Paul's Passing Thoughts

This is not, I repeat, this is not, an endorsement of a blogsite, but, as a busy layperson, I find some very interesting and helpful information concerning Christian trends on The Wartburg Watch. A post concerning the danger of personality cults in New Calvinism, which would definitely include The Gospel Coalition, can be found here:

http://thewartburgwatch.com/2010/02/24/the-danger-of-personality-cults-among-the-new-calvinists/

The article is dead-on, and is based on another article by Professor Carl Trueman of Westminster Theological Seminary. The link to Trueman’s piece is noted in the post:

http://www.reformation21.org/articles/the-nameless-one.php

My two-cents-worth is in regard to the whole putrid contemporary marketing of God’s truth in the form of entertainment. Let there be no doubt, having our minds stimulated by deep philosophy, even in a “biblical” context, can be nothing more than entertainment. Some of these guys have 300,000 followers on twitter waiting with bated breath for the next profound unction. And like movies, we like our players to be savvy, good looking, and hip.

Ok, enough of my gripping—read both articles—they raise concerns also echoed by Dr. Peter Masters in regard to New Calvinism.

paul