tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post1967129821952591208..comments2023-09-08T10:15:41.426-04:00Comments on God Entranced: Onward Christian Soldiers?Dan Waughhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13239327568868739040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post-41864437560155265912009-01-11T22:22:00.000-05:002009-01-11T22:22:00.000-05:00What I remember liking about Green's book many yea...What I remember liking about Green's book many years ago was his observation that, in the NT, much evangelism happened simply from the church BEING the church. There's more to the church than theological content. There are the "one anothers." We need truth AND love, truth in the context of loving relationships.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17172274173798248653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13519403.post-6073527848568382612009-01-07T15:18:00.000-05:002009-01-07T15:18:00.000-05:00I grew up in a conservative denomination that did ...I grew up in a conservative denomination that did emphasize the military aspects of Christianity....far too much in my current opinion. It came off as "It's us against the world." I've since come to realize that while the Christian life is a fight, it's not against people who don't agree with us or who believe differently than we do. It's not against people at all, really. It's against the evil that causes people to sin and brings death. Very different perspectives. So if the church should, indeed, bring back military imagery, it should be done very carefully so as to instruct who or what exactly we're fighting. In a sense, our main military weapon should be love, just like Jesus showed us.Lisa Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449510308233234360noreply@blogger.com