picture made it look like TF consisted of two guys, one of whom likes to dress in drag. These books have helped me to repent of ways in which I was failing to share Jesus’ heart for the lost. Well, I have to think there’s a difference between spending time with and loving a person and advocating that person’s ministry.Driscoll’s is a larger than life personality. When it comes to church leadership and discipline, Driscoll goes to the Bible for guidance. Stinespring, “Today’s English Version or The Good News Bible.” The Duke Divinity School Review 44 (Spring 1979) pp. He describes legalism as one of the “well-worn and dangerous ruts that are seemingly impossible to avoid” (Too often, says Driscoll, the conservative church, in its effort to keep itself and its children away from the corrupting influence of sin, has simply removed itself from sinners.
It is a challenge that evangelicals need to handle well if they want to move into the next era of church life in a healthy way.
The ABS committee appointed to consult with Bratcher on his translation of the New Testament was composed of five members: the Rev. He rightly sees that only the true gospel of Jesus Christ has the power to change lives and worlds.In both of his two books, Driscoll is very honest about his personal failings, temptations, weaknesses, and sin. Driscoll shows a genuine passion and love for the lost that cannot fail to energize and challenge the reader. Revelation 1:1a. Nothing wrong with that, but not the most accurate representation of the principals involvedMerry Christmas and a Happy New Year to ya, Bob–and to everyone here as well. Driscoll’s willingness to admit his weaknesses and failures is encouraging to those who would follow him, and it is glorifying to God.My concern is not so much that Driscoll has a large church, but rather that he seems to think that Scripture does not have anything to say about these kinds of matters.
They rarely engage the culture, and when they do it’s only to scream slogans at those with whom they disagree.Driscoll serves the church by calling attention to the dangers of legalism.
And this, in turn, means the church will find itself in some unusual—but not inherently sinful—places. He writes that in the early days of his ministry,The more I read my Bible, the more deeply the Holy Spirit convicted me that I had grievously erred by trying to figure out how to do church successfully by reading a lot of books, visiting a lot of churches, and copying whatever was working (That conviction gave way to a new approach to the church:As our mission began to develop, the New Testament teaching on church leadership and church discipline seemed increasingly wise and urgent. Book(s) Review: The Radical Reformission & Confessions of a Reformission Rev, by Mark Driscoll. . And he has something important to say about the church’s need to be on mission with Jesus in a lost world. Rightly so. Revelation 16.
Much ink has been spilled lately describing, advocating, criticizing, and defending the emerging church movement. People’s eternal lives were at stake, and I would one day stand before Jesus to give an account for each person that he had entrusted to me to pastor, leaving no room for ecclesiological experimentation or for vainly creating new definitions of church because I wanted to be cool (Heb 13:17). 1. But Driscoll has kept the horse before the cart.
The result is a church “living in the tension of being Christians and churches who are culturally liberal and yet theologically conservative.” As you might imagine, this kind of thinking generally succeeds in annoying parties on both sides of the issue. Yet my fear is that many people will not be able to get past some silly matters of tone and style in order to hear the message.I encourage pastors and church leaders to read these two books and seriously weigh the ideas they contain.
Much ink has been spilled lately describing, advocating, criticizing, and defending the emerging church movement.
EasyEnglish is a system of simple English designed by Wycliffe Associates (UK). And they have refreshed my excitement for what can be done through the power of the gospel.Mike is an author and the pastor of Sterling Park Baptist Church in Sterling, Virginia. So what should churches do?Driscoll helpfully points to a better way forward. Review. In reaching the culture, he does not advocate pandering to the lowest common denominator or simply meeting people’s felt needs. And Driscoll is not without his critics.Taken together, the two books constitute a clarion call to the evangelical church in America, as it adapts to its marginalized status in post-modern culture. He has established a relationship with respected leaders like John Piper. May there be many more, and many days surrounded in blessing!Get 75% of anything and everything in the store. It really is amazing when you take a step back and think ‘how on earth did we get so lucky and find each other in this big old world.’ My husband adores cauliflower, and although I’m not sure he’d expect it in a pizza crust, I’m going to surprise him one of these days.