Let's see, we have Washer and MacArthur slammed, falsely accused, no given proof, and now added to the mix is name calling. Yep, that's definitely hubris. Congrats, you're still on the same slanderous path.
Favorite/most challenging book you have read?
Discussion in 'General Baptist Discussions' started by Jordan Kurecki, Apr 9, 2014.
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It's a nice retort, but it really accomplishes nothing. Denials are ignored by this crowd, and they love to gang up on those they perceive as "the wounded." I'm with QF. Stick to the "ignore."
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I try to be reasonably nice, but I often "backslide".
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite SupporterIgnore is a blessed feature here. :thumbs: Maybe they think I'm wounded, but I'm not. :smilewinkgrin:
Actually, though, I was quite shocked at preacher4truth's term "greasy grace." What an awful way to talk about the blessed grace of our Father in Heaven, even if you are expressing disagreement with someone else's view on it! -
Amen, brother! :thumbsup:
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Crabtownboy Well-Known MemberSite SupporterDid not see the "greasy grace" post ... never heard that term. D. Bonhoeffer spoke of cheap grace and I believe he is accurate in his definition of that false grace.
Being curious I did a search on the terms "greasy grace" and found the following:
I grew up in the South and do not remember any preacher using the term.
You spoke of the blessed grace of our Father in Heaven ... that true grace is neither cheap nor greasy.
Blessings.
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"The Vanishing Ministry" by Woodrow Kroll (who was head of Back to the Bible at the time of writing)
Indictment of me personally and my generation. Sobering and challenging, paperback that should be on every pastor's must-read-every-year list. Think he updated it ten years ago, but here is a link
http://www.christianbook.com/the-va...de=WW&netp_id=270215&event=ESRCG&view=details -
Excellent choice.
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Adding my 2 cents:
Time and Eternity: Exploring God's relationship to time. (William Lane Craig) -
Another good work is Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul by Otavius Winslow
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asterisktom Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Books that stand out over the years, in the order that I read them, as really challenging my thinking are:
Today's Gospel: Authentic or Synthetic - Chantry
Decision Making and the Will of God - Friessen
Knowing God - Packer
The Parousia - Russell
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite SupporterInteresting. Thanks for the quote.
I lived a lot of years in Tennessee and have preached all over the South on deputation and furlough, and never heard the term. I did see a "Coon Dog Cemetery" in Alabama once, though--which makes more sense to me in all kinds of ways than "greasy grace."
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I too was very much challenged by Friessen's book. Great read.
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