The Don
So Don Carson is in town this week…
I saw him last night and he did a pretty ripper job regarding Revelation 12. Its one of those books in which I read the chapters, can sometimes work out who is who and what imagery is what, and then if I’m lucky can take a wild guess at its meaning and an even wilder guess concerning it’s application…
He challenged us to consider how we align ourselves with a Christian/biblical viewpoint, in a world corrupted by the devil who is obviously working against God’s Kingdom – be it through violence or deceptive teaching. We considered the sufferings of the church and the (somewhat limited) truths in sociologically shaped worldviews. In these times, we are to remain faithful to the Gospel, Christ’s atoning sacrifice, his supreme authority and our proclamation of this – through word and deed.
Tomorrow I’m off to listen to him debate Emerging Church issues with Andrew Hamilton and Geoff Westlake. – If you have read previous posts you can guess Im keen for this discussion.
posted by Kirbster at 11:43 PM
2 Comments:
I agree - ripper job. One statement in particular struck me and has had my brain turning over ever since this talk. It came when Don was explaining how one way we resist the devil is by proclaiming the gospel, and he leaned forward and said "evangelise or die". I was a little shocked to hear it said so starkly - I guess that was what he was aiming for. But on reflection, I think he has got the passage right, which means that I need to think again about how I regard evangelism and where it is placed in my life. Challenging stuff.
8:16 PM
Yeah that’s true, I chatted with Marty Ford the other day, and he LOVED the quote 'evangelise or die'... For me evangelism works out quite naturally and most predominately at work. There are countless opportunities for this, and usually the ‘work’ part just keeps getting in the way. Having said that, I need to keep paying attention to how I try and do this to be both faithful and relevant… Good to see you finally found my blog! Cheers
Kirby
9:45 PM
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