Memes
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- Their existential Jesus is another Christ … of their own creation.
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- Christ is building His Church, but not on the foundation of existential angst. We need a vibrant relationship with the Living Word, in submission to the authority and discipline of His written Word.
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The Existential Cliff:
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2013/01/30/cliff/
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The Existential Cliff:
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2013/01/30/cliff/
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Worshiptainment?
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2012/12/01/organic-worship/
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The Great Divide: Biblical Absolutes and Relativism
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2010/11/12/the-great-divide/
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Organic Leadership:
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2013/03/11/organic-leadership-2
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A timely reminder not only to our post-modern atheist friends, but also our post-modern existential brethren who define truth by their own subjective perceptions – based on the contradictory propositional claim that there is no propositional truth.
For more, see the “Great Divide: Biblical Absolutes and Relativism” at
https://crossroadjunction.com/2010/11/12/the-great-divide/
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Those who are lost and know it don’t have the luxury of trendy Christianity.
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2014/12/23/trendy-christians
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- In any language, He’s still the same…
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I don’t want a central government that promises to solve all my problems by demanding the power to run my life. Such utopian schemes always lead to intolerance and tyranny.
https://crossroadjunction.com/2014/11/05/civil-government/
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Progressive Hypocrisy and Religious Liberty:
http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2014/07/23/religious-liberty/
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Pendulums and Plumb Lines:
https://crossroadjunction.com/2013/07/20/pendulum/
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- It’s time to move beyond these kind of mutual promotion networks by self-appointed “apostolic workers” and “church planters” who write enticing books and blogs, but generally have no consistent history of being in a functional, accountable local fellowship themselves or actually creating sustainable, healthy fellowships among others. Maybe we need to learn some things from Paul’s own life and ministry: http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2012/03/17/modern-day-pauls/
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Whole Health
https://crossroadjunction.com/2010/03/05/health/
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- When tolerance becomes an absolute, intolerance is the inevitable result.
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Lights find their purpose where it’s darkest.
https://crossroadjunction.com/2011/06/06/buffers/
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Is the Holy Spirit a Liar?
https://crossroadjunction.com/2013/04/15/revelation-3/
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- Keepin’ It Real: Faith, Church, Culture
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- We either seek to redefine Jesus, or we let Him redefine us – on His terms, in His way, through His Word. Really, this is the major fork in the road. Too many claim to love Him, but on their terms as they use Him to affirm their own sensibilities. They are trapped in post-modern relativism, and have lost their ability to be an authentic witness to the power of His truth.
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Finding Organic Health:
https://crossroadjunction.com/2013/02/14/organic-health/
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Finding Ekklesia
https://crossroadjunction.com/2012/08/11/finding-ekklesia/
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Some use grace to justify sin. Others, to repent.
See http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2012/12/13/half-grace-2/
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- “Legalist”, “Pharisee”, “Hater”… If your distorted views of grace, love and tolerance – and even God Himself – result in intolerant name calling, then who’s the real hypocrite? ~ http://www.facebook.com/organicsower
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- Abusing grace or amazing grace?
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Organic Dead Ends
See https://crossroadjunction.com/2012/08/30/dead-ends/
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Don’t jump off the existential cliff!
See https://crossroadjunction.com/2013/01/30/cliff/
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- Keepin’ it real…
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Let’s embrace true love and real grace, rather than false love and hollow grace.
See: http://www.crossroadjunction.com/2012/08/07/false-love/
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Getting to Simple:
https://crossroadjunction.com/2012/03/07/simple/
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The Radical Power of the Cross:
https://crossroadjunction.com/2012/04/21/isolationism/
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Mysticism, legalism and existentialism – oh my! How about becoming whole through Christ instead?
See Whole Health
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The ongoing work of grace brings wholeness and freedom from hurts and bondage.
See Life or Reaction?
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Like the gnostic Marcion in the early church, some still elevate their own sensibilities over Scripture by denying that God’s righteous wrath and gracious love are fully compatible.
See Beyond Scripture? (Part 3)
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Sex abuse and cover up: C.J. Mahaney and Sovereign Grace Ministries, Frank Viola and his band of “apostolic workers”, Bill Gothard and his Institute of Basic Life Principles… When will we ever learn?
See Predatory Grooming in Our Churches
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- When the Gospel is more about “come” than “go”, it often becomes a institutionalized system of consolidated power, privilege, benefits and prestige.
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It’s amazing how ekklesia takes root when you empower Christ in existing community, rather than trying to bring “church” to them, take them to “church” or do “church” for them.
Jesus at the Fringes
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True grace is truly amazing… it has power over the vilest sin. Forget that, and you are left with cheap grace.
See A Doobie Brothers’ Gospel
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When did it become a choice between being and doing?
I Want More Religion (Part 1)
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How should we deal with leadership sins, especially when they go beyond merely personal failings and involve an abuse of position or trust and hurt others?
Leadership Abuses: Private and Public Sins
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We put so much “perfection” and “deeper life” pressure on new believers and fellowships. Let’s just chill out and learn that God delights in meeting us in whatever He uniquely designed us to be and do.
Been Hearing God Lately?
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My opinion is that only those who don’t like what scripture says seek to fracture their perception of Jesus from His authoritative written Word. (Of course, who can question my opinion – there is no higher standard!) Seriously, though, I would rather shatter my sensibilities against the rock of God’s Word than subvert Christ to your subjective, postmodern, existential angst.
Here’s a little song for my existential friends:
Beyond Scripture? (Part 2)
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It is liberating to learn that God did not create us to be like someone else, but gave us unique motivations that match our spiritual gifts. We experience fulfillment as we learn to use and enjoy our gifts – in our lives, in our fellowshisp, and in our surrounding communities.
Discovering Our Motivational Gifts
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There are those who promote an insular “deeper life”, which never seems to go anywhere. Have an adventure! Seek Christ’s authentic life instead.
I Want More Religion (Part 3)
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So you want to find ekklesia? Maybe you’re looking in all the wrong places.
Jesus at the Fringes
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Sexually exploitive church “leaders” are not unique to any one type of church – hierarchical, congregational, organic, whatever. Don’t be naive, they count on your silence. Only zero tolerance and exposing them will protect others. Scripture commands it.
Confronting Abusive Pastors: A Mandatory Public Reprimand
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True church – ekklesia – in the New Testament is ministry one to another, as an expression Christ in us, among us and through us as we use our diverse gifts to encourage and build up each other.
Ekklesia and Diverse Gifts, Part 1: The Motivational Gifts
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We need to be discerning about those who come in the name of Christ to promote their own measure of Christ as being “all” – no matter how charming they might be, how popular their books or blogs, or how anointed their past ministry may have been.
Organic Dead Ends
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It’s time to stop the nonsense. It’s time for blunt talk. It’s time to move beyond the carnage of self-appointed “workers” and “church planters” who write enticing books and blogs but have no history of being in committed fellowship themselves, or actually creating sustainable, healthy fellowships with others.
Modern Day Pauls?
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Conforming to someone’s idea of Christ, His grand vision, the deeper life or God’s epic purpose can be just as legalistic and limiting as any institutional church structure. In fact, it can become cultish. Break free and become the wonderful, multifaceted, multi-gifted and diverse Body of Christ!
See God in a Box
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Some do it, others write about it. Some live it, others want to tell you how you ought to live it.
Modern Day Pauls?
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Don’t be deceived by books, blogs and misleading biographies from those who make their living telling others how to be the church, but are not living it or ever succeeded at reproducing their grand concepts in any sustainable, healthy fellowship. They do great harm to the Body of Christ.
Dealing with Church Leadership Abuse
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Too many want to limit the Body of Christ, and other brothers and sisters in the Lord, to their own measure of grace.
Discovering Our Motivational Gifts
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Let’s embrace the wonderful, multifaceted, multi-gifted Body of Christ!
Ekklesia and Diverse Gifts, Part 1: The Motivational Gifts
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What do we love more? Our own sensibilities, or the authentic Jesus?
A False Love
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Even in my sorrow, I know gratitude. Jesus is able to handle both, and as they’ve merged I’ve touched the heart of God.
Sufficient Grace
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Don’t be so hyper about needing leaders. They will emerge, in God’s timing, and if authentic, will lead by example as ones who are among you and not over you. Until then, just learn to be a fellowship that ministers one to another – as taught in the New Testament.
The Question of Leadership
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Among those I hang with, I am seeing the unflinching ministry of confession and forgiveness bring freedom, and repentance produce maturity and wholeness.
See A False Love
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Might Jesus be saying it’s time to finally start growing up?
See A False Love.
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- Is Jesus our sovereign Lord and King, or some “have it your way” Burger King?
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- We’ve tried the rest, now try the best…
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- Christ’s finished work of the Cross doesn’t mean that the work of the Cross is finished in us. Although grace is freely given, without merit or condition, it costs us everything to fully accept. Forget this, and you pervert the gospel.
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