tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post7982997918425577653..comments2024-01-11T10:58:30.769-05:00Comments on Jesus community: America and God's kingdomTed M. Gossardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-14678968976279416802009-07-04T22:09:32.159-04:002009-07-04T22:09:32.159-04:00Allan,
Thanks.
It does seem that the church large...Allan,<br />Thanks.<br /><br />It does seem that the church largely has fallen in line, though, with the Constantianian move. I mean in that it seems that Christians will participate in their various nation's war with a sense that somehow God is in it, I mean on their side. <br /><br />Take for example the colonies versus the British during the Revolutionary War, or the North versus the South in the American Civil War. Most Christians to this day find no problem with the idea of committed Christians serving either in the Union or Confederate side. Something seems wrong in that picture, to me.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-6729144195908014742009-07-04T20:21:54.079-04:002009-07-04T20:21:54.079-04:00Ted:
Nice thoughts here.
I think that the number...Ted:<br /><br />Nice thoughts here.<br /><br />I think that the number one problem that the church has faced since the time of Constantine is what to do when it comes to the powers that rule. As the church universal we certainly have not come up with a solution that is acceptable to everyone.Allan R. Beverehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07903011101108437513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-11650234530375666802009-07-04T14:10:43.424-04:002009-07-04T14:10:43.424-04:00Of course to "seek to bring God's kingdom...Of course to "seek to bring God's kingdom in Jesus everywhere and on everything" is a collective effort; we each have our role to play.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-45015013796761790392009-07-04T13:59:07.190-04:002009-07-04T13:59:07.190-04:00Yes, Halfmom, Susan. Very true.
I like an Anabapt...Yes, Halfmom, Susan. Very true.<br /><br />I like an Anabaptist position, but not at all like the Amish, for the admirable traits we see in them. <br /><br />We have to be in the world and active in it (some Kuyperian Calvinists model this pretty well for us, I think), but distinctively different. Not easy. <br /><br />We need the community in Jesus to help us, keeping in mind the fact that we're all in this together, all of us in Jesus, and from our local missional community.<br /><br />Thanks.Ted M. Gossardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10580691315315271791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20184070.post-61724914560623597442009-07-04T13:46:16.736-04:002009-07-04T13:46:16.736-04:00withdrawing versus not being "of the world&qu...withdrawing versus not being "of the world" is a hard balance sometimes.Halfmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06335655101343184062noreply@blogger.com