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Re: Pagan Christianity, the book [message #7961 is a reply to message #7960] Thu, 23 June 2011 20:14 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Aw-rite, I'll jump in ... Smile Suprised? <grin>

I read a good bit from this book a few years ago, I think a former member might have brought it up...(you know! the one who liked to cause upheaval in the unbelieving religious system....one person at a time) While I don't blindly believe what men write, there were things there that rang as true based on what The Bible shows, as well as the reaction by the established institutional religious system. Of course it didn't take much arm twisting to get me to agree to a lot of their views.(I haven't had too high of an opinion of status quo religion in a good long while.)

There's a youngish man named Mark Driscoll, who started a church in Seattle, Washington (Mars Hill Church)about 10 years ago, that has grown into a mega-church of over 10,000+. He seems to be a hero type of many of the younger, modern day, christians; (not a Rob Bell, but not quite Charles Spurgeon either) and he has came out strongly against the book, Pagan Christianity.(wonder why?)

Driscoll says, "Pagan Christianity poses such a serious threat to the health and well being of the church..." He has gone so far as to openly point out the fallacies (in his opinion) in Mr. Viola's understanding of 'church', 'the bible', and 'church history'.

Anyway, who would expect those who profit/prophet the most from 'the system' to embrace anything that would upset their apple cart. But haven't we learning from observing human nature that most folks don't like change(including myself, generally) especially in their religious traditions.


“But God commendeth His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us,”
 
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