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I'm not sure precisley what the 'emerging church' is but I'll bet much of the definition it is given is false.

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Don't you just love it when someone from another country bashes us not only as a country but as Christians? It really annoys me especially when they don't know wht they are talking about.

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How is Promise Keepers a cult and what's so wrong with it :blink: ???

Teaching men how to love their wives and be the leader in their family doesn't sound like such a bad idea to me!

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What you don't see is the people coming to Jesus Christ in Rick Warren's church. All people see is his public ministry which has a different emphasis.

No more on Rick Warren, just thought I'd throw this in here. :)

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What you don't see is the people coming to Jesus Christ in Rick Warren's church. All people see is his public ministry which has a different emphasis.

No more on Rick Warren, just thought I'd throw this in here. :thumbsup:

Sorry, I'm new here, who IS rick warren? Or should I just google him?

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:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup::th_wave:

What you don't see is the people coming to Jesus Christ in Rick Warren's church. All people see is his public ministry which has a different emphasis.

No more on Rick Warren, just thought I'd throw this in here. :)

Sorry, I'm new here, who IS rick warren? Or should I just google him?

Ok, sorry, I did google Rick Warren, and I know who he is now. I have read his book, The Purpose Driven Life and did a study on it. Was great stuff! ;):emot-hug:

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The problem with Rick Warren, or any health-wealth gospel, is that people are trying to 'dumb down' the message and our responsibility to God. There simply isn't enough meat in that book to satisfy me. The part that I wanted more of was at the end, and he barely had two paragraphs on the stuff that I could have really used. Sit down and read Matthew, or Romans, or 1 John, and let your soul get torn up reading about what you're not doing, then read about Jesus' sacrifice. America has ADD and an entitlement philosophy built in. You can't get to the heavenly gates unless you struggle a little, and I think too many people expect a quick fix. Not possible!

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He's not into wealth. He is into giving:

http://www.ted.com/tedtalks/tedtalksplayer...CFQlaPgodQngpVQ

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Well, I know that Rick Warren says that he has a heart for the "unchurched" (you can't call them "lost" that is offensive), but I know for a fact that he nor most of the Pastors that follow after him and his "programs" care very much for those of us who love Jesus more than anything and are NOT willing to compromise for the sake of growing our church. My husband and I just happen to be 2 of the 1,000's of born-again believers who have been left without a church home because we would not bow down to the purpose driven agenda. We got saved at this church and served and worshipped there for 11 1/2 years. When we talked to our pastor about our concerns (3 times) he was very upset that we did not see things his way! He ended up telling us (just like Rick Warren instructed them) that we would probably be happier somewhere else!!

The Emergent Church movement is dangerous... they do teach that no one can really understand nor interpret Scripture... sounds a little like Roman Catholicism in that only the priests were able to interpret the Word of God. Just one more thing to lead us down the ecumenical, one world religion church road.

I am with Ruth on this one, give me Christ and Him crucified. Without the shedding of blood there is NO remission of sins... That is what the Word of God says... you can call it offensive or whatever, but it doesn't change the fact that it is God's Word... there is only one way to the Father, and that is through His Son Jesus, NO OTHER WAY.. God help us!!!

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Well, I know that Rick Warren says that he has a heart for the "unchurched" (you can't call them "lost" that is offensive), but I know for a fact that he nor most of the Pastors that follow after him and his "programs" care very much for those of us who love Jesus more than anything and are NOT willing to compromise for the sake of growing our church. My husband and I just happen to be 2 of the 1,000's of born-again believers who have been left without a church home because we would not bow down to the purpose driven agenda. We got saved at this church and served and worshipped there for 11 1/2 years. When we talked to our pastor about our concerns (3 times) he was very upset that we did not see things his way! He ended up telling us (just like Rick Warren instructed them) that we would probably be happier somewhere else!!

The Emergent Church movement is dangerous... they do teach that no one can really understand nor interpret Scripture... sounds a little like Roman Catholicism in that only the priests were able to interpret the Word of God. Just one more thing to lead us down the ecumenical, one world religion church road.

I am with Ruth on this one, give me Christ and Him crucified. Without the shedding of blood there is NO remission of sins... That is what the Word of God says... you can call it offensive or whatever, but it doesn't change the fact that it is God's Word... there is only one way to the Father, and that is through His Son Jesus, NO OTHER WAY.. God help us!!!

I have not known what other way to the Father that Rick Warren is preaching...what, pray tell?

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Again, what does Rick Warren have to do with the Emerging Church? Not a thing...

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