Condemned

As it is, I’m just off to preach on Isaiah 43:1-5. The politicians are going to get a roasting, the Lord a boasting.

For inspiration, see Scott Bader-Saye, Following Jesus in a Culture of Fear (2007).

Well here is my verbal desription of an Emergent pastor:

“blah,blah, blah, consumerism, blah, blah, anti-modernity,blah, blah, blah, since everyone doesn’t make the same money it isn’t fair so social justice,blah, blah, blah, “coexist”,blah, blah, blah, pascifism/just war, blah, blah, blah, Sojourners, blah, blah,”

You’ve been deceived into believing relativism/universalism

I guess Kim, I’m trying to see what the point of the thread is. The character in the post seems to be a pastor and I know no pastor who promotes “fear” on those particular topics or says “condemnation” as portrayed in the post. I see more pastors giving an answer and a call to Salvation, repentence and a personal relationship with God in love. Are there an extreme minority who preach this way? sure the cartoon it is not something that really makes sense in real life because this situation is in fact few and far between.

I will say and have said before Kim, Chris H and those who agree with the cartoon, If a guy preached “repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand” would you ridicule the guy like this post or would you be drawn to it?

Remember this is what John the Baptist said and we all know what Jesus said about him “Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist…” Matth 11:11 and even Jesus preached “Repent for the Kingdom of God is at hand.” Matt 4:17 and John the Baptist preach it as well Matt. 2:2

Graham, my example was not in reference to Kim but to an opposing example which happens to be Emergent (if we assume, like I did, that it was a pastor). However, thanks for pointing that out. It makes more sense. I didn’t make the contection to a politician but to a pastor. Thanks for the help.

Now that I understand the cartoon, is it really the politicians fault that there was a global financial meltdown other than trying provide housing to people who truly couldn’t afford it causing more foreclosures making the underlying assets of the notes banks held lose value dramatically? With regard to terrorism, is it the politicians fault that we have terrorists and should there be some response to the terrorists as opposed to living in denial when thousands of innocent people have died at the hands of terrorists?

correction: “problem with a call to repentance.”