I am looking at a note I made to myself on April 7, 2011. That is a long time ago by any measure. At the time I was listening to podcasts by a preacher named Marc Driscoll. He was, and still is, a strong voice for the gospel. His uncompromising voice offended many people. He was an unapologetic Calvinist. I have a very low opinion of Calvinistic doctrine. My thinking is in the Wesleyan tradition. In spite of that I considered him a brother in Christ.
Historically the Methodist church has closer positions to where I am at. The modern United Methodist Church has not only drifted away from Biblical truth but have left a scorched earth behind them. The church I was raised in seems to be traveling down the same road. It is a strange feeling when people you disagree with seriously are closer than those you grew up with.
The difference is their attitude toward the Bible and what it teaches. The Driscoll disagreement is in the family, the Methodists are seeking a divorce. It is like the difference between intramural and intermural. One is a sports program within the college. One dorm might play another in football. The other is between schools.
I pray that we would develop greater wisdom to see the difference and act like it made a difference.
homo unius libri
Monday, December 16, 2024
Opus 2024-437: Inter or Intra
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