Comments on: Losing the biblical gospel http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/ "The most difficult lie I have ever contended with is this: Life is a story about me." Donald Miller Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:29:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: dsd http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/#comment-12 dsd Sat, 29 Jul 2006 21:55:05 +0000 http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/#comment-12 Hi Pam, Not sure if this answer will be concrete enough. I don't know that it's about doing something different as much as it is wanting something different. If we believe the Gospel is about us, then we put ourselves at the center and it's about meeting our own needs. If we put God at the center, and trust that anything that the Kingdom costs is worth it (like the pearl of great price), then that is a different orientation. We want something different. Somebody's said that maybe it's more "God loves you and has a difficult plan for your life." Not that it's not worth it - after all, it is something more valuable than anything else. More to come on this site - don't think I've given the definitive answer here. Hi Pam,

Not sure if this answer will be concrete enough. I don’t know that it’s about doing something different as much as it is wanting something different. If we believe the Gospel is about us, then we put ourselves at the center and it’s about meeting our own needs. If we put God at the center, and trust that anything that the Kingdom costs is worth it (like the pearl of great price), then that is a different orientation. We want something different.

Somebody’s said that maybe it’s more “God loves you and has a difficult plan for your life.” Not that it’s not worth it - after all, it is something more valuable than anything else.

More to come on this site - don’t think I’ve given the definitive answer here.

]]> By: Pam http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/#comment-11 Pam Sat, 29 Jul 2006 15:51:31 +0000 http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/#comment-11 I realise that I'm not known to this bog, but I never understand what it is that people mean when they say that Christians don't but should give glory to God. I also don't understand the fairly recent calls against "feeling good" about being a Christian - in the old days people would say that if you followed a call and there were "fruits" and you felt fulfiled, that this was a way to know that the call was from God. I've been a Christian all my life (I'm 49) but this stuff sounds like jargon to me (with respect to JI Packer who is certainly a "name" I'd respect). When a preacher calls on me to "give glory to God" what does he think I'm doing wrong at the moment? Concretely? And how do I change it? When a preacher tells me that I'm engaging in "feel good religion" what does he think I'm doing wrong? And how do I change it? Concretely? I realise that I’m not known to this bog, but I never understand what it is that people mean when they say that Christians don’t but should give glory to God. I also don’t understand the fairly recent calls against “feeling good” about being a Christian - in the old days people would say that if you followed a call and there were “fruits” and you felt fulfiled, that this was a way to know that the call was from God.

I’ve been a Christian all my life (I’m 49) but this stuff sounds like jargon to me (with respect to JI Packer who is certainly a “name” I’d respect).

When a preacher calls on me to “give glory to God” what does he think I’m doing wrong at the moment? Concretely? And how do I change it?

When a preacher tells me that I’m engaging in “feel good religion” what does he think I’m doing wrong? And how do I change it? Concretely?

]]> By: Jim Martin http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/#comment-10 Jim Martin Sat, 29 Jul 2006 03:38:28 +0000 http://www.theocentricpreaching.com/2006/07/20/losing-the-biblical-gospel/#comment-10 A very good quote and so true! Thanks! A very good quote and so true! Thanks!

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