tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post111527510427762642..comments2024-03-16T17:18:50.797+08:00Comments on The Agora: Politics, Why Bother?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-69809689510799445072009-02-17T00:28:00.000+08:002009-02-17T00:28:00.000+08:00A biting Christian politician is far better then a...A biting Christian politician is far better then a barking one. All the socials ill that we see, hear and bark about makes no sense.<BR/>There is a time to bark and time to bite. Jesus Christ is a living example, we don’t need to look else where.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08819925058655038264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-23821450998883707842008-12-03T22:30:00.000+08:002008-12-03T22:30:00.000+08:00I think that people should strive for what is righ...I think that people should strive for what is right, all their lives.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1117185584524312672005-05-27T17:19:00.000+08:002005-05-27T17:19:00.000+08:00A prophet is never accepted in his own hometown :)...A prophet is never accepted in his own hometown :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1115977022606517652005-05-13T17:37:00.000+08:002005-05-13T17:37:00.000+08:00yea, the church oughta be a multi-ethnic community...yea, the church oughta be a multi-ethnic community whose ultimate allegiance is Christ, not ethnocentrism.... so it's a cutting edge 'laboratory' to work out issues of conflict. <BR/><BR/>i wonder how tat in practice informs ongoing Chinese/Korean vs Japanese feuds?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1115715313131104012005-05-10T16:55:00.000+08:002005-05-10T16:55:00.000+08:00"If we ignore the world we betray the word of God ..."If we ignore the world we betray the word of God which sends us out to serve the world. If we ignore the word of God we have nothing to bring to the world. Justice and justification by faith, worship and political action, the spiritual and the material, personal change and structural change belong together. As in the life of Jesus, being, doing and saying are at the heart of our integral task." <BR/><BR/>Wow! I am in full agreement here. But the question boils down to, can a politician evangelize and a pastor run for elections. It seems really messy. <BR/><BR/>But then again, I fully agree, that to stop the genocide in Sudan is as much a fulfillment of the great commission as discipleship in the local church. We the church, are the ultimate organization with the best interest of mankind in our mission.Leon Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397606324925443202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1115706481582480792005-05-10T14:28:00.000+08:002005-05-10T14:28:00.000+08:00Something from the Micah Challenge ..."Integral mi...Something from the Micah Challenge ...<BR/><BR/>"Integral mission or holistic transformation is the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel. <BR/><BR/>It is not simply that evangelism and social involvement are to be done alongside each other. Rather, in integral mission our proclamation has social consequences as we call people to love and repentance in all areas of life. And our social involvement has evangelistic consequences as we bear witness to the transforming grace of Jesus Christ. <BR/><BR/>If we ignore the world we betray the word of God which sends us out to serve the world. If we ignore the word of God we have nothing to bring to the world. Justice and justification by faith, worship and political action, the spiritual and the material, personal change and structural change belong together. As in the life of Jesus, being, doing and saying are at the heart of our integral task."<BR/><BR/>PS: That probably leads to the idea that "statements of clear doctrinal value that is the life blood of evangelism" has immensen political implicationsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1115638447327502412005-05-09T19:34:00.000+08:002005-05-09T19:34:00.000+08:00Dave, sometimes people in politics can't make stat...Dave, sometimes people in politics can't make statements of clear doctrinal value that is the life blood of evangelism. So, the two can dovetail, but they can't merge. Anyway, really zealous politicians have trampled over pluralistic societies, and over-pluralistic churches have turned into mere social clubs, I guess it's best to leave them separated. <BR/>Yet, I think we need so integration bodies, that remind both sides that they need the other.Leon Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397606324925443202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1115634708057037922005-05-09T18:31:00.000+08:002005-05-09T18:31:00.000+08:00I'm wondering how helpful it is for Lausanne coven...I'm wondering how helpful it is for Lausanne covenant to distinguish mission as two distinct parts - evangelism and social action. <BR/><BR/>It's very possible that each would have a 'life of its own'. <BR/><BR/>Isn't it more helpful to view both as 'integral to mission'? Check out the website called Micah Challenge for wat's playing on my mind on this...<BR/><BR/>DCAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8503927.post-1115605371752247212005-05-09T10:22:00.000+08:002005-05-09T10:22:00.000+08:00A great follow up to this session is to watch the ...A great follow up to this session is to watch the movie 'Hotel Rwanda'. It will convince you of the need to have politicians with convictions, if nothing else does.Leon Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397606324925443202noreply@blogger.com