Levi Mogg1
Member since Aug 20, 2010
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Re: “Beer Me, Jesus”
First off, Deric did a wonderful job capturing the nuances that make Catalyst so unique of a church, compared the predominantly conservative response to Jesus. What I believe makes Catalyst significantly different from much of the Western tradition of Christianity is the emphasis on the teachings of Jesus, rather than the teachings of Paul. Since I don’t want to make this a lengthy post, read “The First Paul” by Marcus Borg and John Dominic Crossan. Both authors do a great job deconstructing misconceptions of Paul and his epistles. From my understanding of Dan’s points, when discussing issues of the inerrancy of scripture, a biblical stance of homosexual marriage, or a “correct” orthodoxy, he looks to the words of Jesus for answers. If Jesus does not mention the topic, one can conclude it was not the most important, at least not to God. I think Dan made this point very clear. Since Jesus came to bring peace, love, and reconciliation, it seems Christians should follow in those footsteps. Catalyst is created to do just that. Final Thought: Should all Christians commit to fully embrace homosexuals into a Christianity that requires human beings to love and the Holy Spirit to convict, not the other-way around? Wasn’t this Jesus’ message?
Re: “Beer Me, Jesus”
@ J. Alora If you read the response to the article: http://provokechange.org/Response_to_Article you will find that Catalyst, although open to debate and conversation, has a set of beliefs about Jesus that align them with the Christian faith (i.e. resurrection, atonement, trustworthiness of scripture).