Can I just be honest for a second? Sometimes the internet really bothers me. We dont see people as image bearers, or fellow brothers and sisters in Christ, we see them as profiles, avatars, and pixels. And once you do that its very easy to dismiss them because theres no relational investment or humanizing element. Interesting to note how tribal people have gotten over the rapture video. Ive been accused of going bonkers, falling off the deep end, being a heretic, and being cray cray (which is one of my favorite phrases, but looks like it got turned against me lol). It is fascinating to me how easy people can write off another person and COMPLETELY dismiss their work over a video or two (I have over one hundred videos, a book, blogs, etc and multiple people messaged me saying something to the extent of AFTER YOUR LAST VIDEO IM UNFOLLOWING YOU! YOU ARE TERRIBLE AND NOT BIBLICAL). Thats understandable with the deity of Christ, or authority of scripture, or a myriad of other very important issues, but eschatology (study of end times) might be one of the most debated and differently held beliefs even among conservative orthodoxy. PS thanks to all of you who have actually engaged. With grace, winsomeness, pushback, etc. But seriously, as Christians let our internet behavior actually stand out and be a witness. Lets color it with grace, kindness, gentleness, benefit of the doubt, and all together genuine humanness. Lastly, for those still studying and thinking about this topic checkout the book Surprised By Hope by NT Wright. Hes a first rate world leading Christian scholar and goes into much depth on the scriptures, first century context, and our hope as Christians. Appreciate you all!
Posted on: Thu, 30 Oct 2014 18:48:33 +0000
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