Welcome to the Twenty-First Century Church
Brad Reiches
Aug 28 2006 11:52PM
Brad Reiches
Aug 28 2006 11:52PM
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Monday, August 28, 2006
GodThoughtsWired!
GodThoughtsWired!
"Welcome to the Twenty-First Century Church"
"Faith, if it has no works, is dead,
being by itself."
"Faith, if it has no works, is dead,
being by itself."
James 2:17
I recently wrote a GodThoughtsWired! entitled, "Are We Saved By Faith? No, No, No, NO NO!" The responses I received represented a veritable potpourri of perspectives. Hundreds who accept the Bible as their "instruction manual" for life basically responded, "BRAVO!" And I was greatly encouraged.
I also mentioned some time later that 15 individuals unsubscribed as a result of that message. Which is truly heart-breaking. But when all is said and done, the following response probably represents the greatest motivation for my writing. In regard to the entry, "Are We Saved By Faith? No, No, No, NO NO!" One anonymous subscriber writes,
I also mentioned some time later that 15 individuals unsubscribed as a result of that message. Which is truly heart-breaking. But when all is said and done, the following response probably represents the greatest motivation for my writing. In regard to the entry, "Are We Saved By Faith? No, No, No, NO NO!" One anonymous subscriber writes,
"What blasphemy are you spreading?
Dont you know that you are gonna be held by a stricter judgment?
I'll be praying for you, my brother."
Dont you know that you are gonna be held by a stricter judgment?
I'll be praying for you, my brother."
After getting over that "warm, fuzzy, feeling" I responded,
"Did you actually read what was written, or just the title?
If so, what exactly (from the Bible, I'm not interested in debating personal opinion),
did you disagree with?"
If so, what exactly (from the Bible, I'm not interested in debating personal opinion),
did you disagree with?"
And as of this writing, there has been no response.
As you might expect, upon receiving such criticism, I went back to the article to review what I had written, and was pleased to find a classic example of the intent of the GodThoughts Ministry. In the GodThoughtsWired! entitled, "Are We Saved By Faith? No, No, No, NO NO!" you will find references to eight passages of scripture and some commentary from me regarding those verses.
One way to describe the purpose of GodThoughtsWired! is:
As you might expect, upon receiving such criticism, I went back to the article to review what I had written, and was pleased to find a classic example of the intent of the GodThoughts Ministry. In the GodThoughtsWired! entitled, "Are We Saved By Faith? No, No, No, NO NO!" you will find references to eight passages of scripture and some commentary from me regarding those verses.
One way to describe the purpose of GodThoughtsWired! is:
TO CHALLENGE THE READER
TO THINK, BY EXPOSING THEM
TO WHAT THE BIBLE ACTUALLY SAYS.
TO THINK, BY EXPOSING THEM
TO WHAT THE BIBLE ACTUALLY SAYS.
Jesus said, "For false Christs and false prophets will arise and will show great signs and wonders, so as to mislead, if possible, even the elect" (Matthew 24:24).
And to that I say, "Welcome to the Twenty-first century Church."
And to that I say, "Welcome to the Twenty-first century Church."
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