"The Truth War: John MacArthur and Emerging Church" Andrew Jones

From the Tall Skinny Kiwi (Andrew Jones): The Truth War: John MacArthur and Emerging Church

Call me a romantic optimist blinded by love if you like but I think John MacArthur's upcoming book on The The Truth War will not be a destructive atomic fundy-bomb dropped on the emerging church. I think John has softened a little since the days of Charismatic Chaos [pdf] where he was described as 'excessively dogmatic" and "unaware of most of the church's history and the legitimacy of differing Biblical viewpoints" [Vineyard response]

but then i might also be horribly wrong. . .

Comments

[Sivin]

I'm amazed how much "energy" is spent on this kind of "wars" in the west. Aren't people like MacArthur tired? I am.

[Michael W. Kruse]

Me too, Sivin. But as you know, America was the dumping ground for the crooks and malcontents who couldn't get along in the "Old Country." I think it is in the genes. ;)

Seriously, I don't see the point in spending lots of time fighting. Some conversation around the issues is good but I think our energy needs to be discerning and acting on vision, not trying to stop everyone else's vision.

[Ted Gossard]

Well...MacArthur will say some nice things, then he'll mop up the mess he thinks he sees.

He's in such a different world than those he's critiquing that his critique, for any good in it, will largely fall on completely deaf ears.

[Michael W. Kruse]

While I guess I am an Evangelical in a mainline denomination, one of the reasons I have tended to distance myself from Evangelical denominations and organizations is the quasi-Pope like status granted to charismatic teachers. It really disturbs me.

[Ted Gossard]

Michael, Good point. This following of charismatic leaders bothers me too and does seem to be important to a good number of evangelicals.

To clarify my comment, I mean it will fall on deaf ears of those he is critiquing. While those under his influence will certainly take in every word.

[Michael W. Kruse]

"To clarify my comment, I mean it will fall on deaf ears of those he is critiquing. While those under his influence will certainly take in every word."

I understood you here, Ted, and I agree.