Comments on: Drowning In A Sea Of Metaphors http://www.christandpopculture.com/featured/drowning-in-a-sea-of-metaphors/ Where The Christian Faith Meets Scrabble Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:35:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: D Anderson http://www.christandpopculture.com/featured/drowning-in-a-sea-of-metaphors/#comment-55152 D Anderson Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:06:19 +0000 http://www.christandpopculture.com/?p=4896#comment-55152 A very important post, indeed, David. There are way too many slogans without much substance. Be wary of those that begin: It's about this not... A false dichotomy will often follow. May the Lord lead all saints into all truth. A very important post, indeed, David.

There are way too many slogans without much substance.

Be wary of those that begin: It’s about this not… A false dichotomy will often follow.

May the Lord lead all saints into all truth.

]]> By: Zach Trimble http://www.christandpopculture.com/featured/drowning-in-a-sea-of-metaphors/#comment-53998 Zach Trimble Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:53:25 +0000 http://www.christandpopculture.com/?p=4896#comment-53998 I really am resonating with you right now in that in churches all around...I sit and listen to sermons that repeat catchy phrases over and over and I will be sitting there taking notes...by the end...I have nothing to actually hold onto. In all fairness...this isn't just the emergent church's problem. I have seen this for years, and literally all over the country - in many church groups. I think it's a larger problem in that we don't do our due diligence to get into God's word and find those "diamonds" of truth...those biblical messages (that actually don't change...I disagree with Hipps) that if you give them a chance and actually study and think about them deeply and broadly...could fill hours and hours of content. Instead...I hear a bible verse...some fluff that doesn't actually apply to the verse...and then several repeated sayings (many of which are good and true but may not apply to the verse at hand). I do think Hipps has a good point in that we are to be gardeners...only in that we need to go digging and find sweet nuggets of truth in the Bible...but I would say we need to be both "gaurds" and 'gardeners"...we need to go "gardening" for the truth of the scriptures...and then we need to "gaurd" the UNCHANGING truths we find...defending them against distortion and proclaiming them daily. I really am resonating with you right now in that in churches all around…I sit and listen to sermons that repeat catchy phrases over and over and I will be sitting there taking notes…by the end…I have nothing to actually hold onto. In all fairness…this isn’t just the emergent church’s problem. I have seen this for years, and literally all over the country – in many church groups. I think it’s a larger problem in that we don’t do our due diligence to get into God’s word and find those “diamonds” of truth…those biblical messages (that actually don’t change…I disagree with Hipps) that if you give them a chance and actually study and think about them deeply and broadly…could fill hours and hours of content. Instead…I hear a bible verse…some fluff that doesn’t actually apply to the verse…and then several repeated sayings (many of which are good and true but may not apply to the verse at hand).
I do think Hipps has a good point in that we are to be gardeners…only in that we need to go digging and find sweet nuggets of truth in the Bible…but I would say we need to be both “gaurds” and ‘gardeners”…we need to go “gardening” for the truth of the scriptures…and then we need to “gaurd” the UNCHANGING truths we find…defending them against distortion and proclaiming them daily.

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