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A La Carte (1/27)
- 01/27/11
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Today I’m just getting straight to the good stuff…
The Osteen Moment - Dr. Mohler: “Osteen's statements, verbally cushioned in every way he could imagine, fell far short of the full wealth of biblical conviction. Nevertheless, he experienced what might be called the ‘Osteen Moment,’ when his entire ministry, in the public eye, came down to his answer to Piers Morgan's forced question.”
Does Your Pastor Groan? - This article looks at these words from Hebrews and adds an important point of application: “Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they are keeping watch over your souls, as those who will have to give an account. Let them do this with joy and not with groaning, for that would be of no advantage to you.”
Not Radical Individualism - Darrin Patrick replies to John MacArthur’s critique of his book. His reply is much more mature and humble than many others who were offended by what MacArthur had said.
The Piece of Paper that Fooled Hitler - An interesting little piece of history here.
Why 3-D Doesn’t Work - This article explains why the human brain just can’t process 3-D movies. And here I thought I was the only one who saw the edges all fuzzy. (HT:JT)
Most Christians expect little from God, ask little and therefore receive little and are content with little. —A.W. Pink
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Comments (10)
*Darrin, not Darren.
I saw the interview and was fairly surprised that Osteen maintained his position as well as he did (as soft as it was). What I hadn’t seen was Mohler’s take on it. Thanks for highlighting his call for Christians to be ready for that inevitable question.
Darrin’s stock just shot way up in my book… I may actually now read the book! Thanks for directing to this very mature handling of critique… may we have the humility to do likewise when we are challenged!
I am not an Olsteen fan, however, I was happy to see him humbly answer the question. I gained a little more respect for him because of it.
Tim,
Is it just me or is the Pink quote in apparent contrast to the, “Pray within your capacity to believe” advice above?
Also, everyone should read Paul Miller’s A Praying Life. I just finished it a day or two ago. I purposely worked through it slowly, and I’m thinking I’m just going to immediately start it right over. It has taught me more about prayer than I possibly could have imagined. So helpful.
Andrew Faris
Someone Tell Me the Story
Regarding the 3D piece, maybe he shouldn’t give up so soon… perhaps after another “600 million years” of 3D movies our eyes will be evolved enough to watch them properly……!
MacArthur owes him an apology.
Regarding Osteen’s Moment: So sad that Christianity allows itself to be put on the defensive. The offense of the Gospel is much greater than whether or not a certain activity is called a sin.I can’t reproduce my whole response here; that’s what my blog is for. But suffice it to say that I hope I would say something like this to Piers (or my neighbor) if he asked me if homosexuality is a sin:
“Piers, you know what? I have something more offensive to say than that. What true Biblical Christianity teaches me is that sin is not just what a person does, it’s who he is. Sin is part of my DNA. It infects everything I do, and not just the things that look bad. If I reach out my hand to give $5 to a homeless person, it was a sinful hand that gave the money, and a sinful heart that decided to do even that good act. The news of the Gospel is offensive not because it labels certain things as sins, but because it labels all of us as hopeless sinners in need of a Savior. So don’t waste my time with asking me, ‘Is ______ (such-and-such) a sin?’ No matter what you fill in the blank, the answer is the same. It’s either an outright sin, or it’s a good act that is still tainted with sin. We need the Savior because we are sinful to the core. All of us. I need the Savior…heterosexual, non-drinking, non-smoking, non-cussing, non-you-name-it me…I need the Savior. And Jesus Christ is that Savior. Those who believe that they are sinners, who know that they cannot impress a holy God, and who put their trust in Jesus to save them and forgive them and cleanse them and make them new, they are saved and forgiven and cleansed and made new because of His mercy. That’s the message of true Christianity. And it’s much more offensive than what you hoped I would say. Do you believe that you need the Savior, Piers?”
Well said Betsy!
MacArthur owes him an apology.
I’m sure that if such an apology is given, Tim will link to that as well.