Dave Faulkner. Musings of an evangelical Methodist minister.
Can anyone seriously doubt the reality of Bono’s faith when they read this quote? Ends up rather like C S Lewis’ old point that you can’t say Jesus was a good guy or a prophet: your only serious options are liar, lunatic or Lord.
Thanks to Andrew Careaga for the link.
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You scored as Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan. You are an evangelical in the Wesleyan tradition. You believe that God’s grace enables you to choose to believe in him, even though you yourself are totally depraved. The gift of the Holy Spirit gives you assurance of your salvation, and he also enables you to live the life of obedience to which God has called us. You are influenced heavly by John Wesley and the Methodists.
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What's your theological worldview?
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Well that result at least is a relief for a Methodist minister!
Maggi Dawn has a good post on this subject. Here are the thoughts I posted in response:
Coming from Methodism, which ostensibly holds together both those of a ‘written liturgy’ approach and those who claim to be non-liturgical, and being someone who finds strength in both approaches, I am often reminded of the early twentieth century Congregationalist leader who said that extempore prayer is ‘preaching with eyes closed’. Or I recall visiting friends who in the 1980s were students at Moorlands Bible College. They were on placement with a Brethren Assembly. My friends were Anglican and FIEC by their roots. They were both cynical about the issue of when in the morning service one of the men (and yes, sorry, it was men) would feel led to move into the breaking of the bread. “You watch,” they said, “the Spirit always moves at 11:45.” Sure enough …
You scored as Amillenialist. Amillenialism believes that the 1000 year reign is not literal but figurative, and that Christ began to reign at his ascension. People take some prophetic scripture far too literally in your view.
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What's your eschatology?
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So – not quite consistent with Moltmannian theology (see last entry)!
You scored as Amillenialist. Amillenialism believes that the 1000 year reign is not literal but figurative, and that Christ began to reign at his ascension. People take some prophetic scripture far too literally in your view.
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What's your eschatology?
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So – not quite consistent with Moltmannian theology (see last entry)!
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You scored as Jürgen Moltmann. The problem of evil is central to your thought, and only a crucified God can show that God is not indifferent to human suffering. Christian discipleship means identifying with suffering but also anticipating the new creation of all things that God will bring about.
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Which theologian are you?
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Well my old research supervisor Richard Bauckham would be pleased! Who are you?
Maggi Dawn posted a great quote from Douglas Adams that sums up my thoughts about our forthcoming move. Given that Adams barely saw any purpose to life – at least I read him as existentialist-nihilist – this is a remarkable and beautiful quote.
Maggi Dawn posted a great quote from Douglas Adams that sums up my thoughts about our forthcoming move. Given that Adams barely saw any purpose to life – at least I read him as existentialist-nihilist – this is a remarkable and beautiful quote.
I had two morning services on Sunday. My main one at 10:30 was at my primary church in Rainham. I was preaching on the Lectionary Old Testament lesson from Genesis 12:1-9, where Abram is called. I wanted to say something that I thought was important and relevant about the nature of being on a spiritual journey. I really thought it was right for them.
Before that, I got to trial it at Christ The King, Princes Park at the quiet, traditional said communion service at 8:45. It went down a storm. The Anglican vicar Keith Foot said it would be worth repeating at my farewell service there next month when many more would hear it, and it chimed in with things he had been trying to say to the congregation.
At Rainham, however, it went down like a lead balloon. And it was a poor congergation, numerically speaking. You just can’t win sometimes, can you? My ability to second-guess God is as poor as ever!
You can find a link to the sermon here, if you’re interested.
Went back to the Dickens Festival today (see my entry yesterday). Had a nice welcome when we went for lunch at Rochester Baptist Church, whose premises are close to the High Street, where much of the festival takes place. In conversation we discovered that this year Medway Council had banned them from doing outreach at the festival. How close are impositions on religious freedom coming in this country?
See my previous post about hospital chaplains and the news that the University of Leicester NHS Trust want to ban the Bible from bedside lockers (here in the Daily Mail and here in the Daily Telegraph).
