I’m not even sure I should share this as it will either confirm your cynicism about Christians or scare you. (There is, I suppose, what I hope is the outside chance that you’ll feel right at home watching it, but that’s really scary.)
A friend of mine (Kester) emailed me this link. Watch it all the way through (if you can bear it) and then tell me what you think.
Here’s what I think: You would be hard pressed to find a clearer example of raw arrogance, close-minded-ness or legalism. Funny how much this guy reminds me of the Pharisees. Yeah, they would be the guys who killed Jesus.
I think the Emergent Church Movement does have areas in which it can be fairly criticized, but on the whole I am sympathetic towards it. It is a shame that people like this guy can not enter into loving, intelligent dialogue in order that the church may build itself up and strengthen one another. There IS a danger in churches being run almost entirely by young people, but that is as close as he gets to a legitimate point, and that point is completely nullified by his arrogance and condescending attitude. He never defines what the “emerging church” is He simply calls it names and lowers harshly worded attacks with no substance. We are told to “speak the truth in love.”
He neither spoke the truth nor did he speak in love, so he needs to remove himself from the discussion and stop embarassing the church.
left by jebbarr on 03.14.2007 at 11:26 am