But enough of my random morning thoughts...here's your week in review (kind of):
- Surely we all knew that the passing of New York's gay marriage bill would continue to snowball this country deeper and deeper into depravity. Here is one example of what happens when marriage begins to be redefined. Today, legalizing polygamy, perhaps tomorrow you can marry your dog.
- Tony Blair continues to push his interfaith agenda. Let's not forget Blair's link with "evangelical" leaders such as Rick Warren, Bill Hybels, and Nicky Gumbel. Gee, I wonder if they support interfaith efforts, too?
- A man goes on a murder rampage in Norway, and he's suddenly a right-wing, Christian fundamentalist. Funny, I don't know of any true Christian who would condone this man's evil actions.
- Here's a shocker: Brian McLaren's New Age sympathies are becoming more and more obvious.
- McDonald's will soon be adding apples and decreasing the amount of fries included in every Happy Meal, and the childhood obesity avenger herself, the First Lady, is applauding the effort. Honestly, I wish she'd keep her fingers out of my french fries, especially since she has her own 1,700 calorie meals to consume.
- An AWOL US soldier has been arrested for plotting an attack on Fort Hood. And what a shocker, he's Muslim!
- Ken Ham has been granted the honor of being named one of the "Worst Behaved Citizens" according to....whoever the individual is who runs this blog.
- Have you purchased your Evangel Pack of The Biggest Question yet?
- Wretched Radio has completed their Drive By Marriage series. It's currently available for Mp3 download, and CDs are available for pre-order and will ship next month.
- John Stott passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 90. While he certainly made some wonderful contributions, his participation as a founder of the Lausanne Congress and his belief in annihilationism are both unfortunate.
- Sola Sisters blog has posted links to John MacArthur's 13-part sermon series on the charismatic movement.
- Mike Bickle wants a book about Catholic mystics to be a "manual for IHOP-KC."
The kind of worship God desires:
HT: The End Time
Hello EBenz,
ReplyDeleteI'm referring to your John Stott comment-
I understand that it is not good to adhere to nor promote annihilationism, but I read the Lausanne Covenant Stott wrote and would like to know more about you believe it's unfortunate to be involved with it.
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteI have no technical issue with the wording of the Lausanne Covenant itself but, like we see with many churches that boast a legitimate-sounding "doctrinal statement" yet teach poor theology from the pulpit, I fear that the Lausanne Congress has more to it "behind the scenes." Their focus on a social gospel is most definitely a concern, as is the inclusion of women "pastors" on their leadership board (as well as the inclusion of leaders such as Rick Warren). It smells to me as though it's just a few short hops from all-out ecumenicism, although I admit at this point that is merely a personal "hunch."
While the language in the covenant sounds good, it nevertheless appears to allow for too many loopholes. For example, the covenant flatly rejects syncretism of any kind, yet individuals involved in Lausanne have created this video (http://www.jesusinthequran.org/video-muslim-followers-of-christ/) wherein two men claim to have "accepted Jesus" yet remain Muslim. Well, which is it? This is a blatant example of syncretism, yet is endorsed by those within Lausanne. Like I said, something just doesn't sit right...
However, I do need to make clear that I in no way intend to diminish Stott's contributions to the faith. We can indeed continue to learn much today from his writings.
Thank you for helping me understand! I hadn't heard of Stott until he had died. With the news of his death, I searched for him and have been listening to several of his recent sermons. I enjoy them.
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