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A comment on the sermon,
"Embracing the Contradiction"
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From your WebWeaver: We received this note over a week ago, and
lost it somewhere in our virtual pile of e-mail. So, with
apologies for the delay, here is Ken Boyer's comment on Scott Anderson's sermon,
"Embracing the
Contradiction."
[3-6-02]
Subj: Note in response to "Living with tension"
Date: 2/26/02
Dear Doug,
I read the sermon titled "Living with tension" on your
website and I had to respond. Scott Anderson wrote,
If we lose sight of the fact that God is more than we can know,
"I am the way, the truth and life, nobody comes to the Father
except by me," can lead to a stark, black and white view of the
world which is filled with two kinds of people: the good kinds of folks
who believe like us, and the evil kinds of folks who believe like them,
the righteous ones who are going to heaven, and the unrighteous who
deserve their fate.
The problem with this passage is that the doctrinally-sound Christian
knows that he or she is just as evil as the non-Christian. Everyone
deserves to go to hell. The Christian knows that he or she is saved -
i.e. declared righteous - despite their obvious sinfulness. The
evangelical Christian simply desires that non-Christians be provided
with the same invitation to be pardoned by God's grace.
I agree with Mr. Anderson inasmuch as self-righteousness - i.e. the
attitude that "I must have done something right to deserve
this" - will lead to an improper and unhelpful attitude towards
those of other faiths. I also agree that we should endeavor to
understand the beliefs of other people. The line, however, must be drawn
and maintained between Christians who believe that God has a Son who is
our Savior, and Muslims and Jews and others who definitely do not.
Ken Boyer
Pittsburgh, PA
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Some blogs worth visiting |
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PVJ's
Facebook page
Mitch Trigger, PVJ's
Secretary/Communicator, has created a Facebook page where
Witherspoon members and others can gather to exchange news and
views. Mitch and a few others have posted bits of news, both
personal and organizational. But there’s room for more!
You can post your own news and views,
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Voices of Sophia blog
Heather Reichgott, who has created
this new blog for Voices of Sophia, introduces it:
After fifteen years of scholarship
and activism, Voices of Sophia presents a blog. Here, we present the
voices of feminist theologians of all stripes: scholars, clergy,
students, exiles, missionaries, workers, thinkers, artists, lovers
and devotees, from many parts of the world, all children of the God
in whose image women are made. .... This blog seeks to glorify God
through prayer, work, art, and intellectual reflection. Through
articles and ensuing discussion we hope to become an active and
thoughtful community. |
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John Harris’ Summit to
Shore blogspot
Theological and philosophical
reflections on everything between summit to shore, including
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politics, culture, travel, The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), New
York City and the Queens neighborhood of Ridgewood by a progressive
New York City Presbyterian Pastor. John is a former member of the
Witherspoon board, and is designated pastor of North Presbyterian
Church in Flushing, NY. |
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John Shuck’s Shuck and Jive
A Presbyterian minister, currently
serving as pastor of First Presbyterian Church of Elizabethton,
Tenn., blogs about spirituality, culture, religion (both organized
and disorganized), life, evolution, literature, Jesus, and
lightening up. |
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