FOUL!!! Doug Phillips: Repentance a Local Church Matter
Spiritual Sounding Board .com has a pretty decent piece that breaks down the literary absurdity of Doug Phillips’… “resignation update”? I am compelled to comment on this part of it which is a customary New Calvinist mantra:
The local church, not the Internet, is the proper forum for overseeing the details of a man’s repentance,
Oh really? Tell me if I am missing something here. If you get placed under church discipline in a local Reformed church, do they not state that they will inform any church of such that you try to attend? Also, in regard to New Calvinist mega church campus networks, is it not true that several instances of church discipline have been addressed via the internet? For example, the infamous James MacDonald video. Furthermore, most New Calvinist churches announce church discipline issues in the Sunday morning service with VISITORS PRESENT.
Moreover, does not the Bible state clearly that pastors who sin are to be rebuked PUBLICLY so the others will fear?
These guys are spiritual morons and a total waste of time. Is not the number of discernment blogs indicative of Christians trying to save something? Yes, the institutional church. The brick and mortar church. Why? We need a movement of home fellowships that will enable us to ignore these counterfeits. Trust me, the institutional church is not worth saving.
paul
What Really Happened at Coral Ridge: Heavy-Handed Leadership is Part of the Gospel Sanctification Mystique
I have plowed through massive amounts of data / articles regarding the Coral Ridge Presbyterian split / controversy, and wow, what a gargantuan mass of theories, opinions, and “he said – she said.” But what happened at Coral Ridge is really very simple, and is being played out throughout the country on a continual basis. Actually, in all the information I consumed, the crux of the matter can be boiled down to a few excerpts.
First, the key to understanding what happened there is the theology of the new pastor, Tullian Tchividjian, hereafter referred to as “TT” (who in the world would ever name their child Tullian Tchividjian?). TT is a proponent of Gospel Sanctification, hereafter referred to as “GS.” One writer refuted an accusation against TT (by one person in the small group of dissenters who tried to have him expelled as the pastor) that he has a distorted…
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Did Wade Burleson Really Say That?
“Pastor” Wade Burleson is at it again. As a follower of one of the forefathers of New Calvinism, Jon Zens, he continues to sell himself as a kinder, gentler Calvinist heretic. However, at times, he has a slip of the tongue that reveals what is really in his Calvinist black heart. His latest snafu is a Calvinist classic–not sure how you get a 5-part series out of that, but Unreforming Theology .com managed somehow. A disclaimer: I am writing a book right now and do not have time to vet these articles. Nevertheless, someone should have a say about what he said, and my friend at UT .com seems to be the only one speaking up. Here is part one, the other 4 can be found onsite.
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