A Reverend's Rambling Review of 'Relevance'

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by Sherri

The whole thing comes down to BALANCE, as in everything concerning God's church.

I like balance. problem is, too many who call for it arent.

[stmatthew]

Originally Posted by Ferd

I like balance. problem is, too many who call for it arent.

Only the Mods are truly balanced

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Only the Mods are truly balanced

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[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by RevDWW

Something like; "Let your moderation be known to all men" or ".....every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible." ?

I think the word "moderation" could refer to balance. For instance, neither of the extremes (conservative - liberal) are what I would call moderate.

I believe that extreme dress, whether Amish looking or floosey looking, effects how your witness will be accepted. Either extreme could be a stumbling block.

If you are dressed too conservative, potential believers could be turned off thinking that they had to dress like a previous period of time to become a Christian. If one is dressed to liberally, potential believers could question whether you really believed in wholesomeness. They could think of you as "out there!"

A wholesome blend within the given culture would work best!

[J-Roc]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

To many preach a cultural Christ instead of a crucified Christ.

Sounds like Christianity without the Cross...

[Praxeas]

Originally Posted by stmatthew

Only the Mods are truly balanced

I KNEW we'd get you sooner or later. Now if only we can convert the shrill emotional liberals and the hate mongering conservatives we might have unity

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by revrandy

Steadfast...

I think that "relevance" defined is extremely important... the problem the Church has had is that if your not related or somebody's kid... your not relevant... and that is somewhat sad...

So where does one turn to find "relevance"... to the one who gives them the attention...

imo...

Randy, I think you are totally missing the point of what the articlle was about.

And in answer to your assertion, I have been treated extremely well and shown much favor, and I am anything but pedigreed in Pentecost. I am most definitely "the son of a stranger."

I don't buy that deal that you have to be somebody's kid to get noticed. That line is way overused.

[CC1]

Originally Posted by Pianoman

So......are you saying that no matter the given culture, the culture of the first century church should prevail for every christian? Since they wore robes, every christian should wear robes? Since that culture wore sandals, every christian should wear sandals?

Or......are you saying (as I believe) that certain things in the bible were written for all generations and others for a particular culture? We (as christians) are to take the message of Jesus Christ and apply it to our given culture.

Good post.

Originally Posted by Coonskinner

Randy, I think you are totally missing the point of what the articlle was about.

And in answer to your assertion, I have been treated extremely well and shown much favor, and I am anything but pedigreed in Pentecost. I am most definitely "the son of a stranger."

I don't buy that deal that you have to be somebody's kid to get noticed. That line is way overused.

How true. I've preached all over the world, in places I've never deserved and with men I'm not worthy to share a pulpit with. In the past 12 months I've been in 20 states and 4 foreign countries preaching this truth. I've got some meetings booked up 2 years ahead.

Hard to imagine that my Father hated God, killed my stepmother and beat me senseless time and again for wanting to live for God.

I know what it's like to be the 'Son of the Stranger' watching those kids with pedigrees play with God. I didn't. I've been rewarded many times over.

[Coonskinner]

Originally Posted by Steadfast

How true. I've preached all over the world, in places I've never deserved and with men I'm not worthy to share a pulpit with. In the past 12 months I've been in 20 states and 4 foreign countries preaching this truth. I've got some meetings booked up 2 years ahead.

Hard to imagine that my Father hated God, killed my stepmother and beat me senseless time and again for wanting to live for God.

I know what it's like to be the 'Son of the Stranger' watching those kids with pedigrees play with God. I didn't. I've been rewarded many times over.

It would do us all good to remember where promotion comes from. It isn't the north or the south, or east or west.