http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2004/12/03/recapturing-jesus/ live, from austin: theology, webdesign and other stuff Tue, 24 Aug 2010 21:55:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2004/12/03/recapturing-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-628 Gary Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:42:34 +0000 http://www.subvergence.org/wordpress/?p=137#comment-628 We're afraid that we might be wrong. If we start to allow new ideas enter, they may eventually force us to think about things and challenge what we've been taught and the things we know have to be true because it says it somewhere in the Bible, even though we can't think of where it is. To question these things might get messy, and that terrifies us. Christians are supposed to have it all together, especially the pastors and church leaders. If people find out that we don't have all the answers, we'd lose all credibility. We’re afraid that we might be wrong. If we start to allow new ideas enter, they may eventually force us to think about things and challenge what we’ve been taught and the things we know have to be true because it says it somewhere in the Bible, even though we can’t think of where it is. To question these things might get messy, and that terrifies us. Christians are supposed to have it all together, especially the pastors and church leaders. If people find out that we don’t have all the answers, we’d lose all credibility.

]]> http://www.somestrangeideas.com/2004/12/03/recapturing-jesus/comment-page-1/#comment-627 Zach Sat, 04 Dec 2004 00:27:59 +0000 http://www.subvergence.org/wordpress/?p=137#comment-627 hey john, great post. it's funny that so many evangelicals are resistant to hearing ideas about Jesus that come from those that they don't fully see eye-to-eye with. borg has some very great insights into the life of christ that every believer can benefit from, but because of a few of his ideas, they negate everything that comes from him is devoid of any importance. if we look at our lives, the mistakes we make, the choices we make, no one is perfect, no one has it figured out. no one has JEsus figured out. yet, we still look to each other, learn from each other and try to grow as human beings. the ways in which we can really be open and honest, even with the ones that we don't totally agree with......maybe then we are sharpened the most by those ideas on the fringe of our personal doctrine. hey john, great post. it’s funny that so many evangelicals are resistant to hearing ideas about Jesus that come from those that they don’t fully see eye-to-eye with. borg has some very great insights into the life of christ that every believer can benefit from, but because of a few of his ideas, they negate everything that comes from him is devoid of any importance. if we look at our lives, the mistakes we make, the choices we make, no one is perfect, no one has it figured out. no one has JEsus figured out. yet, we still look to each other, learn from each other and try to grow as human beings. the ways in which we can really be open and honest, even with the ones that we don’t totally agree with……maybe then we are sharpened the most by those ideas on the fringe of our personal doctrine.

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