Comments for The Gospel Coalition Blog http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:27:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Don't Take It from Me: Reasons You Should Not Marry an Unbeliever by Stef http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/01/23/dont-take-it-from-me-reasons-you-should-not-marry-an-unbeliever/#comment-21489 Stef Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:27:29 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=14454#comment-21489 Sister in Christ: Love this! Thank you. The support was needed. Sister in Christ: Love this! Thank you. The support was needed.

]]> Comment on What's Next for New York Churches by New York City Churches Find New Homes – The Gospel Coalition Blog http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/12/08/whats-next-for-new-york-churches/#comment-21487 New York City Churches Find New Homes – The Gospel Coalition Blog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:15:44 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=13660#comment-21487 [...] new meeting space. We aren't moving because we've outgrown the space where we meet, but because the city has ruled that churches can no longer meet in public schools. We will need to be out February [...] [...] new meeting space. We aren't moving because we've outgrown the space where we meet, but because the city has ruled that churches can no longer meet in public schools. We will need to be out February [...]

]]> Comment on Major Agreement, Minor Disagreement, Moving On by Gospel Grace, the Pursuit of Holiness, and the Charge of Antinomianism « The Battle Cry http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/01/30/major-agreement-minor-disagreement-moving-on/#comment-21486 Gospel Grace, the Pursuit of Holiness, and the Charge of Antinomianism « The Battle Cry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:34:50 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=6823#comment-21486 [...] Ortlund gets the last word in the exchange, and he begins by summarizing the many ways in which they agree, and focuses on what appears to be the heart of their disagreement: You want to call people to holiness, as the new creatures they are, and bring them into a deep awareness the gospel of grace. I want to call people to holiness, as the new creatures they are, by bringing them into deeper and deeper awareness of the gospel of grace. You believe “effort and action [are] central to sanctification.” I believe the gospel is central to sanctification, and that effort and action are neither central nor optional (optional = antinomianism) but integral. [...] [...] Ortlund gets the last word in the exchange, and he begins by summarizing the many ways in which they agree, and focuses on what appears to be the heart of their disagreement: You want to call people to holiness, as the new creatures they are, and bring them into a deep awareness the gospel of grace. I want to call people to holiness, as the new creatures they are, by bringing them into deeper and deeper awareness of the gospel of grace. You believe “effort and action [are] central to sanctification.” I believe the gospel is central to sanctification, and that effort and action are neither central nor optional (optional = antinomianism) but integral. [...]

]]> Comment on The Radical Gospel, Defiant and Free by Gospel Grace, the Pursuit of Holiness, and the Charge of Antinomianism « The Battle Cry http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2011/01/27/the-radical-gospel-defiant-and-free/#comment-21485 Gospel Grace, the Pursuit of Holiness, and the Charge of Antinomianism « The Battle Cry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:30:44 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=6732#comment-21485 [...] Dane Ortlund gave a more direct response. Agreeing with Hood that antinomianism is antithetical to biblical Christianity, Ortlund focuses on two ways to avoid it: One way is to balance gospel grace with exhortations to holiness, as if both need equal air time lest we fall into legalism on one side (neglecting grace) or antinomianism on the other (neglecting holiness). [...] [...] Dane Ortlund gave a more direct response. Agreeing with Hood that antinomianism is antithetical to biblical Christianity, Ortlund focuses on two ways to avoid it: One way is to balance gospel grace with exhortations to holiness, as if both need equal air time lest we fall into legalism on one side (neglecting grace) or antinomianism on the other (neglecting holiness). [...]

]]> Comment on Did the Army Violate the Rights of Catholic Chaplains? by Andy Perry http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/08/did-the-army-violate-the-rights-of-catholic-chaplains/#comment-21484 Andy Perry Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:35:01 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=15647#comment-21484 Our national Constitution does not stipulate that the government is required to provide soldiers or any government employee with spiritual leaders. This is not the job of the government. Christian soldiers should form their own Bible studies and outreach and fellowship mechanisms (such as Officer Christian Fellowship and Valor)and be connected to a local church where possible. Even deployed soldiers today can be regularly connected to a church body through church websites, email, etc. today very easily. This is not the government's job. Furthermore, given the non-sectarian nature of our government, the governmental chaplaincy is inherently non or even anti-confessional in nature. Therefore, soldiers are far better served by church-based means than governmental chaplains. Our national Constitution does not stipulate that the government is required to provide soldiers or any government employee with spiritual leaders. This is not the job of the government. Christian soldiers should form their own Bible studies and outreach and fellowship mechanisms (such as Officer Christian Fellowship and Valor)and be connected to a local church where possible. Even deployed soldiers today can be regularly connected to a church body through church websites, email, etc. today very easily. This is not the government's job. Furthermore, given the non-sectarian nature of our government, the governmental chaplaincy is inherently non or even anti-confessional in nature. Therefore, soldiers are far better served by church-based means than governmental chaplains.

]]> Comment on Did the Army Violate the Rights of Catholic Chaplains? by mel http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/08/did-the-army-violate-the-rights-of-catholic-chaplains/#comment-21483 mel Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:59:48 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=15647#comment-21483 But what happens to the soldiers if they have no spiritual leaders? But what happens to the soldiers if they have no spiritual leaders?

]]> Comment on Bad Art Doesn't Exist Apart from the Good by Redeem Christianity http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/08/bad-art-doesnt-exist-apart-from-the-good/#comment-21482 Redeem Christianity Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:32 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=15290#comment-21482 haha so true... so true haha so true...

so true

]]> Comment on How We Got Here: The Evangelical Trinitarian Milieu by Fernando http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/08/how-we-got-here-the-evangelical-trinitarian-milieu/#comment-21481 Fernando Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:09 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=15558#comment-21481 No one claims that the liturgy is enough! Nor am I saying anything so preposterous as the claim that only liturgical churches are trinitarian. The point is not the liturgy per se; it's the place of the Trinity in our worship. It's perfectly possible, I think, to have a more "contemporary" style of worship that every Subday reminds believers that their God is named Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But I've never seen one. The fixed liturgy at least puts the words there, a foundation on which to build. No one claims that the liturgy is enough! Nor am I saying anything so preposterous as the claim that only liturgical churches are trinitarian. The point is not the liturgy per se; it's the place of the Trinity in our worship. It's perfectly possible, I think, to have a more "contemporary" style of worship that every Subday reminds believers that their God is named Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. But I've never seen one. The fixed liturgy at least puts the words there, a foundation on which to build.

]]> Comment on How to Pull Out of the Burnout Spiral by Redeem Christianity http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/07/how-to-pull-out-of-the-burnout-spiral/#comment-21480 Redeem Christianity Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:59:52 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=15239#comment-21480 Powerful stuff! Pastors and leadership in the church need to really develop a much better ability to say no....as do most of us! Powerful stuff! Pastors and leadership in the church need to really develop a much better ability to say no....as do most of us!

]]> Comment on Watch Your Conjunctions in Parenting by I love you but… « A New Covenant http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/2012/02/01/watch-your-conjunctions-in-parenting/#comment-21479 I love you but… « A New Covenant Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:52 +0000 http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/tgc/?p=14888#comment-21479 [...] An article  from The Gospel Coalition discussing the use of conjunctions while disciplining our children. It asks and answers the question of whether discipline should come out of our love for our children and not despite it. Maybe we should be more careful about what we say while disciplining our children. Share this:FacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 4:30 PM and posted in Smörgåsbord. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. « Patience [...] [...] An article  from The Gospel Coalition discussing the use of conjunctions while disciplining our children. It asks and answers the question of whether discipline should come out of our love for our children and not despite it. Maybe we should be more careful about what we say while disciplining our children. Share this:FacebookLike this:LikeBe the first to like this post. This entry was posted on Thursday, February 9th, 2012 at 4:30 PM and posted in Smörgåsbord. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. « Patience [...]

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