Comments on: Thoughts Collide http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/ Deities. Dogma. Dating. Diapers. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 02:48:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.2 by: Robert http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1959 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 05:01:44 +0000 http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1959 I came across your blog and saw this thread had to say yes it is very scary this mentality and the fact it is a large influence on our foreign policy and our relationship with the state of Israel. There is a counter to this though, and i believe it is growing and will be part of a new modern reformation within the church..... preterism or *past fulfillment* It is a theological perspective believing Jesus came back in 70 AD at the destruction of jerusalem and ending the Old Covenant and establishing the New Covenant. As his followers we are to be carrying out His purposes of love peace and righteousness in our lives in making the earth His kingdom.... NOT hiding and waiting to be *raptured away* as the world decays to nothing. Look up Don Preston on a google search he has a website and has written many books and articles which elaborate this view in much more solid detail. I am very glad i found your blog you have a true intelligence and wisdom in exploring life and your part in it :) I came across your blog and saw this thread had to say yes it is very scary this mentality and the fact it is a large influence on our foreign policy and our relationship with the state of Israel. There is a counter to this though, and i believe it is growing and will be part of a new modern reformation within the church….. preterism or *past fulfillment* It is a theological perspective believing Jesus came back in 70 AD at the destruction of jerusalem and ending the Old Covenant and establishing the New Covenant. As his followers we are to be carrying out His purposes of love peace and righteousness in our lives in making the earth His kingdom…. NOT hiding and waiting to be *raptured away* as the world decays to nothing. Look up Don Preston on a google search he has a website and has written many books and articles which elaborate this view in much more solid detail. I am very glad i found your blog you have a true intelligence and wisdom in exploring life and your part in it :)

]]> by: Oh, for the love of God… » Meme of the Day http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1577 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:33:00 +0000 http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1577 [...] Considering this post, I suppose that’s approrpiate. Life was short, indeed — in my head, at least! [...] […] Considering this post, I suppose that’s approrpiate. Life was short, indeed — in my head, at least! […]

]]> by: ninjanun http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1568 Mon, 17 Jul 2006 16:52:33 +0000 http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1568 I'm not sure if I'm the "NN" you're referencing, but just so's ya know, the Pete and I stepped away from our church last September, for many varied reasons. We occassionally attend some friends' church (Episcopalian), which is generally bullshit- and ickiness-free, but it's too far to drive to on a regular basis. It does feel the way church is supposed to feel (communion of saints), instead of a time of spiritual masturbation, as is so often present in more evangelical church circles. At any rate, good post! I think the rapture mentality has done a lot to screw up many Christian's ability to truly minister effectively, not to mention the sucky mentality and actions it tends to create on both a personal and ecological level, as you mentioned. I’m not sure if I’m the “NN” you’re referencing, but just so’s ya know, the Pete and I stepped away from our church
last September, for many varied reasons. We occassionally attend some friends’ church (Episcopalian), which is
generally bullshit- and ickiness-free, but it’s too far to drive to on a regular basis. It does feel the way church is supposed
to feel (communion of saints), instead of a time of spiritual masturbation, as is so often present in more evangelical church circles.

At any rate, good post! I think the rapture mentality has done a lot to screw up many Christian’s ability to truly minister effectively, not to mention the sucky mentality and actions it tends to create on both a personal and ecological level, as you mentioned.

]]> by: Jon Swift http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1538 Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:13:25 +0000 http://ftlog.meanderwithme.com/2006/07/thoughts-collide/#comment-1538 That's a very interesting perspective. I thought you might be interested in my post on Rapture Ready, <a href="http://jonswift.blogspot.com/2006/07/looking-at-bright-side-of-world-war.html" rel="nofollow">Looking at the Bright Side of World War III</a> and also the story of how <a href="http://jonswift.blogspot.com/2006/01/narnia-made-me-born-again-christian.html" rel="nofollow">I became a born-again Christian after seeing Narnia</a>. That’s a very interesting perspective. I thought you might be interested in my post on Rapture Ready, Looking at the Bright Side of World War III and also the story of how I became a born-again Christian after seeing Narnia.

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