tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post114117283866887783..comments2024-01-12T09:37:16.515-06:00Comments on paleoevangelical: MacArthur, Fundamentalism, and the Emerging ChurchBenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07113808932788409800noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141427743860313832006-03-03T17:15:00.000-06:002006-03-03T17:15:00.000-06:00Ben - I've listened to MacArthur's talk on the EC,...Ben - I've listened to MacArthur's talk on the EC, and I'm set to begin listening to Pettegrew. I love how MacArthur reaches back to Eden and runs right through the 20th century challenges to the sufficiency and clarity of God's word in order to show that the EC is nothing new. Also thought it was cool when he mentioned that he, Dever, Piper, Grudem, Carson, Sproul, et al, have a conference call regularly.The Tiffinianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04177249344827299583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141238109587438572006-03-01T12:35:00.000-06:002006-03-01T12:35:00.000-06:00I plan to listen to John Mac's message. I am sorry...I plan to listen to John Mac's message. I am sorry if I attributed John's comment as yours or anyone leaning toward fundamentalism. <BR/><BR/>I don't have a narrow view of the fundamentalists. I personally prefer the term "Christian" over fundamentalist (Acts 11:26). Only a Christian follows Christ in a radical, missional, gospel-centered way. <BR/><BR/>I don't like the term fundamentalist. I am not emerging in the sense that McClaren, et al refer to it. I am a sent disciple of Jesus into the world (with all of its filth, sin, erroneous worldviews) to represent Christ (John 17:18). I will not hide in a Christian bunker when I have a commission to proclaim His love and His salvation to the dying world around me--and that doesn't mean just on Sundays from the confines of a church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141230222416725622006-03-01T10:23:00.000-06:002006-03-01T10:23:00.000-06:00There are plenty of people defending the inerrant ...There are plenty of people defending the inerrant scriptures who don't want anything to do with the label fundamentalist -- regardless of what MacArthur or anyone esle might say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141226755622107132006-03-01T09:25:00.000-06:002006-03-01T09:25:00.000-06:00I think maybe Scotty has some pretty narrow ideas ...I think maybe Scotty has some pretty narrow ideas of what fundmentalists are.Ryan Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01082627274460596880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141226277434184542006-03-01T09:17:00.000-06:002006-03-01T09:17:00.000-06:00Hey, don't shoot the messenger, Scotty! Listen to ...Hey, don't shoot the messenger, Scotty! Listen to the lecture, and feel free to disagree with MacArthur then if you want to.<BR/><BR/>And please don't conclude that the message of this post or anything in this blog is that fundamentalism is the ideal manifestation of the NT Church.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665765739805841971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141222087907540592006-03-01T08:08:00.000-06:002006-03-01T08:08:00.000-06:00Fundamentalists are not the only ones fighting the...Fundamentalists are not the only ones fighting the war against the denigration of God's word. Any lover of the Truth defends sola scriptura (and it expands WAY beyond those who call themselves "fundamentalists"). <BR/><BR/>Be careful labeling yourself or others. Many pastors who are going into the culture are following Jesus' admonition not to be obscurantists, nor to be syncretists, but to go into the world (kosmos) as He went into the world (John 17:14ff.) Jesus prayed that we would be protected from the evil one while we were hated by the world. As the Father sent the Son into the world, so the Son has sent us into the world (not into isolation or hiding under the auspices of a self-aggrandizing label). <BR/><BR/>We can go into the world (as salt and light) without emulating the world or being stained by it. Christ sent His disciples into the world (John 20:21) with the power of the Holy Spirit, not with a label.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141185479167297082006-02-28T21:57:00.000-06:002006-02-28T21:57:00.000-06:00There may well be a book, but I know that they are...There may well be a book, but I know that they are planning to expand the presentations and publish them in all in the seminary journal this fall.Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03665765739805841971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7080491.post-1141177311216537852006-02-28T19:41:00.000-06:002006-02-28T19:41:00.000-06:00Ben...Please post your additional comments once yo...Ben...Please post your additional comments once you've worked your way through the series. I'm very interested in what John has to say about this. I've known for about a year that he's been researching the EC and I'm looking forward to an anticipated book he's probably writing on the topic. Thanks for mentioning this.<BR/><BR/>DanDan Burrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09680207882528653121noreply@blogger.com