tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post2732560955773432418..comments2023-06-26T07:39:35.683-05:00Comments on SanctiFusion: Western Myth Number Five: That Jesus was "a great teacher."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02215557199259127287noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-49518960691132136662008-08-16T11:38:00.000-05:002008-08-16T11:38:00.000-05:00Good read, Don. Really helps to contextualise thi...Good read, Don. Really helps to contextualise this current squabble over "Emergence," doesn't it? I recall a young woman years back, a lovely Christian, and a staunch Presbyterian, who got away from following Jesus but assured herself that she "would never never let go of her doctrine!" Somehow she had missed that "believe" in Scripture implies "hold fast!" We're not saved by believing in Christ, but through living in Christ! It's joining in the dance, not just analysing the steps..!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215557199259127287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-75117987161232529962008-08-16T10:23:00.000-05:002008-08-16T10:23:00.000-05:00Robert, you are too kind.I review The Gospel Accor...Robert, you are too kind.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.vulcanhammer.org/?p=410" REL="nofollow">I review <I>The Gospel According to Starbucks</I> here</A>. I actually got to take him to Starbucks!Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520020316466378352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-9297981221830716642008-08-16T00:40:00.000-05:002008-08-16T00:40:00.000-05:00Yeah, Don, that cinches it- I've gotta finish tha...Yeah, Don, that cinches it- I've gotta finish that book of his- <I>Out of the Question, Into the Mystery</I>. I'd like to have heard him- was thinking of running up there, but the summer prospecting trip kinda did a number on the billfold..!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for stopping by, Brother! Folks, this guy has one of the very biggest and most fascinating sites on the Web!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215557199259127287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-9519795048848692132008-08-16T00:28:00.000-05:002008-08-16T00:28:00.000-05:00The ministry I work for recently had Leonard Sweet...<A HREF="http://www.lifebuilders.to" REL="nofollow">The ministry I work for</A> recently had Leonard Sweet to be our speaker at our church's General Assembly. He has a different take on this. When people tell him that "Jesus was the greatest teacher," he first denies it. When they insist on it, he then asks them, "Then why don't you preach and teach like he did?"Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14520020316466378352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-11971595993190898362008-08-09T22:38:00.000-05:002008-08-09T22:38:00.000-05:00Exactly so, Fr. David! There are a lot of things ...Exactly so, Fr. David! There are a lot of things He is, and since He is, then was and ever shall be, but it's unusual to hear someone say, "Jesus was a great teacher," except to try and limit Him to just that. (One of our theology texts, Coppedge's <I>Portraits of God,</I> is awesome for reflections on the Lord's various roles toward us!)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215557199259127287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-41091370106904375102008-08-09T21:34:00.000-05:002008-08-09T21:34:00.000-05:00I think the heresy is most apparent when we sugges...I think the heresy is most apparent when we suggest (as the liberals are wont to do) that Jesus was <I>merely</I> a great teacher. If we think of a teacher in the best and most full sense, viz that a teacher "edifies," then Jesus is the teacher <I>par excellence</I>, since no one can rebuild a man as Jesus can. This is His authority ("He does not teach as (the others) do...") This is His Nature.david+https://www.blogger.com/profile/12673186171508688202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-2264874011986830182008-08-06T20:35:00.000-05:002008-08-06T20:35:00.000-05:00Really true! Nowadays "Evangelicals" te...Really true! Nowadays "Evangelicals" tend to avoid brining that up because some in the "Liberal" camp like to hold up the "Example" as if all we have to do / can do is to follow Christ's example and everything's hunky-dory. If we ignore His life, then don't we risk closing ourselves from the whole idea of obedience to the Father, & openness to the Spirit?<BR/><BR/>Thanks for "chiming in!" Come on back anytime! :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02215557199259127287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-765859905680932230.post-61328745362398353502008-08-06T19:55:00.000-05:002008-08-06T19:55:00.000-05:00There are many way of teaching; an example of life...There are many way of teaching; an example of life is one of them.Orlando Bragahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16891839091944416605noreply@blogger.com