Books I Have Been Reading
I have been re-reading H. Richard Niebuhr’s “Christ and Culture,” for the third time since I was an undergraduate. The book still has a great deal to say and I find it helpful given the country's current state of thought regarding the subject.H. Richard Niebuhr, Christ and Culture: (New York: Harper & Row, 1951)
Jon Meacham, American Gospel: (New York: Random House, 2006)
Gilbert Bilezikian, Christianity 101: (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1993)
O. Palmer Robertson, The Christ of The Covenants: (Phillipsburg New Jersey: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 1980)
O. Palmer Robertson, The Israel of God: Yesterday, today, and Tomorrow: (Phillipsburg New Jersey: Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing Company, 2000)
The Pearl of Great Price, This is a Mormon document I have been reading off and on for some time now. I have been working in the area of Mormonism and found it helpful to read the source materials whenever possible.
F.F. Bruce, The Epistle to the Hebrews: Revised Ed., The New International Commentary on the New Testament, (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990)
William L. Lane, Hebrews, vol. 47 Word Biblical Commentary, (Dallas: Word Books, 1991)
William L. Lane, Hebrews, vol. 48 Word Biblical Commentary, (Dallas: Word Books, 1991)
posted by Joe at 2:27 PM
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So we're rebels heh? I like that. You are right though in saying that there is little point in rebeling for the sake of rebeling. I also agree that sufficient time should be spent outside of the coporate Church in order that one may gain perspective on Christianity, oneself, and The Church. There are too many disappointements found in the traditional church; there are too many hippocrats that exist, that give forth loving words of acceptance, and that expound upon what it is a Christian ought to do and how they ought to be; they are advocats of Christianity, but they do not practice it; they do not live it. They exist contra to what they say, and this is what averts people from the Church (coporate). They [the disillusioned] cannot reconcile what they see with what is taught. The 'believers' needs be awakened from their sleep. There are people who have rejected Christianity because of this hippocracy; we are turning precious souls wayward because there are those have allowed themselves to be corrupted by their doubts and fears, which perpetuate ignorance. They [the wayward souls] see it not only in the 'followers' but also in the pastors who have given over to social Christianity, who have lost touch with the true Faith, who have lost touch with the deeper magic that does exist. Church has been reduced to potlucks---which are integral for fellowship but not the sole definition of Church---and scripted services. Christianity goes deeper than that. Fellowship is needed. A gathering of Christians in worship of God is needed. But, these things needs be done in truth to our death. We need to take off our masks and live the Way as it was lived by our God, the Christ in flesh. We need to stop being hippocrats and show the people that there is hope. Complacency in the Church has become a plague that has infected the women and the men and in turn their children and their grandchildren. The Church has lost a lot of integrity and honour. It needs be restored. If the Church, as delineated by Christ, is abolished, then the Evil One has won. And, if it contiunes in its current state, then we fair no better. The disillusioned need hope. Let us restore that hope. In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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