https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=against-churchians Bleak Theology: Hopeful Science Wed, 26 Feb 2014 16:51:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.1 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3112 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:21:36 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3112 […] Chris discusses the shortcomings of compromised Christians. […]

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3113 Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:20:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3113 As long as your own congregation is faithful, I can somewhat understand why you remain in the denomination.
I’d rather no money of mine went to the head offices, though.

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3110 Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:16:58 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3110 […] I noted that when you are praised by the press, then there is a problem. You may be in effect not Christian but going down a path of what Lewis called “Christianity […]

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3109 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:24:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3109 I am sure I missed a few stigmata

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3108 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 23:17:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3108 I think the manosphere needs a better definition of a “churchian”. I used to think it was a church that didn’t preach the gospel, then I found out it was a church that didn’t respect men, now I’m afraid to use the term because I don’t know what it means to certain people. You did a good job of covering every kind of “churchian” I can think of. We won’t go to “try harder” churches, only those that tell us we can’t do it on our own and we need Christ…..gospel.

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3106 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:45:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3106 My pastor confounds his doctors by not being dead. No robes. He’s very humble – well, being “past his expiration date” will do that. He’s male, all the pastors at our church are male, as are all the elders. Women run the children’s ministry, the women’s ministry, minister directly to other women in multiple capacities and are kept quite busy. Not put in charge of men. Tattoos and (sigh) a fart machine? Yes. Women alone with men at any time on church business? No.

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3105 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 21:31:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3105 And I predict that your pastor does not rejoice in his robes, he’s male, and the church is about being righteous and doing good. You can literally smell or taste a live church, because of the love that is there.

]]> https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/2014/01/against-churchians/comment-page-1/#comment-3104 Thu, 09 Jan 2014 20:59:00 +0000 https://pukeko.net.nz/blog/?p=3336#comment-3104 I love my crazy church. Here is one of the things our church takes seriously, “If the Rapture happened, we want the city to miss us”. The biggest draw for this church is that you can feel the love of God dripping out the walls. It’s busy about the work of God, both in theory and in practice. Very alive, and simultaneously very theologically correct. Stylistics are sometimes hard for this ex-Baptist to get used to, but heart? Oh golly. Heart.

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