tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post8603006637461096961..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Batman UnmaskedJames Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-18309024209698856382009-11-18T07:47:21.213-05:002009-11-18T07:47:21.213-05:00I think Tim over-reacted a bit, but that's OK....<i>I think Tim over-reacted a bit, but that's OK. I actually will be teaching in my church starting in January on the Reformed Worldview.</i><br /><br />The overreacting comes from judging people from a few blogposts. For the most part, what people talk about on this blog is just one aspect of their lives. <br /><br />Thanks for the explanation though, James. I wasn't quite understanding the criticism, but now I get it. It's a good message, just could be delivered better.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697072499214349759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-12149742561988584632009-11-17T21:26:55.197-05:002009-11-17T21:26:55.197-05:00Also, Tim might be right about Anabaptist tendenci...<i>Also, Tim might be right about Anabaptist tendencies on my part; I'm ignorant of all that so I couldn't say one way or the other, I am a Baptist and my local church does claim some continuity with Anabaptists. What I do is look at the Bible and try to mold my life around it. Any label someone might thus apply is superfluous compared to that.</i><br /><br />I know what Tim is getting at. If you haven't listened regularly to the white horse Inn, you should: http://www.whitehorseinn.org/<br /><br />There is a tendency in the broad evangelical church to revert covertly back to a Romanist paradigm, and not even realize it. <br />Here are a few examples: <br /><br />One is "spiritual" if one enters full time ministry. If you've got just a plain old job, you're not giving your all to God. <br /><br />Creation is bad. Only the heavenly reality is good. Therefore, art, culture, etc, don't have as much value, and should be avoided.<br /><br />Everything one does should have preaching the gospel as its goal. If you make music, it should be about the gospel. If you're on Facebook, it should be about the gospel. Enjoying either music or Facebook or whatever, simply for the sake of enjoying them is to not preach the gospel.<br /><br />The response to this sort of stuff was shouted loudly during the Reformation. There aren't any super "spiritual" Christians closer to God by choosing full time ministry. Rather, even a person changing a diaper is just a close to God. One simply does everything they do to the glory of God. One can enjoy creation with sticking a bible verse sticker on it. Creation is good, because God said so. Therefore, we as Christians have every right to enjoy painting, the arts, or music without needing it to have preaching or the gospel as its goal. Facebook doesn't need to be just another platform for the gospel. It can be enjoyed for what it is: networking family and friends together. <br /><br />this was just the super quick abridged version of a Reformed world view. Guys write entire books on this stuff. Of course, this isn't a license to ignore the gospel. No, as Christians were living proof of the gospel, and it can't help but ooze out from us. <br /><br />I think Tim over-reacted a bit, but that's OK. I actually will be teaching in my church starting in January on the Reformed Worldview.James Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-35035123446219493092009-11-17T16:04:44.183-05:002009-11-17T16:04:44.183-05:00All that said, it's pretty clear I am the weak...<i>All that said, it's pretty clear I am the weakest link. </i><br /><br />Not quite. I got ya beat.<br /><br />Loved the t-shirt story, James!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697072499214349759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-88882042504690903302009-11-17T10:38:37.510-05:002009-11-17T10:38:37.510-05:00All that said, it's pretty clear I am the weak...All that said, it's pretty clear I am the weakest link. <br /><br />Also, Tim might be right about Anabaptist tendencies on my part; I'm ignorant of all that so I couldn't say one way or the other, I am a Baptist and my local church does claim some continuity with Anabaptists. What I do is look at the Bible and try to mold my life around it. Any label someone might thus apply is superfluous compared to that.Rhologyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14245825667079220242noreply@blogger.com