“Emergent Christians have serious doubts about doctrinal ideas which hold that some are in and some are out — that is in or out with God.”
THAT WHICH IS NOT FAITH, IS SIN.
They see the movement as resurgence of old mainline liberal theology.
liberal theology = renounced as heresy by both Pope John Paul II and Benedict XVI.
This mess is in the Catholic Church too.
One wonders why he doesn't become part of the Emerging church movement? There has always been ONE faith and view of God. Every view that does not conform to this one view is corruption and heresy. It is our job to seek out the correct view of God and discard the rest.
He should read Pilgrim Progress.
What is this? Another form of religious socialism brewing? Liberal theology refers to which: the fairly benign 19th century liberalization movement; or the 20th century "liberation theology" bastardization of scripture to hew to Marxist ideology? Hard to tell exactly how bad this is judging only from this article full of rump kissing.
No they don't. They just talk about it and try to get others to be generous. All their money goes towards movie admissions, coffee and beer. They live and act like a bunch of people impressed with themeselves. When it comes down to actually caring about actual people, they don't. In fact they hate them in the worst way. They help them into hell.
Emergent Church is Seeker Sensitive/Church Growth Movement Version 2.0
This is their vector:
the desire to be “relevant”.
Sit back and watch where that takes them.
Interesting, as though your garden-variety conservative flocks (e.g. Southern Baptist, Assembly of God, various reformed denoms) DON'T welcome the stranger.
This concern has resulted in high tolerance for people of other faiths.
Hmmm....Define "tolerance".
Emergent Christians have serious doubts about doctrinal ideas which hold that some are in and some are out — that is in or out with God.
Ahhh, now we're getting to the crux of the matter...It sounds to me like some (most?) within this movement want to deny that Jesus is THE ONLY way to salvation. Huge problem.
One can use this verse (Mark 9:40) to support fellowship between denominations that call on the name of Jesus, but NOT to deny bringing the Gospel to the lost - or to those of 'no faith', as the author puts it..
They have no love for the lost. Just love for the world and the praises of men.
Mark 9
37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
38 And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
42 And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
So somehow the 'emergent fellow' latches onto the 'he that is not against us is on our part' verse, and ignores the facts that:
A) The person who was not 'against us' was preaching the name of Jesus!
B) The entire context of this section is doing things in the name of Jesus and believing in HIM. This is a message to evangelize -- to bring the cup of the living water, in HIS Name, to His children (and since only HE knows who are HIS, we are to bring it where ever we are able).
To twist these verses to justify not bringing the Gospel to others is to cut off the water that we are to bring and it is to 'offend'(verse 42).
ECM=Postmodernism in sheep's clothing.
Where does “sin no more” fit into liberalism.