Comments on: Why So Serious?: Considering A Short List of Gospel Contradictions

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 13:53:10 +0000

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 18:41:26 +0000

God's Only Party?

By: Joe B

Joe B — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:12:03 +0000

Brilliant thoughts. Hilarious that you stirred in the clinker about song lyrics. Bet it sounded brilliant too when you were writing it in the dead of the night.

Keep up the good words!

By: Deb

Deb — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:34:45 +0000

I’m frequently off the mark, over the top and blow it when it comes to living what I believe. I appreciate your commentary because I think it hits the points where we all mess up.

Thanks.

Deb

By: Bonnie Fulkerson

Bonnie Fulkerson — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:46:35 +0000

I was directed here by a comment on a yahoo group site. I like what I see and your statement of what the gospel is explains a lot about the current state of religion in America today. Thanks

By: Tom Meacham

Tom Meacham — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 16:02:30 +0000

Hi Mike!!!

Yes, yes, and yes! to your book review. (Like I should disagree with Luther?) The Gospel turns religion on its head–it’s no longer about what I must do, but about what God has done. Faith is not a requirement, a “work” or even a virtue–it’s God’s work in us. It’s a miracle. Thank God my life with God is sustained by God and not by my woefully incomplete faith.

Reference Luther’s distinction between “grace” and “gift” in his Preface to the Epistle of Paul to the Romans.

On another subject, have you reviewed “A Christianity Worth Believing” by Doug Pagitt?

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:22:31 +0000

I have always found it ironic when someone complains about consumerism while typing on a home computer. Not being disrespectful mind you, just saying…

By: Jim Upchurch

Jim Upchurch — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 02:02:16 +0000

How 'bout this for #11: Say things like "Christians who don’t tithe risk God’s curse." As in this article from the Biblical Recorder

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:45:52 +0000

…we always point out the sins of the “other”

Especially those we think we have NO chance of committing ourselves.

By: Headless Unicorn Guy

Headless Unicorn Guy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:44:32 +0000

The Social Gospel concentrated so heavily on the works of charity and mercy that it ended up “A Gospel without personal salvation”.

The reaction (which you see all around you in the Evangelical wilderness) was a Gospel of Personal Salvation and ONLY Personal Salvation.

Both are out of balance, just in opposite directions.