tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post5070225267482327216..comments2023-05-26T10:55:27.696-04:00Comments on Jc_Freak: UnchristianPart I: IntroductionJc_Freak:http://www.blogger.com/profile/14780031497091443526noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-20822896183915664182009-06-01T17:47:50.993-04:002009-06-01T17:47:50.993-04:00"Like" is very ambiguous - I think the Church is c..."Like" is very ambiguous - I think the Church is called to attract people as we see Jesus saying in Mt 5:16: "let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven".<br /><br />Elsewhere Paul predicts the Church will cause the Jews to become envious. I certainly think Christian worship, fellowship and compassion have the potential to attract people if done properly.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-73586402916386582322009-06-01T15:37:13.803-04:002009-06-01T15:37:13.803-04:00I second Mason's comment. Jesus himself is a stum...I second Mason's comment. Jesus himself is a stumbling stone (Matt 21:44, 1 Pet. 2:8), but we are warned NOT to be (Matt 18:6). I think that contrast is not well understood by the church.<br /><br />I, too, look forward to your further reviews!Dan Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01635080266346679464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5021346565171482910.post-59002671106762379462009-06-01T08:18:27.651-04:002009-06-01T08:18:27.651-04:00JC, looks like an interesting book, look forward t...JC, looks like an interesting book, look forward to hearing more.<br /><br />While I agree that there is an important way in which the Gospel message is incredibly counterintuitive and challenging to the ways of this world (and therefore offensive), I worry that too often what is offensive to those outside the church is not our Gospel but us and the way we present it.<br /><br />Paul after all says we are to make the Gospel attractive through the way we live (Titus 2:10) and while some will always be offended by it, we need to be very cautious about letting the ‘offensiveness’ of the Gospel become an excuse to act like jerks to people we disagree with.Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12865044615971862266noreply@blogger.com