Comments on: Putting your neck on the block… http://breadhousedesign.com/kneading/archives/67 thoughts from a postmodern pietist pilgrim Sat, 03 Jan 2009 14:38:16 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tom http://breadhousedesign.com/kneading/archives/67/comment-page-1#comment-27 Tom Sat, 07 Oct 2006 11:41:47 +0000 http://breadhousedesign.com/kneading/archives/67#comment-27 Apologies if that is what it sounded like, I meant that yours was a vastly different take than Immoderate's! I was referring to your post as a reason why I was posting, there was some very good stuff in it, especially the observations here: <blockquote>- It sounds like Piper is addressing those who a) minimize propostitional truth and biblical theology. b) don't believe in hell or penal substitution c) those in the Emergent Village group in USA and probably not the global emerging church movement</blockquote> I got so distracted by immoderate's position on Mark that I didn't really comment on yours. I thought this take was spot on. John is a 5-point calvinist who passionately feels that you must appreciate the gravity of these things in order to enjoy God the most. Point C really struck me, I've noticed that that Emergent village in the US (and Emergent UK) seems personality driven - almost cultish (other evangelical pop-preaching movements also give me this vibe, I worry that it will happen to this nascent reform "resurgence.") I recently read Tony Jones' post on meeting John Piper for lunch, <a target="_blank" href="http://theoblogy.blogspot.com/2006/10/my-lunch-with-john-piper.html" rel="nofollow">well worth a read as well</a>. Apologies if that is what it sounded like, I meant that yours was a vastly different take than Immoderate’s! I was referring to your post as a reason why I was posting, there was some very good stuff in it, especially the observations here:

- It sounds like Piper is addressing those who
a) minimize propostitional truth and biblical theology.
b) don’t believe in hell or penal substitution
c) those in the Emergent Village group in USA and probably not the global emerging church movement

I got so distracted by immoderate’s position on Mark that I didn’t really comment on yours. I thought this take was spot on. John is a 5-point calvinist who passionately feels that you must appreciate the gravity of these things in order to enjoy God the most.
Point C really struck me, I’ve noticed that that Emergent village in the US (and Emergent UK) seems personality driven – almost cultish (other evangelical pop-preaching movements also give me this vibe, I worry that it will happen to this nascent reform “resurgence.”) I recently read Tony Jones’ post on meeting John Piper for lunch, well worth a read as well.

]]> By: andrew jones http://breadhousedesign.com/kneading/archives/67/comment-page-1#comment-26 andrew jones Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:43:04 +0000 http://breadhousedesign.com/kneading/archives/67#comment-26 hey - glad it was helpful mark d. is a good friend of mine - i would love to know how you see our views as vastly different. hey – glad it was helpful

mark d. is a good friend of mine – i would love to know how you see our views as vastly different.

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