Comments on: The Naming Game http://www.increasingfaithblog.com/in-the-news/the-naming-game Looking at Faith from a Fresh Perspective Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:09:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Debbie http://www.increasingfaithblog.com/in-the-news/the-naming-game/comment-page-1#comment-161 Debbie Sat, 14 Mar 2009 12:46:29 +0000 http://www.increasingfaithblog.com/?p=56#comment-161 Joe-I agree that it goes both ways. I think we need to keep that in mind because we're so quick to judge the person who wears his Sunday best but not the other way around. Good reminder :o) And if you wear that outfit you spoke of, I'm not sitting with you at church. Oh wait, I don't already. Thank goodness. And Kurt-I loved this. I hadn't seen that article or that video before (and I like the way you mixed this post up with some other media like that-you're a natural teacher, at least on the internet haha). I think we are so self conscious that people are going to judge us that we are trying everything we can to not be called what we truly are. I understand that yes, as times progress we must, to an extent, progress with them in order to reach people. We can't always be stuck in the 70s, for example, because we can't relate to younger generations and reach them. However, at the same point, we can't always cater to what the world wants because there's a line that gets crossed where it's really Satan winning. It has obviously become so controversial among Christians that it's separating us. We're not focusing on Christ but rather on the name that we bear and that means Satan is winning. I've been guilty of this in the past when it came to what I called myself denominationally-speaking. Some denominations have negative connotations while others are more positive. So I would always say, "I'm a non-denominational Christian," (which was, in a sense, true because I didn't belong to a denominational church or anything). So this was a good reminder that it's OK to just say plan 'ole Christian and say it proudly...especially since Christian means "follower of Christ" anyway...it's much quicker to say "Christian" haha. :o) Thanks for the post, as always, Kurt. I always learn from it. Joe-I agree that it goes both ways. I think we need to keep that in mind because we’re so quick to judge the person who wears his Sunday best but not the other way around. Good reminder :o ) And if you wear that outfit you spoke of, I’m not sitting with you at church. Oh wait, I don’t already. Thank goodness.

And Kurt-I loved this. I hadn’t seen that article or that video before (and I like the way you mixed this post up with some other media like that-you’re a natural teacher, at least on the internet haha). I think we are so self conscious that people are going to judge us that we are trying everything we can to not be called what we truly are. I understand that yes, as times progress we must, to an extent, progress with them in order to reach people. We can’t always be stuck in the 70s, for example, because we can’t relate to younger generations and reach them. However, at the same point, we can’t always cater to what the world wants because there’s a line that gets crossed where it’s really Satan winning. It has obviously become so controversial among Christians that it’s separating us. We’re not focusing on Christ but rather on the name that we bear and that means Satan is winning. I’ve been guilty of this in the past when it came to what I called myself denominationally-speaking. Some denominations have negative connotations while others are more positive. So I would always say, “I’m a non-denominational Christian,” (which was, in a sense, true because I didn’t belong to a denominational church or anything). So this was a good reminder that it’s OK to just say plan ‘ole Christian and say it proudly…especially since Christian means “follower of Christ” anyway…it’s much quicker to say “Christian” haha. :o ) Thanks for the post, as always, Kurt. I always learn from it.

]]> By: Joe http://www.increasingfaithblog.com/in-the-news/the-naming-game/comment-page-1#comment-159 Joe Fri, 13 Mar 2009 03:36:15 +0000 http://www.increasingfaithblog.com/?p=56#comment-159 I hope the church you attended used both videos because in a way both videos are right. Like you said, we need to be careful of legalism, but we also need to be careful not to judge people based on their clothing (the clothing game goes both ways jeans wearers). Good stuff... I'm in, let's take it back wait... i figured it out... i'll cut half of my jeans off and half of my kakhis and sew them together and wear a leather suit jacket. yeah, that'll solve the problem :) I hope the church you attended used both videos because in a way both videos are right. Like you said, we need to be careful of legalism, but we also need to be careful not to judge people based on their clothing (the clothing game goes both ways jeans wearers). Good stuff… I’m in, let’s take it back

wait… i figured it out… i’ll cut half of my jeans off and half of my kakhis and sew them together and wear a leather suit jacket. yeah, that’ll solve the problem :)

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