Comments on: Unchurched or Unsaved? What Our Vocabulary Reveals About our Beliefs

By: Southern Baptists in the 21st Century « Kingdom People

Southern Baptists in the 21st Century « Kingdom People — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 08:42:15 +0000

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By: Biff

Biff — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:24:16 +0000

Great topic, thanks. I was wondering if you would be willing to invest a little time with another local blogger that appears to have immeasurable faith, but seems to need some guidance, and for lack of a better way to put it, understanding? He seems to be fascinated with the apocalypse and its implications. In all fairness, he may really be a nut, but I think he has good intentions and I am sure that I have seen him extend effort to learn. It would not really require any high-end or lengthy comments, but I think that just a little guidance from an educated person of faith would help him. Of course, you would have an anonymous user-name.

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By: In the Blogosphere « Kingdom People

In the Blogosphere « Kingdom People — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:46:38 +0000

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By: James

James — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 05:11:36 +0000

Trevin, You are on track, I am an independent, because they for the most part still have the focus on equipping saints, instead of the whole “Chuch growth: idea of entertaining spectators. A little over a year ago Hybils stated that after years of entertainment he found that they had done very little to equip new believers for the duty of every Christian which is telling others about Christ. PC has made us sell the truth of God’s Word for a more comfortable lie. If our neighbor is merely unchurched than it isn’t a big deal that I have never told him about Jesus, but if he is on his way to Hell, it makes it a very bad thing if I have never warned him of his coming doom.

By: Brian

Brian — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:11:33 +0000

Dietrich Bonhoeffer in a sermon said, “And there is a word that to Protestants has the sound of something commonplace, more or less indifferent and superfluous, that does not make their heart beat faster; something with which a sense of boredom is so often associated, or which at any rate does not lend wings to our religious feelings. Woe to us if that word to which I refer is “Church,” the meaning of which I propose to look at today.” And so began his sermon. If our Savior intended a definite “form” for his Church, and if one seeks to be obedient to Jesus’ intention, then one should belong to that which most fully embodies that intention. And thus he uses that Church, His Bride, His Body, so that salvation is effected in the lives of others. Unsaved or unchurched? One doesn’t decide between the two; they are not mutually exclusive.

By: Kevin

Kevin — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:59:51 +0000

Exactly correct…and beautifully written.

By: Culture Wars: Unsaved or Unchurched? « Heritage and Destiny

Culture Wars: Unsaved or Unchurched? « Heritage and Destiny — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 14:16:58 +0000

By: Ingrid Schlueter

Ingrid Schlueter — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 13:09:12 +0000

Amen!

By: Dave Reid

Dave Reid — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:40:24 +0000

Terry:

I think there is some truth in your contention that changes in terminology can point to a watering down of the Gospel, especially regarding terms such as “unsaved” and “unchurched.” I wonder if the early church was concerned about such issues though! It seems that we’re often more concerned about the need to spread the Gospel than we are about the critical requirement to manifest its power to change our lives! The need in North America is for more evidence of the Gospel’s power to change lives.