Comments on: Christianity is primarily about… http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/ musings from those on the journey Sun, 23 Nov 2008 02:39:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Janet http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145682 Janet Sat, 02 Sep 2006 08:43:09 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145682 My apologies... I haven't had any time for recreation lately and have entirely lost my sense of humour... if not the plot. My apologies… I haven’t had any time for recreation lately and have entirely lost my sense of humour… if not the plot.

]]> By: akevin http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145668 akevin Sat, 02 Sep 2006 00:12:07 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145668 NOTICE _ THE SMILEY FACE!! LIGHTEN UP!!! Don't make me drag an Opposum- NOTICE _ THE SMILEY FACE!! LIGHTEN UP!!!

Don’t make me drag an Opposum-

]]> By: Janet http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145666 Janet Fri, 01 Sep 2006 23:48:39 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145666 Signposts is recreation, akevin, not vocation... even for Dan and Phil who endeavour to follow Jesus in their "real lives". I can't see that a forum to have a bit of a whinge is such a bad thing... I think it may also have a higher purpose in being a safe place for people to share ideas and experiences... have an educational role in exposing people to a variety of views and ideas... it may even do a bit of "keeping the bastards honest" (I say in tribute to the late Don Chipp) by encouraging people to ask questions of church leaders getting seduced by the "success" model of Christianity. To be fair too... there is a recurring discussion on SP about what it means to be true to the gospel, even if the other issues you've listed do keep popping up. But does not the very nature of a safe forum mean that people will keep raising what are "hot topics" for them? Isn't that OK? Signposts is recreation, akevin, not vocation… even for Dan and Phil who endeavour to follow Jesus in their “real lives”.

I can’t see that a forum to have a bit of a whinge is such a bad thing… I think it may also have a higher purpose in being a safe place for people to share ideas and experiences… have an educational role in exposing people to a variety of views and ideas… it may even do a bit of “keeping the bastards honest” (I say in tribute to the late Don Chipp) by encouraging people to ask questions of church leaders getting seduced by the “success” model of Christianity.

To be fair too… there is a recurring discussion on SP about what it means to be true to the gospel, even if the other issues you’ve listed do keep popping up. But does not the very nature of a safe forum mean that people will keep raising what are “hot topics” for them? Isn’t that OK?

]]> By: Lance http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145662 Lance Fri, 01 Sep 2006 17:26:39 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145662 Alternatively...Signposts deals with real ongoing problems...rather than burying our heads up our own arses ..while humming 'Grandma got run over by a reindeer'. Alternatively…Signposts deals with real ongoing problems…rather than burying our heads up our own arses ..while humming ‘Grandma got run over by a reindeer’.

]]> By: akevin http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145658 akevin Fri, 01 Sep 2006 15:16:20 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145658 “Christianity is primarily about…” Accepting homosexual behavior as the norm... not dragging dead opossums through the streets... calling Homer a pharisee.... hating modern worship music... judging gays... judging gay judgers.... building websites that identify cults... resisting organized church ... going to seminary... not going to seminary... bashing hillsong... rebuking Phil Baker... declaring Joyce Meyer to be the Anti-christ... spreading dirt about CCC nad the lowly Chris Cringle - I mean Phil Pringle (sorry Santa) .... and finally, doing expose's on Leigh Cartwright. That's what we do on SP anyway... :) “Christianity is primarily about…” Accepting homosexual behavior as the norm… not dragging dead opossums through the streets… calling Homer a pharisee…. hating modern worship music… judging gays… judging gay judgers…. building websites that identify cults… resisting organized church … going to seminary… not going to seminary… bashing hillsong… rebuking Phil Baker… declaring Joyce Meyer to be the Anti-christ… spreading dirt about CCC nad the lowly Chris Cringle - I mean Phil Pringle (sorry Santa) …. and finally, doing expose’s on Leigh Cartwright.

That’s what we do on SP anyway… :)

]]> By: Greg the explorer http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145625 Greg the explorer Fri, 01 Sep 2006 01:46:03 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145625 For a great video on this topic follow the following link http://www.highwayvideo.com/ click on view by topic then click the topic Jesus Chirst and then a list of video topics will appear to te right scroll down until you come to Jesus v Christian and then click view. These guys are american, but gee theydo some great multi media stuff that is still applicable if you can turn off the "I can't stand that acccent" switch in your ears For a great video on this topic follow the following link
http://www.highwayvideo.com/ click on view by topic then click the topic Jesus Chirst and then a list of video topics will appear to te right scroll down until you come to Jesus v Christian and then click view.

These guys are american, but gee theydo some great multi media stuff that is still applicable if you can turn off the “I can’t stand that acccent” switch in your ears

]]> By: Queeg500 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145612 Queeg500 Thu, 31 Aug 2006 23:08:20 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145612 Quote from Michael Duncan's "Wild Ones" (UNOH 2006) When I finally did turn to Christ in 1976, it wasn't a decision to be good, but to belong to God. It wasn't my decision to be committed or to accept Christianity, but to belong to Christ who had taken hold of me. As a result a shift of allegiance occurred at my core. In my heart I knew that I was now governed by obedience to Jesus ahead of all else ............ I did not become a Christian; even though I deeply respect that concept, I no longer use the word "Christian" in my ministry. Regrettably, this word has become a sociological label and as such does not carry its original meaning any more. To be a Christian now is to try something on for a while and see if it fits. Being a Christian is a bit like a fad or a fashion - for many it comes and goes. They have Jesus and the Bible in bits and pieces, keeping what they like and discarding the rest ..... Christians do this, but not converts. In many of my meetings I now ask that no one become a Christian. I then turn to the Christians and ask that they consider being converted to Jesus. Well said, Mick... "Christianity" to me sounds like a philosophy. I don't want to be a promoter of Christianity or a builder of the church (I seem to recall that Jesus said he would do that). Like Mick, I want to be simply a follower of Jesus, and not feel obliged to defend everything that is done in the name of "Christianity" because I am a part of this "tribe". Quote from Michael Duncan’s “Wild Ones” (UNOH 2006)

When I finally did turn to Christ in 1976, it wasn’t a decision to be good, but to belong to God. It wasn’t my decision to be committed or to accept Christianity, but to belong to Christ who had taken hold of me. As a result a shift of allegiance occurred at my core. In my heart I knew that I was now governed by obedience to Jesus ahead of all else ………… I did not become a Christian; even though I deeply respect that concept, I no longer use the word “Christian” in my ministry. Regrettably, this word has become a sociological label and as such does not carry its original meaning any more. To be a Christian now is to try something on for a while and see if it fits. Being a Christian is a bit like a fad or a fashion - for many it comes and goes. They have Jesus and the Bible in bits and pieces, keeping what they like and discarding the rest ….. Christians do this, but not converts. In many of my meetings I now ask that no one become a Christian. I then turn to the Christians and ask that they consider being converted to Jesus.

Well said, Mick…

“Christianity” to me sounds like a philosophy. I don’t want to be a promoter of Christianity or a builder of the church (I seem to recall that Jesus said he would do that). Like Mick, I want to be simply a follower of Jesus, and not feel obliged to defend everything that is done in the name of “Christianity” because I am a part of this “tribe”.

]]> By: Toddy http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145572 Toddy Thu, 31 Aug 2006 06:23:00 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145572 Hang on, hang on... this is sounding very 'Life of Brian'... so i need to ask... ... are the any women here today? Hang on, hang on… this is sounding very ‘Life of Brian’…

so i need to ask…

… are the any women here today?

]]> By: abtruth http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145569 abtruth Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:23:43 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145569 greg - its your right as a man to be a girl if you want ... i apologise i just hope you don't want to have babies as the foetus will have nowhere to gestate as you have no womb greg - its your right as a man to be a girl if you want … i apologise

i just hope you don’t want to have babies as the foetus will have nowhere to gestate as you have no womb

]]> By: blestpickle http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145473 blestpickle Wed, 30 Aug 2006 05:50:09 +0000 http://www.signposts.org.au/2006/08/29/christianity-is-primarily-about/#comment-145473 LOL! nothing wrong with being a girl. If Greg wants to be one, why shouldn't he? :) (you have no idea how brave we girls can be!) LOL! nothing wrong with being a girl.
If Greg wants to be one, why shouldn’t he? :)
(you have no idea how brave we girls can be!)

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