tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post8389537717562514029..comments2023-11-03T12:35:16.996+00:00Comments on Scribblings From My Desk: Peace, perfect peacepeterdrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02314313313164750316noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post-59551215479727501692008-06-22T15:53:00.000+01:002008-06-22T15:53:00.000+01:00I think that when, perhaps, Christian proclamation...<I>I think that when, perhaps, Christian proclamation about the new creation is matched obviously in the way that we live then it would make much more sense.</I><BR/><BR/>Well said.Dave Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274586753770186840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post-43672359576462929932008-06-19T10:15:00.000+01:002008-06-19T10:15:00.000+01:00However, is part of the problem the concerns of no...<I>However, is part of the problem the concerns of non-Christians? They generally do assume that Christianity does not have relevance outside of the private sphere/after life. Probably this is partly our fault. But recently I have been more mocked for believing in the resurrection of the body, than belief in the existence of the devil, the truthfulness of the gospels and any thoughts on people's eternal destinies.</I><BR/><BR/>Agreed. One of the times recently I've seen the eyes of a friend glaze over was when I was talking about our physical hope of resurrection. I think to many it all seems a bit science fictiony. I think that this is partly the fruit of the Enlightenment idea that 'physical' and 'material' can be split, but that this divide is underlined by many Christians.<BR/><BR/>I think that when, perhaps, Christian proclamation about the new creation is matched obviously in the way that we live then it would make much more sense.peterdrayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02314313313164750316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7638733241724408444.post-9838316303853472492008-06-16T19:45:00.000+01:002008-06-16T19:45:00.000+01:00As someone involved in regular evangelism, I've fo...<I>As someone involved in regular evangelism, I've found presenting this technicolor gospel difficult. It's difficult to speak present the societal and environmental implications of the gospel evangelistically within their correct eschatological framework, and demonstrating them clearly through the lens of the cross.</I><BR/><BR/>Difficult, very difficult. Challenging to me as I have agreed with the importance of the new creation for a while... but how has that affected my witness? Probably not very much.<BR/><BR/>I need to do more thinking about how I can celebrate that the gospel is bigger than us in witness.<BR/><BR/>However, is part of the problem the concerns of non-Christians? They generally do assume that Christianity does not have relevance outside of the private sphere/after life. Probably this is partly our fault. But recently I have been more mocked for believing in the resurrection of the body, than belief in the existence of the devil, the truthfulness of the gospels and any thoughts on people's eternal destinies.<BR/><BR/>Always looking for excuses :)Dave Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07274586753770186840noreply@blogger.com