When Jesus was explaining to Nicodemus that "... no-one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again ..." [bible:niv:nt:john3], was he referring to the Jews, who believed that inheritance of the kingdom had already come to them through birth ?
If Jesus had the same conversation with a Gentile, who would not hear the same message since their own birth implied no spiritual favour, would he have used the 'birth' analogy at all ?
Put another way, should believers be telling Gentile unbelievers that they must be 'born again' ?
Sunday 27 May 2007
Certain Uncertainty
Change, Embracing Wobbles, The Importance of Being Right, Beer, Defining Theology, Christian Worldviews, Conceptual Idolatry, Defining The Gospel, Escatological ('end times') Understanding and Confidence.
http://www.allelon.org/media/files/MPMC_mclaren_01.mp3
This guy was recommended to me by TTW. This interesting talk is about 40mins long, and part of a series of forums which are downloadable from here.
http://www.allelon.org/media/files/MPMC_mclaren_01.mp3
This guy was recommended to me by TTW. This interesting talk is about 40mins long, and part of a series of forums which are downloadable from here.
Friday 11 May 2007
Money Money Money
True Or False ?
1. Except for a Watchmaker, the secular proverb “Time Is Money” is true only when interest is charged on a debt.
2. Regardless of how much or how little we think we have, we usually spend it all.
3. Wise Stewards invest an excess where it will bring the greatest return, the Charitable distribute it to the most worthy cause, but Jesus’ message on giving is not about stewardship, or charity, but Generosity.
1. Except for a Watchmaker, the secular proverb “Time Is Money” is true only when interest is charged on a debt.
2. Regardless of how much or how little we think we have, we usually spend it all.
3. Wise Stewards invest an excess where it will bring the greatest return, the Charitable distribute it to the most worthy cause, but Jesus’ message on giving is not about stewardship, or charity, but Generosity.
Saturday 5 May 2007
Theoretical Situation III
Janet and John are at home, enjoying an evening in with some visiting friends, Betty and Boris. They hear a disturbance outside, including raised voices, violent language and the crash of rubbish bins (trash cans).
Boris and John go outside to find a young woman fearfully curled up against a wall, and a loud man pacing, threateningly, around her. To anyone listening in the neighbourhood, the man explains in an angry boom that the girl is the mother of his unborn child and that he has just discovered she is using crack cocaine.
What would you do?
a) Invite the girl in for a coffee
b) Tackle the man to the ground
c) Go back into the house and try to talk a little louder, so as to drown out the noise outside
d) Hang around and intervene in the event of physical violence
e) Call the cops
f) Invite the man in for a coffee
g) Other ...
Boris and John go outside to find a young woman fearfully curled up against a wall, and a loud man pacing, threateningly, around her. To anyone listening in the neighbourhood, the man explains in an angry boom that the girl is the mother of his unborn child and that he has just discovered she is using crack cocaine.
What would you do?
a) Invite the girl in for a coffee
b) Tackle the man to the ground
c) Go back into the house and try to talk a little louder, so as to drown out the noise outside
d) Hang around and intervene in the event of physical violence
e) Call the cops
f) Invite the man in for a coffee
g) Other ...
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