tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21208095.post8202762538800987505..comments2013-09-20T07:24:10.492-05:00Comments on a brother is born: The Internet Monk on Christless Preachingstamati anagnostouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08933207821787646512noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21208095.post-11096650135921299122008-04-25T22:27:00.000-05:002008-04-25T22:27:00.000-05:00Good thoughts, Tony. Reminds me of I Corinthians ...Good thoughts, Tony. Reminds me of I Corinthians 2:<BR/><BR/><I>When I came to you, brothers, I did not come with eloquence or superior wisdom as I proclaimed to you the testimony about God. For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.</I><BR/><BR/>It also reminds me of one of the things about the become-a-better-you/your-best-life-now version of Christianity that has always bugged me. Namely, what does this worldview have to say to the individual/family that HAS suffered greatly for Christ? Where is the hope - indeed the joy - if they in fact don't have that terrific of a life, as defined by the world's standards?<BR/><BR/>Lest I devolve into merely bashing those I disagree with, let me also say that this is challenging to me personally...how many days do I live Christ-less? How often do I desire to become a better me, rather than to grow closer to Him? That's a high standard, man.<BR/><BR/>~MattMatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11461779196978884237noreply@blogger.com