Facebook. Ten Indictments against the Modern Church - Kindle edition by Paul Washer. Religion & Spirituality Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com. The Chief Danger of the 21st Century. When backsliders, hypocrites and the halfhearted seeker among us are made to feel comfortable instead of convicted, soothed instead of smitten, pampered instead of pricked, then something is terribly wrong.
The holy fire of God is to burn so brightly in the church that it allows no room for indifference so that hypocrites will not be able to stay and the true seekers will not be able to remain unchanged. “I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel, which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed” (Gal 1:6-9). The offense of the cross has been virtually removed from our gospel. Bert M. Did you enjoy this blog? Socrates - Care of the Soul. RoAngelo.net Home - Wittgenstein's Logic of Language | Search | Bibliography Topics on this page ...
Can man become good through Socratic "care of the soul"? Ethics is practical Who can be our teacher in ethics? The forgiveness of ignorance But what does that mean -- 'to forgive'? Can man become good through Socratic "care of the soul"? I spend all my time going about trying to persuade you, young and old, to make your first and chief concern not for your bodies nor for your possessions, but for the highest welfare of your souls ... Introduction: what Plato means by 'care of the soul' in Phaedo 107c (which see for that topic) is not discussed on this page (although for both Plato and Socrates, to 'care for the soul' means to 'become a thoroughly ethical human being'). Conservative Christianity, Worship, Culture, Aesthetics – Religious Affections Ministries.
You’ve very likely seen this now viral video clip of Victoria Osteen proudly proclaiming that when we worship God, we’re not doing it for him, we’re doing it for our own happiness: I’m not going to comment on her statements per se; others have adequately criticized her perspective as grossly unbiblical.
But what has interested me is some of the confusion and disagreement among conservative evangelicals over this matter. On the one hand, many evangelical leaders and bloggers have (rightly) come out strongly against this blatant expression of prosperity gospel, accurately labeling it as a false gospel and worthy of condemnation.
But on the other hand, some evangelicals have found themselves pausing for a moment. “Wait,” they wonder, “isn’t what she said actually pretty close to the what we’ve been saying for years, maybe just worded a little bit strangely? So, in most evangelical thinking, happiness in personal prosperity is of the same kind as happiness in God. About Scott Aniol Related. The Osteen Predicament: Mere Happiness Cannot Bear the Weight of the Gospel. The evangelical world, joined by no shortage of secular observers, has been abuzz about the latest soundbite of note from the Pastors Osteen—this time offered by Victoria Osteen as her husband Joel beamed in the background.
It is a hard video to watch. In her message, Victoria Osteen tells their massive congregation to realize that their devotion to God is not really about God, but about themselves. "I just want to encourage every one of us to realize when we obey God, we're not doing it for God—I mean, that's one way to look at it—we're doing it for ourselves, because God takes pleasure when we are happy. ... That's the thing that gives Him the greatest joy. " She continued: "So, I want you to know this morning—Just do good for your own self. As you might predict, the congregation responded with a loud "Amen. " America deserves the Osteens. Judged in theological terms, the Osteen message is the latest and slickest version of Prosperity Theology. And that is just the start of it. The Rev. An Appeal to Joel and Victoria Osteen. Dear Joel and Victoria, I hope and pray that you will read this letter and that you take to heart the things I'm sharing.
I write as a friend wanting to help, not an enemy wanting to hurt, and everything I write, I write out of love for God, love for you, and love for the church and the world. I have said many times that I'm glad to see your smiling faces on TV as you speak about Jesus rather than some stern-faced, joyless, angry Christian leader. And I believe you genuinely do care about people and want them to find wholeness in the Lord.
Your Best Life Now Quotes by Joel Osteen.