tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30116318.post5850666862304955598..comments2023-08-13T09:29:33.124-05:00Comments on semper reformanda: irreverend foxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11460205052566275714noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30116318.post-8728164249398368282008-07-23T09:38:00.000-05:002008-07-23T09:38:00.000-05:00Reverend Fox,These words are filled with passion a...Reverend Fox,<BR/><BR/>These words are filled with passion and wisdom, and they bring with them knowledge, encouragement, and conviction! Men, please heed these words! WHAT ARE WE DOING TODAY AND CALLING IT CHURCH? Who is Jesus in our churches men? Is he some complementary dish, add-on, girly man in sandals and a dress--who is hardly ever spoke about (unless in pity prayers that end with "In Jesus Name," or if we are asked if we want to "accept Jesus," not unlike you would accept Visa, Mastercard, or Discover!), and who is hardly ever really preached about? <BR/><BR/>Answering the "Who is Jesus question" will define what your church is all about! If he is weak, your church is weak! If he is the effeminate tolerant Jesus, you church will be effeminate and tolerant. If he is the "Jesus is my hommboy/hippy Jesus," then your church will view Jesus as your "Dude" who isn't concerned about sin, or confession and repentance, or changed lives! If your Jesus is a punk, your church is punked! But, if your Jesus is the Jesus of Scripture, then you'd know that he a mighty Warrior who left heaven for battle, and returned victorious! He wrapped himself in flesh to live the life we could not live, die the death we deserved to die, 3 days later, he arose from the grave triumphantly defeating our enemies Satan, sin, and death--and now he is majestically exhaled to the Father's right hand, with all power, dominion, rule, and authority subject to his very words (Eph. 1, Rev. 19). The Jesus of Scripture is not weak, he is not effeminate, he is not a punk, he is not a hippy in a dress--he is King! King over everything from our pots and pans to our pants and zippers! He our King who knows no fear--and who has commanded us to continue on in what he exampled to us (John 20.21), but are we really? Only you truly know men. <BR/><BR/>If I may make an observation for just a moment--if we spend our SHORT time talking about "Our Best Life Now" and "Repositioning Yourself for Success,” I think that it is safe to say that it has become more about what this Jesus guy can do for me; rather than what the King should do with me! He is a side dish in our churches today, and that’s if he even makes the menu at all! But, he must--he MUST become the main coarse (Christocentricity!) In the words of Mark Driscoll, "It's all about Jesus, always about Jesus, solely about Jesus, only about Jesus! We are Jesus people living in the wake of his sinless life, substitutionary death, resurrection, and ascension!" This is the emphatic message that the young punk kid is drawn toward--or not!<BR/> <BR/>May it be to his glory and our joy!Jeremy Schweyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02153274694248942782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30116318.post-77674504061042346432008-07-23T06:45:00.000-05:002008-07-23T06:45:00.000-05:00I like the new look of your blog! And that was a g...I like the new look of your blog! And that was a good post too.<BR/>Love, NaomiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com