tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post7889203851561914019..comments2023-11-05T02:55:10.230-06:00Comments on Gottesdienst Online: Ravenna RundownPr. H. R.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16756503062523543708noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-40757418222065303982010-07-10T12:42:33.058-05:002010-07-10T12:42:33.058-05:00Fr. Curtis,
As a novice Gottesdienster, I thank y...Fr. Curtis,<br /><br />As a novice Gottesdienster, I thank you for putting into concrete terms my abstract sense-that-something-is-wrong-but-I-can't-quite-put-my-finger-on-it.Rev. Scott Hojnackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02121548558265617933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-69245555675986944682010-07-04T21:42:36.496-05:002010-07-04T21:42:36.496-05:00I think you are on to something Matt. It seems to ...I think you are on to something Matt. It seems to me that the error is thinking that the means of grace that God has given us needs to be bolstered with man's techniques (hence the Arminean or synergism), but I think that is what Pastor Curtis is getting at. It is just that they don't come right and say that this what they are doing hence the "functional". Pr. Curtis, correct me if I am wrong.<br /><br />A subtheme that seems to run through this essay is the idea of submission. This is something that Americans or the old Adam doesn't like. We don't want to submit to anyone. "Functional Armineanism" plays right in to that. Pastors and laity need to submit to the mind of the Church as long as the Gospel is not being compromised. I love this line. <br /><br />But no matter - be the man God ordained you to be: a servant of the Church, not a servant of potential converts or a would-be creator of the Church.<br /><br />I think this applies to lay people as well especially in our body where they can have such a strong influence through the voter's meeting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05805071098838461003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-11585014915808425202010-07-04T06:19:50.185-05:002010-07-04T06:19:50.185-05:00Fascinating paper!
I'm not sure if this is t...Fascinating paper! <br /><br />I'm not sure if this is the right forum, but I have a question. You claim that the error in functional arminianism is a case of pushing the truth too far. In this case, you diagnose an unhealthy emphasis on the human element of the means of grace.<br /><br />However, in practice, the only "mean" that seems to be important to this crowd is the preached word. I certainly don't see an emphasis on absolution, baptism, or the Lord's Supper, which is often disparaged as an impediment to missions. In fact, even the preached word often takes the back seat to sharing the gospel by means of one's personal testimony, with little or any reference to the actual Word of God, beyond a "life verse" or two. <br /><br />Is it possible that you are being too charitable to your opponents by claiming that their error is based on an overemphasis on the means of grace?Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12866782929731975629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-45415844648320050882010-07-01T18:33:13.422-05:002010-07-01T18:33:13.422-05:00I look forward to reading your paper...I am sorry ...I look forward to reading your paper...I am sorry that I was unable to make the conference. Maybe, when you have the East Conference in Cleveland, OH, or the Far East Conference in Scanton, I'll be able to make it.<br /><br />Seriously: I will read, eat, and inwardly digest the paper and give you my Arminian thoughts.mqllhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03571180618331662493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-79085050001129283622010-06-30T23:26:33.178-05:002010-06-30T23:26:33.178-05:00As the spouse of a former Reformed Baptist, I enjo...As the spouse of a former Reformed Baptist, I enjoyed your article. <br />Interesting google ads on scribd, though:<br /><br />-Joyce Meyer<br />-"The Antichrist:<br />Discover What the Early Church Knew<br />About Rapture & the Meaning of 666"<br /><br />and the most relevant to your article...<br /><br />-"Are You Really Saved? See the 7 Deadly Deceptions of Modern Christianity"<br /><br />(Also enjoyed your Issues, Etc. program on Constantine and Helena earlier today-I'm a little behind on my podcasts)Katyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00238246037896274014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-28147874192714746262010-06-29T22:35:49.337-05:002010-06-29T22:35:49.337-05:00Here is a little human logic:
Jesus did not sin.
...Here is a little human logic:<br /><br />Jesus did not sin.<br />Jesus is omnipresent and can be anywhere He wishes.<br />To neglect to preach the Gospel to anyone is sin.<br /><br />Therefore:<br /><br />Jesus <i>must not</i> have stayed in the Middle East during His earthly life, but <i>must have</i> traveled everywhere to preach.<br /><br />Also, it's wrong to buy costly perfume (nard, for example), because the money could have been spent on missions.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360602965070109675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-76318872549878416412010-06-29T21:46:00.796-05:002010-06-29T21:46:00.796-05:00I'm sorry I missed that....I'm sorry I missed that....Matthias Flaciushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16694173538247881415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4778905687600416321.post-33995553939006605462010-06-29T14:29:15.567-05:002010-06-29T14:29:15.567-05:00I have started harping about things like this in m...I have started harping about things like this in my circuit - so thus I have e-mailed them all the paper's address. Very well done.Rev. Eric J Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17747919365522145094noreply@blogger.com