http://baptistmessenger.com/the-religious-state-of-oklahoma/ A Ministry of the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:44:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://baptistmessenger.com/the-religious-state-of-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-63 Steve Smith Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:25:04 +0000 http://baptistmessenger.com/?p=971#comment-63 A good beginning for Christians would be a thorough reading of "The Cost of Discipleship" by Bonhoeffer and the great works of C.S. Lewis. When the church began dumbing down its message to gain numbers and saw politics as a means to an end it effectively embarked on a pseudo-Christian ethos. It is going to take decades to undo the damage caused by internal strife and the belief that the political process creates societal change. Therefore the church at large must ask itself if it is nothing more than a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. We must remember, Jesus did not ask Zacchaeus to change, Zacchaeus changed because of his encounter with Jesus--where he met grace, not judgment. A good beginning for Christians would be a thorough reading of “The Cost of Discipleship” by Bonhoeffer and the great works of C.S. Lewis. When the church began dumbing down its message to gain numbers and saw politics as a means to an end it effectively embarked on a pseudo-Christian ethos. It is going to take decades to undo the damage caused by internal strife and the belief that the political process creates societal change. Therefore the church at large must ask itself if it is nothing more than a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. We must remember, Jesus did not ask Zacchaeus to change, Zacchaeus changed because of his encounter with Jesus–where he met grace, not judgment.

]]> http://baptistmessenger.com/the-religious-state-of-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-37 Evangelistic passion at declining-budget state baptist conventions « BaptistPlanet Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:58:10 +0000 http://baptistmessenger.com/?p=971#comment-37 [...] wants to send them out to evangelize the religious state and partner with East [...] [...] wants to send them out to evangelize the religious state and partner with East [...]

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