http://ceruleansanctum.com/2005/07/on-consigning-enemies-of-christ-to.html Looking for the 1st century Church in 21st century America Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:37:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://ceruleansanctum.com/2005/07/on-consigning-enemies-of-christ-to.html#comment-20839 Sliced Laodicea » On Consigning Enemies of Christ to Hell Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:20:22 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=78#comment-20839 [...] Source: Cerulean Sanctum Comments: Dan takes to task a number of (unnamed) Christian bloggers who call out who the heretics are and consign them to hell - maybe even taking perverse pleasure in doing so. Memorable Quotes: The Christian blogosphere talks about hell far more than you’ll hear from any pulpit. I’ve read just about every take on hell you can imagine in just the last few weeks. But every one of those theological treatises has ignored one kind of hell, the hell that most people experience: hell on earth. [...] [...] Source: Cerulean Sanctum Comments: Dan takes to task a number of (unnamed) Christian bloggers who call out who the heretics are and consign them to hell – maybe even taking perverse pleasure in doing so. Memorable Quotes: The Christian blogosphere talks about hell far more than you’ll hear from any pulpit. I’ve read just about every take on hell you can imagine in just the last few weeks. But every one of those theological treatises has ignored one kind of hell, the hell that most people experience: hell on earth. [...]

]]> http://ceruleansanctum.com/2005/07/on-consigning-enemies-of-christ-to.html#comment-20834 Sliced Laodicea » Tearing Down the Gallows Fri, 22 Dec 2006 17:10:53 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=78#comment-20834 [...] — Is that our aim when we confront heretics? Do we really wish to see them abandon their heresy and return to God, or do we wish to see them consigned to hell? I know which one gives the Lord more pleasure. [...] [...] — Is that our aim when we confront heretics? Do we really wish to see them abandon their heresy and return to God, or do we wish to see them consigned to hell? I know which one gives the Lord more pleasure. [...]

]]> http://ceruleansanctum.com/2005/07/on-consigning-enemies-of-christ-to.html#comment-3431 Cerulean Sanctum » Has the Christian Blogosphere Lost Its Collective Mind? Fri, 19 May 2006 07:14:34 +0000 http://ceruleansanctum.com/?p=78#comment-3431 [...] A number of Christian blogs (I'm not even going to name because I'm tired of it) are leveling the boom on Rob Bell of Mars Hill Bible Church based on quotes from a secular newspaper. Do I have to remind the owners of those blogs of the last three years of MSM implosions based on lousy reporting? There's a little thing called "context" that can turn quotes 180 degrees. My advice? Go to his church and see for yourself—then you can desecrate him all you want (as long as you follow this advice first.) I knew Rob from Wheaton College, and yes, he was "unique." But I can't tell you anything about him based on a sound bite. Before we publicly lambaste someone who claims to be a brother in Christ, we better have our facts straight. A couple quotes from a secular newspaper doth not a lynching make. [...] [...] A number of Christian blogs (I'm not even going to name because I'm tired of it) are leveling the boom on Rob Bell of Mars Hill Bible Church based on quotes from a secular newspaper. Do I have to remind the owners of those blogs of the last three years of MSM implosions based on lousy reporting? There's a little thing called "context" that can turn quotes 180 degrees. My advice? Go to his church and see for yourself—then you can desecrate him all you want (as long as you follow this advice first.) I knew Rob from Wheaton College, and yes, he was "unique." But I can't tell you anything about him based on a sound bite. Before we publicly lambaste someone who claims to be a brother in Christ, we better have our facts straight. A couple quotes from a secular newspaper doth not a lynching make. [...]

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