Thursday, March 03, 2005
What? Me Worry About A Trend?
Jollyblogger had a good post yesterday quoting R.C. Sproul, Jr. on why he is not worried about the trends I have been posting on the last several days.Quoting Sproul via JB:
Too many pastors in too many churches, particularly reformed ones, are looking at the successes these ministries are having and, while not desiring TV face time, are co-opting the ideas to try and bolster their congregations. They are not building disciples in the Reformed fashion, they are abandoning Reformed theology for the sake of "growth."
My goal is not to tear down Osteen, or anyone else, my goal is simply to point out the fallacy of the ideas associated with him, so that others will not take them up.
While we're on the subject, just to prove Sproul's point, check out this story about one of the people associated with Jim Jomes publicly apologizing. God does indeed work in any circumstance.
But please, can’t we be Reformed enough to know that this confluence didn’t happen by luck? Can’t we believe enough in the sovereignty of God to stop seeing face time on TV as the measure of how we are doing?I agree to to point. The success of Osteen or the Emerging Church movement does not bother me, but ideas do.
Too many pastors in too many churches, particularly reformed ones, are looking at the successes these ministries are having and, while not desiring TV face time, are co-opting the ideas to try and bolster their congregations. They are not building disciples in the Reformed fashion, they are abandoning Reformed theology for the sake of "growth."
My goal is not to tear down Osteen, or anyone else, my goal is simply to point out the fallacy of the ideas associated with him, so that others will not take them up.
While we're on the subject, just to prove Sproul's point, check out this story about one of the people associated with Jim Jomes publicly apologizing. God does indeed work in any circumstance.
