Hi Rick,Rick_C wrote:The downside of Separatism in this lecture was that it can lead to isolationism (true) and cultural irrelevance (true). To avoid these, Greg advocates living out the Kingdom in "self-sacrificial agape love" by caring for the individuals we meet in daily life. He also isn't Separatist in that his church has several ministries that reach out in the community (unlike the Amish). Greg's church's music is probably pretty contemporary (so that's not really Separatist either...like my Mom's Pentecostal church that almost split over: Southern Gospel V. Contemporary Christian Music)!
I like a lot about Greg's version of Separatism and agree with him in principle. In his opposition to the RR and overall push to oppose their platform he does a great job on certain points (like on the USA being "God's nation")...I can't agree with him any more on that!
But I seem to have fairly significant, if not pronounced, theological differences in the categories of (alphabetically listed): Christology, Ecclesiology, Eschatology, and Soteriology. Maybe you or anyone else can help me sort these out? (I think I'm really interested in all of this due to my Separatist background!)....Anyway, I'll analyze and/or critique Greg's ideas based on the above quotation and what else I have read and heard (gathered)...later.....so, bbl Smile
I really don't have much idea, nor do I care very much, what Greg Boyd's Christology or eschatology are. I know that he's an Open Theist, but that's about it.
I'm really, really not interested in becoming Greg Boyd's defender. I just felt that you were misrepresenting his position on this one issue, and wanted to set the record straight. In fact, it doesn't really bother me if you, or even everyone who reads this, thinks Boyd is a heretic or worse. But if that's what you think, it's better to make that judgement based on the man's own words than on the basis of another's opinion or statements taken out of context.
I do have one question, but it's really way off topic. What does music style have to do with one's view of the kingdom of God?