Comments on: Is There Such a Thing as “Half the Gospel?” http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/ Christian theology for the every day woman. Thu, 17 May 2012 17:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Ask the Lord http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-3651 Ask the Lord Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:31:16 +0000 http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-3651 Correct, Don't ask yourself, ask God! Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves. Correct, Don’t ask yourself, ask God!

Matthew 10:16
Behold, I am sending you out as sheep in the midst of wolves, so be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.

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concerned about today’s gospel message. full gospel, or half gospel…you decide. don’t listen to what is being preached…ask the Lord.

regards,
half gospel

]]> By: Half Gospel http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-966 Half Gospel Sun, 07 Jun 2009 07:35:41 +0000 http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-966 hello, thought you might like a look at this website as there is a lot happening in the spiritual. regards, Half Gospel hello, thought you might like a look at this website as there is a lot happening in the spiritual.

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]]> By: Sharon http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-916 Sharon Thu, 21 May 2009 04:52:07 +0000 http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-916 You know that is a really good point about Paul's words in Philippians! To an extent, we should be grateful whenever the Gospel is preached, even if it's for the wrong reason. This teaching pushes us to give one another the benefit of a doubt, and it prevents us from standing on a pedestal of self-righteousness, judging those who don't measure up to our own personal standard of model Christianity. However, when it comes to ascribing to certain teachers, or deciding what church to attend, that is when you need to be more discerning. Over time, any preacher that has a giant blind spot in his or her teaching or theology is going to slowly lead their listeners awry. It can happen gradually and without anyone even noticing, until one day the Church has stopped being remotely Scriptural at all. While there is no perfect preacher or perfect church, there is certainly a healthy middle ground between basic human imperfection, and blatant picking and choosing out of the Bible. Don't be too judgmental about the former, but definitely watch out for the latter. You know that is a really good point about Paul’s words in Philippians! To an extent, we should be grateful whenever the Gospel is preached, even if it’s for the wrong reason. This teaching pushes us to give one another the benefit of a doubt, and it prevents us from standing on a pedestal of self-righteousness, judging those who don’t measure up to our own personal standard of model Christianity.

However, when it comes to ascribing to certain teachers, or deciding what church to attend, that is when you need to be more discerning. Over time, any preacher that has a giant blind spot in his or her teaching or theology is going to slowly lead their listeners awry. It can happen gradually and without anyone even noticing, until one day the Church has stopped being remotely Scriptural at all.

While there is no perfect preacher or perfect church, there is certainly a healthy middle ground between basic human imperfection, and blatant picking and choosing out of the Bible. Don’t be too judgmental about the former, but definitely watch out for the latter.

]]> By: jen http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-914 jen Tue, 19 May 2009 22:24:43 +0000 http://sheworships.com/2009/05/18/is-there-such-a-thing-as-half-the-gospel/#comment-914 I agree with you on the half-gospel. But I want to play with it a bit. I read an article by John Perkins (who I greatly admire) about the importance of preaching the whole Gospel. He speaks of it in a way that is different than how you seem to be speaking about it. He argues that many preach just spiritual salvation and miss the social implications that come with the Gospel. He really seems to capture James' sense of "the whole Gospel." Things get complicated when you throw in Paul. In Galatians, Paul argues that there are others who offer a different "gospel" that is NOT the Gospel and that is purely dangerous. Yet in Phil 1:12-18 talks about preaching "Christ" while Paul is in prison and he argues that many are using false motives and false spirits to proclaim the Gospel, yet he rejoices that the Gospel is still being preached. It would be interesting to ask Paul what he would think of the groups that your picture implies: those who proclaim salvation in an uncomfortable, in-your-face and non-relational way. Do those folks miss the Gospel if they misunderstand love and grace? I'm reading The Ragamuffin Gospel and according to Brennan Manning (from what I've read so far) would seem to think that if we miss humility and the impact that grace has on us, that we would be very gentle, empathetic and loving towards non-Christians--implying that we are missing part of gospel of grace if we negate love. I'm unfortunately not really taking a stand on the issue, but I was curious about what you thought in light of those other ideas about the half-Gospel that are rambling around in my brain I agree with you on the half-gospel. But I want to play with it a bit.

I read an article by John Perkins (who I greatly admire) about the importance of preaching the whole Gospel. He speaks of it in a way that is different than how you seem to be speaking about it. He argues that many preach just spiritual salvation and miss the social implications that come with the Gospel. He really seems to capture James’ sense of “the whole Gospel.”

Things get complicated when you throw in Paul.

In Galatians, Paul argues that there are others who offer a different “gospel” that is NOT the Gospel and that is purely dangerous. Yet in Phil 1:12-18 talks about preaching “Christ” while Paul is in prison and he argues that many are using false motives and false spirits to proclaim the Gospel, yet he rejoices that the Gospel is still being preached. It would be interesting to ask Paul what he would think of the groups that your picture implies: those who proclaim salvation in an uncomfortable, in-your-face and non-relational way. Do those folks miss the Gospel if they misunderstand love and grace? I’m reading The Ragamuffin Gospel and according to Brennan Manning (from what I’ve read so far) would seem to think that if we miss humility and the impact that grace has on us, that we would be very gentle, empathetic and loving towards non-Christians–implying that we are missing part of gospel of grace if we negate love.

I’m unfortunately not really taking a stand on the issue, but I was curious about what you thought in light of those other ideas about the half-Gospel that are rambling around in my brain

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