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Friday, March 25, 2011
Of course there are Unicorns
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Thursday, March 17, 2011
C’mon Big Boys!
The following blog is taken from the Wretched Newsletter available at Wretchedradio.com.
Imagine that you are a shepherd who spies a wolf inside your sheepfold, what would you do?
A. Wait seven years until the wolf devoured one of your sheep.
B. Whisper, “Psssst, there seems to be a hairy creature near you, Dear Sheep.”
C. Yell, “Wolf! Wolf! Run for your lives!”
If a shepherd isn’t willing to cry, “Wolf,” then he isn’t a good shepherd. He is a shepherd who has become pre-occupied with other things.
To be fair, a shepherd has many duties; he must feed, seek out green pastures and tend to the sick or wounded sheep. But no shepherd can forsake his duty to protect the sheep against predators.
Pastor Rob Bell is a wolf.
Pastor Rob Bell is inside the sheep gate.
Pastor Rob Bell is devouring sheep.
Where are the shepherds?
Yes, we have heard some responses. Some. But they have been rather tacit in their condemnation of Rob’s latest book, “Love Wins.” One high profile blogger stated that he simply doesn’t understand why Rob is a threat to his seminary or church. Really?
>Rob Bell does not believe hell is eternal, conscious torment.
>Rob Bell believes that there is a second chance to believe in Him AFTER you die.
>Rob Bell believes that just about everyone (Buddhist, Baptist and Muslim) will go to heaven.
There is simply no way a shepherd can claim, “I didn’t know that this wolf was out there.”
>Rob Bell is making more television appearances than Ryan Seacrest. He is everywhere.
>Rob Bell’s other books, “Velvet Elvis” and “Sex God” are best sellers.
>Rob Bell’s Nooma videos are shown in hundreds, if not thousands, of churches.
What more does a fellow have to teach to raise the attention of the evangelical heavy hitters? Furthermore, Rob Bell is not new to the scene with his heretical teachings (yes, I used the “h word”), he has been at this for years.
How did this happen? I think that 21st century shepherds might be living in a 20th century world. The internet, twitter and Facebook allow the wolves to creep in through gates that didn’t exist even 15 years ago. The under-shepherd needs to understand that false teachers are worming their way into unsuspecting Christian homes MORE than ever before.
The already busy pastor must continue to feed and tend to the sheep, but more than ever, he must be on the alert for the wolves that Jesus warned about.
Imagine that you are a shepherd who spies a wolf inside your sheepfold, what would you do?
A. Wait seven years until the wolf devoured one of your sheep.
B. Whisper, “Psssst, there seems to be a hairy creature near you, Dear Sheep.”
C. Yell, “Wolf! Wolf! Run for your lives!”
If a shepherd isn’t willing to cry, “Wolf,” then he isn’t a good shepherd. He is a shepherd who has become pre-occupied with other things.
To be fair, a shepherd has many duties; he must feed, seek out green pastures and tend to the sick or wounded sheep. But no shepherd can forsake his duty to protect the sheep against predators.
Pastor Rob Bell is a wolf.
Pastor Rob Bell is inside the sheep gate.
Pastor Rob Bell is devouring sheep.
Where are the shepherds?
Yes, we have heard some responses. Some. But they have been rather tacit in their condemnation of Rob’s latest book, “Love Wins.” One high profile blogger stated that he simply doesn’t understand why Rob is a threat to his seminary or church. Really?
>Rob Bell does not believe hell is eternal, conscious torment.
>Rob Bell believes that there is a second chance to believe in Him AFTER you die.
>Rob Bell believes that just about everyone (Buddhist, Baptist and Muslim) will go to heaven.
There is simply no way a shepherd can claim, “I didn’t know that this wolf was out there.”
>Rob Bell is making more television appearances than Ryan Seacrest. He is everywhere.
>Rob Bell’s other books, “Velvet Elvis” and “Sex God” are best sellers.
>Rob Bell’s Nooma videos are shown in hundreds, if not thousands, of churches.
What more does a fellow have to teach to raise the attention of the evangelical heavy hitters? Furthermore, Rob Bell is not new to the scene with his heretical teachings (yes, I used the “h word”), he has been at this for years.
How did this happen? I think that 21st century shepherds might be living in a 20th century world. The internet, twitter and Facebook allow the wolves to creep in through gates that didn’t exist even 15 years ago. The under-shepherd needs to understand that false teachers are worming their way into unsuspecting Christian homes MORE than ever before.
The already busy pastor must continue to feed and tend to the sheep, but more than ever, he must be on the alert for the wolves that Jesus warned about.
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