Comments on: Which Gospel? Introduction, Part 3 http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:04:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Nick Gill http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3144 Nick Gill Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:15:06 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3144 Which is what makes a good 1st century Jewish understanding of terminology so important... it means the same thing! "Son of God" in Jesus' day hadn't the slightest connotation of Trinitarian theology. To his people, it meant "God's Anointed One," anointed to redeem Israel and rule the world. Which is what makes a good 1st century Jewish understanding of terminology so important… it means the same thing!

"Son of God" in Jesus' day hadn't the slightest connotation of Trinitarian theology. To his people, it meant "God's Anointed One," anointed to redeem Israel and rule the world.

]]> By: Nancy http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3143 Nancy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:46:27 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3143 "BTW, it’s interesting that, historically, we’ve focused on gospel as “Jesus is Son of God” rather than “Jesus is Lord"..... "Preach Jesus as Lord and everything changes."- Jay This is so true. Growing up I never, ever heard Jesus referred to as Lord. I can guaranteed if I used the term "The Lord" as in "she loves the Lord", it would have been as though I was from another planet or something. Acknowledging and submitting to Jesus as Lord really does change everything. Praise be to God! "BTW, it’s interesting that, historically, we’ve focused on gospel as “Jesus is Son of God” rather than “Jesus is Lord"….. "Preach Jesus as Lord and everything changes."- Jay

This is so true. Growing up I never, ever heard Jesus referred to as Lord. I can guaranteed if I used the term "The Lord" as in "she loves the Lord", it would have been as though I was from another planet or something. Acknowledging and submitting to Jesus as Lord really does change everything. Praise be to God!

]]> By: Jay Guin http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3142 Jay Guin Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:04:16 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3142 Andy, Not only are you right, but many church growth books encourage churches to target people just like themselves. Seems rather antithetical to the Beatitudes. Andy,

Not only are you right, but many church growth books encourage churches to target people just like themselves. Seems rather antithetical to the Beatitudes.

]]> By: Jay Guin http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3141 Jay Guin Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:02:16 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3141 Adam G, I'm trying to cut back. Some future posts will be much shorter. But it's really, really hard ... BTW, it's interesting that, historically, we've focused on gospel as "Jesus is Son of God" rather than "Jesus is Lord." I think we find Jesus less threatening when his central demand is an intellectual faith that he is God's Son. Preach Jesus as Lord and everything changes. Adam G,

I'm trying to cut back. Some future posts will be much shorter. But it's really, really hard …

BTW, it's interesting that, historically, we've focused on gospel as "Jesus is Son of God" rather than "Jesus is Lord." I think we find Jesus less threatening when his central demand is an intellectual faith that he is God's Son. Preach Jesus as Lord and everything changes.

]]> By: Andy http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3140 Andy Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:26:13 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3140 I think somewhere in between the "relationships" and "evangelism" you have the gospel of targeted demographics, where we make an effort to welcome the person who dresses a certain way, or is of a certain race, or is a certain age, or belongs to a certain social class... and so on, to the exclusion of people outside the chosen categories. I think this often goes on unconsciously. I think somewhere in between the "relationships" and "evangelism" you have the gospel of targeted demographics, where we make an effort to welcome the person who dresses a certain way, or is of a certain race, or is a certain age, or belongs to a certain social class… and so on, to the exclusion of people outside the chosen categories. I think this often goes on unconsciously.

]]> By: Adam G. http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3139 Adam G. Fri, 27 Jun 2008 09:45:57 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3139 You write long posts! What you call "the gospel of evangelism" is something I noticed earlier this year (I think) when looking again at the "Great Commission." Traditionally that's read as "be converted and go and convert others." The authority-statement of Jesus (the central message of the Good News, that Jesus is Lord) and the call to make "disciples" means a lot more than simple conversion leading to more conversions, like some divine pyramid scheme (without the $$, ideally). The nice gospel is dealt with very well by C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity. Very well indeed. You write long posts!

What you call "the gospel of evangelism" is something I noticed earlier this year (I think) when looking again at the "Great Commission." Traditionally that's read as "be converted and go and convert others." The authority-statement of Jesus (the central message of the Good News, that Jesus is Lord) and the call to make "disciples" means a lot more than simple conversion leading to more conversions, like some divine pyramid scheme (without the $$, ideally).

The nice gospel is dealt with very well by C.S. Lewis in Mere Christianity. Very well indeed.

]]> By: Jay Guin http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3138 Jay Guin Thu, 26 Jun 2008 20:49:24 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3138 Thanks. :oops: I'm blushing. Thanks.
:oops: I'm blushing.

]]> By: preacherman http://oneinjesus.info/2008/06/which-gospel-introduction-part-3/#comment-3137 preacherman Thu, 26 Jun 2008 14:46:38 +0000 http://jayguin.wordpress.com/?p=1319#comment-3137 Wonderful, wonderful post. It was extremely informative and I have been encouraged and challenged by what you have said about the gospel. I enjoyed this series. Wonderful work. I love reading your blog. Keep up the great work! Wonderful, wonderful post.
It was extremely informative and I have been encouraged and challenged by what you have said about the gospel. I enjoyed this series. Wonderful work. I love reading your blog. Keep up the great work!

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