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To: P-Marlowe
Interestingly enough, Rick Warren's remedy for "stuck in the past" goes beyond just wanting to modernize worship service.

If that isn't enough to drive tradtionalists away, he wants to water down doctrine so that church is sort of like a smorgasbord where everyone can get what he/she wants but need not taste of the things that make him/her uncomfortable. After all, that keeps them coming back, right? Can you say A-P-O-S-T-A-S-Y?

If a minister refuses to address sin, repentance and barely mentions redemption, what is his purpose? (no pun intended)

161 posted on 01/10/2006 5:09:32 PM PST by Southflanknorthpawsis
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To: Southflanknorthpawsis; Terriergal; blue-duncan; xzins
Can you say A-P-O-S-T-A-S-Y?

Now you've taken it way too far.

I do not doubt Mr. Warren's committment to Christ. I have reason to question his vision, and as far as his statements as quoted in this article, I have reason to doubt his intelligence. But I think it is really awful when Christians accuse Mr. Warren of such things as A-P-O-S-T-A-C-Y.

When you publicly accuse a brother of that you'd better pray to God that you are right.

While I feel pretty uspet about Warren's statements in regard to fundamentalists and his global United Nations vision for the Church, I will not stoop so low as to call him an apostate. Further, I am not going to sit idly by while Mr. Warren's name is unfairly and viciously dragged through the mud. Criticize him all you want, but if you accuse him of apostacy, you are making a very grave accusation. I don't think you have the ammunition to back it up. Further, I suspect that your own theology is not exactly perfect either. So back off.

162 posted on 01/10/2006 5:38:08 PM PST by P-Marlowe
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