Today I learned about existentialism.
Modern Progenitor:Soren Kierkegaard.
Basic Characteristics: "Truth is relative", "there is no absolute truth", "do what feels good", "follow/listen to/trust in your heart", "look inside you...", etc, etc, etc!!
Well remembered/memorable results: The 60's era, Neoorthadoxy, the drug "solution", the suicide "solution", the "peace" movement, homosexuality, rock music, and a "'spiritual' encounter" with god. (I don't capitalize that word because the "thing" that they perceive as "god" is not anything like the one, true GOD.)
Some results to curches because of this movement: Infiltration (As an interesting friend of my sister put it...modern day church-goers are looking for a "'spiritual' high". It is a shame that for every new religion like Darwinism, or Marxism people in the body of believers always try to fit God's Principles into it instead of fitting it-or throwing it out- based on God's Principles), the "new gospel" (of refurbished Marxism)(that God came for the abused minorities and to liberate, and enrich the poor), and most of all- Stagnation.
Resource: 7 Men Who Rule the World From the Grave.
Conclusion: God came for the "sick", that they might have a doctor. God came for the "infirm", that they might be healed. This means that God came for the sinners. He came to save them from eternal damnation, to wash them from all the sin that would keep them away from Him, and so that all mankind could be without excuse (Romans 1:19b). Sadly, though many of our brothers and sisters in Christ have fallen for some/many of these lies. They truly believe that the Bible (or at least most--if not all of it) is outdated, judgmental, and legalistic. Even though many want to discredit it, the Bible is true and infallible. There WILL be a judgment day for believers (Rom.14:12) and un-believers.
Basic Characteristics: "Truth is relative", "there is no absolute truth", "do what feels good", "follow/listen to/trust in your heart", "look inside you...", etc, etc, etc!!
Well remembered/memorable results: The 60's era, Neoorthadoxy, the drug "solution", the suicide "solution", the "peace" movement, homosexuality, rock music, and a "'spiritual' encounter" with god. (I don't capitalize that word because the "thing" that they perceive as "god" is not anything like the one, true GOD.)
Some results to curches because of this movement: Infiltration (As an interesting friend of my sister put it...modern day church-goers are looking for a "'spiritual' high". It is a shame that for every new religion like Darwinism, or Marxism people in the body of believers always try to fit God's Principles into it instead of fitting it-or throwing it out- based on God's Principles), the "new gospel" (of refurbished Marxism)(that God came for the abused minorities and to liberate, and enrich the poor), and most of all- Stagnation.
Resource: 7 Men Who Rule the World From the Grave.
Conclusion: God came for the "sick", that they might have a doctor. God came for the "infirm", that they might be healed. This means that God came for the sinners. He came to save them from eternal damnation, to wash them from all the sin that would keep them away from Him, and so that all mankind could be without excuse (Romans 1:19b). Sadly, though many of our brothers and sisters in Christ have fallen for some/many of these lies. They truly believe that the Bible (or at least most--if not all of it) is outdated, judgmental, and legalistic. Even though many want to discredit it, the Bible is true and infallible. There WILL be a judgment day for believers (Rom.14:12) and un-believers.
Truth is there, it is up to us to discern it, get it, and spread it.
(I can never say anything without preaching can I?)
(I can never say anything without preaching can I?)
6 comments:
I wouldn't call it sarcasm. I use them more for emphasis..and to sety aside words that are defined by those who use them in the wrong ways....par example....thier use of "spiritual" has NOTHING to do with the HS.
his point about the steadiness of carcasm should be taken to heart, though, sister. we P's and our quotations marks, eh Dan?!
While the more recent Germans scholars (1850-present) are generally quite good with critical analysis of language, &c., they do not usually maintain very good doctrine. Many of Germany's scholars, e.g., Schleiermacher, Barth, Harnack, Bauer, Holtzman, Ritschl, Bultman, Scholz, et alii, tend to be rather weak on orthodox theology.
That is very interesting, Dan. I have never thought about quoes like that. As I said above, to me it denotes a different/wrong definition of some word.
good to hear how you view the use of quotes, cause I realize now I may be giving the wrong impression sometimes through my use of them. yikes!
RM
well, I dont see much problem with the way I see them used here...
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