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I listened to an interview of Frank Turk this evening over at Pirate Christian Radio, hosted by the much loved and respected Lutheran, Chris Rosebrough.
During that insightful (and, on occasion, brilliant and worth-the-money) interview, Frank suggested something that caught my attention; a four week moratorium on bloggers who don’t go to church.
Good idea, isn’t it? Of course it is-and not because Frank suggested it, but just because it is. In fact, 4 weeks absence from blogging on theology by those who habitually refuse to submit themselves to any biblical authoritative Church leader(s) is nothing. If we really wanted to go all out, we should just request you rebellious little reformational scalawags stop blogging on theological subjects altogether.
After all, who are you to teach anyone anything when you yourselves are in rank rebellion to the Word of God itself by abandoning the assembly of the saints?
So for what it’s worth, I hereby call for a 4 week moratorium on all theological bloggers who are not currently members of a local fellowship and will not submit themselves to the authority of a pastor-teacher(s) or elders.
Better yet: If you refuse to go to church, just shut down altogether.
Sincerely, the Body of Christ.
Dear Joel,
Pardon my inquiry and chalk it up to “I did not get the memo” but is this satire?
If not, then could you give some examples of who these rogue bloggers are so that innocent sheep are not caught unawares?
Thanks
O dear, back to the Bible for you and Frank. And I do have much respect for you both.
Most of the trouble in the body of Christ today is caused by churchianity. If some one is fortunate enough to find a bible teaching preacher leading an assembly of truly born again believers then by all means go. But if someone is attending a compromised, biblically illiterate, religious gathering with no focus on Christ no emphasis on holiness or evangelism or being led by the Spirit then they should obey the Word, and come out and be separate.
..and then become a ‘lone’ Christian? Stay non-assembled with the saints, and continue blogging on theological topics??
So we should stay with a compromised church? What do you mean “Stay non-assembled”? Do you mean don’t be a member but attend?
If you are not a blogger, this would not apply to you.
So any blogger living in a country where they are in an underground church, like in a Muslim, or otherwise regime, should stay away for 4 weeks?
A blogger who is new to an area where they have been visiting churches but who have not found their home church should do likewise?
Someone who is a shut in who loves The Lord but is unable to walk and let alone drive – yet no minister deems it His call to make their Assisted Living Place worth ministering to… those shut in’s should not blog?
I’m so thankful Jesus will never leave us nor forsake us… He doesn’t put us on hold while we are going through difficulities in our life yet not meeting legalistic expectations from church folk…..
But what if my fingernail broke and I couldn’t find my car keys and my dog is sick… Give me a break!
What JT has said makes sense. Sure it is hard to find a good church much less a great one but that does not give us the green light to be a lone ranger blogger as if we were a Theologian. Except for very dire and specific circumstances, people who love God go to church. If there is no church in your area, start one! Are you in a care facility? Start a Bible study and ask a local church for a visit from a qualified pastor. Many churches do that.
Look, too many bloggers with no experience and little knowledge of God’s waord can start a blog with sharp-looking whirlygigs and look credible. They can also lead people down a rabbit trail. It pays to be under a cross-checking system that happens when you are part of a church. It keeps us focused and sharp. I believe this is JT’s point in a nutshell (and I am the nut that put it in the shell
).
Thanks, JT for calling it straight-up once again. Teachers should have a heavy heart and a fear of saying the wrong thing or saying something that someone else may misinterpret. We can’t just blog away without a check system…
A church that has faults (which do not?) is better than staying home. Too many people think they are OK with watching Joel Osteen or Charles Stanley on the tube. But as this Joel has stated, that ain’t church (and those two have too many theological errors to recommend to anyone). A preacher at church who exalts the Lord Jesus and preaches the Word of God is better than one who waves the Bible around and knows not what it says.
Those who stay home from church (not those who are unable to get out) and blog would appear to be very self assured and confident that other people need to hear from them more than they need to be obedient to the Word.
A church that has faults (which do not?) is better than staying home.
I don’t think those are the bloggers Frank and Chris are talking about. If you know what is going on, you realize he is talking about established ministries like Crosstalk and lighthhouse trails which draw conclusions they disagree with. They are desperately trying to publicly shame these other ministries and this is just another way to do it, but taking their “haters” cues from Perry Noble, who has used the same poor irrational response on them.
I may not be a blogger, but I am struggling with my church. And am unable to find any church that agrees with my beliefs. Maybe this should be in another post. Why should we attend church? For fellowship or for the preaching?
You might start here
You might be able to find a church:
http://nicenecouncil.com/church_registry.shtml
http://churchsearch2.9marks.org/
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Blogger or not, it seems without clarity you are talking about a ‘religious system’ in general. We believers ARE the church, and the assembly meeting from house to house is a closer model to scripture. Calling those who do this regularly to ‘attend’ a ‘church’ seems awfully prideful, as if someone with a certificate is the only means to know Him. Careful, you might be talking about His bride, and if so… He feeds His sheep!
Zaro, it seems your clarity is muddy. Nope, we’re talking about bloggers here. Sorry.