We will recall the heady days of William Jennings Bryan, when being "progressive" meant you were passionately pursuing God's Word and applying in all of life, not chasing after man's glorification of himself. Isn't it strange how preachers used to be our greatest men, now we treat them as outmoded anachronisms? Where are we going? Did anyone see Donahue's verbal mauling of the president of a Southern Baptist seminary? What was the horribly offensive remark he uttered to deserve Donahue's wrath, you ask? He said, "Jesus is the Jewish Messiah." Last time I checked, that was our confession for two millenia. Christianity is worthless without that claim. Perhaps that's too offensive these days. How ridiculous!
Hilarious Com-Box Quote of The Day: "I was caught immediately because it is the Acts of the Apostles, not the Acts of the Holy Spirit Acting Erratically."--Donald Todd, reacting to the inartful opposition of the Holy Spirit and the Magisterium. Mark Galli, an editor at Christianity Today, had suggested that today's "confusion" in evangelicalism replicates a confusion on the day of Pentecost. Mr. Todd commented after this reply , and the original article is here. My thoughts: By what means was this Church-less "consensus" formed? If the Council did not possess the authority to adjudicate such questions, who does? If the Council Fathers did not intend to be the arbiters, why do they say that they do? At the risk of being rude, I would define evangelicalism as, "Whatever I want or need to believe at any particular time." Ecclesial authority to settle a particular question is a step forward, but only as long as, "God alone is Lord of the con
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