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Contextual Theology – Falling from Truth through Emerging Church

Karen — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 23:00:22 +0000

By Roger Oakland

In order for the emerging church to succeed, the Bible has to be looked at through entirely different glasses, and Christianity needs to be open to a new type of faith. Brian McLaren calls this new faith a “generous orthodoxy.”1 While such an orthodoxy allows a smorgasbord of [Continue reading ...]

A Slaughterhouse Religion

Karen — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 18:35:46 +0000

If someone said the emerging church leaders don’t like the Cross, many would cry out, “Yes, they do, I’ve heard them talk about Jesus and the Cross.” However, while this may be true, there is an underlying theme building momentum in the emerging church that says, “Jesus going to the Cross was an example of [Continue reading ...]

Faith Undone (5)

Karen — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 16:36:49 +0000

"Is the emerging church spirituality part of this great falling away?" [Continue reading ...]

Faith Undone (4)

Karen — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 13:16:27 +0000

The Evangelization of Eucharistic Adoration

The Roman Catholic Church has a plan to establish the Kingdom of God here on Earth and win the world to the Roman Catholic Jesus – the Eucharist Christ. It is believed the “triumph of the Eucharist” will be accomplished when the world (including the separated [Continue reading ...]

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Karen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 23:03:34 +0000

Ancient-Future Worship

The emerging church embraces multi-sensory worship. While many are bewildered as to why their churches are darkening their sanctuaries, setting up prayer stations with candles, incense, and icons, the promoters of the emerging church movement say they know exactly what they are doing by practising mysticism through music, rituals, worship and [Continue reading ...]

Faith Undone (2)

Karen — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 22:26:17 +0000

Riding the Emerging Church Wave

How far is this new kind of church willing to go to reach its objective? Emerging church proponents say there is a new wave taking place and we have to hop on. The wave is a Vintage Christianity, which in reality is an experience based religion. Experience must [Continue reading ...]

Faith Undone (1)

Karen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 19:51:03 +0000

A New Kind of Church

Leaders of the emerging church say drastic changes must take place because the church can no longer be effective with old ways and an old church. We need a new kind of Christianity if we are going to make a difference in people’s lives and the world around [Continue reading ...]

A New Reformation or an End-Time Deception?

Karen — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:57:53 +0000

Is the emerging church movement just another fad, (a new thing), a contemporary approach to church, or a bunch of disillusioned young people looking for answers?

In fact, it is actually much broader and is influencing Christianity to a significant degree.

Grounded in a centuries old mystical approach, this movement is powerful, yet highly deceptive, [Continue reading ...]