Comments for Truth & Faith http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com Furthering the Discussion Between Evangelical Theology and Contemporary Culture Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:53:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The Mob Mentality by Jonathan Locklear http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/the-mob-mentality/#comment-95 Jonathan Locklear Mon, 29 Jun 2009 10:53:12 +0000 http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/?p=317#comment-95 Great essay brother. I love your mind. Great essay brother. I love your mind.

]]> Comment on The Mob Mentality by Jacob Creech http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/2009/06/25/the-mob-mentality/#comment-94 Jacob Creech Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:09:05 +0000 http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/?p=317#comment-94 Very good, my Brother. "The Crowd" praised Jesus on Palm Sunday, but cried "Crucify Him" iin less than a week. Very good, my Brother. “The Crowd” praised Jesus on Palm Sunday, but cried “Crucify Him” iin less than a week.

]]> Comment on Sociology Gone Wild by Magnus http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/sociology-gone-wild/#comment-89 Magnus Thu, 28 May 2009 20:47:27 +0000 http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/?page_id=294#comment-89 I think that in order for a sociological analysis of the institution of the church to occur you have to make god's existence irrelevant, in order to be able to focus on the actual power structures and social organization that occurs within the church. In other words, how the church are made up by people interacting with people. You cannot possibly confirm an objective sociological study if it is being done from within the institution itself. For example it would act as a justification for certain hierarchies within religion, which certainly would be reinforced by the "pastoral lens", and not care to dismantle those, because it has already been established as approved assumptions. I think that in order for a sociological analysis of the institution of the church to occur you have to make god’s existence irrelevant, in order to be able to focus on the actual power structures and social organization that occurs within the church. In other words, how the church are made up by people interacting with people. You cannot possibly confirm an objective sociological study if it is being done from within the institution itself. For example it would act as a justification for certain hierarchies within religion, which certainly would be reinforced by the “pastoral lens”, and not care to dismantle those, because it has already been established as approved assumptions.

]]> Comment on A Strange Wiikness by victor http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/wii-kness/#comment-52 victor Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:40:30 +0000 http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/?page_id=74#comment-52 I must tell you that my parents bought a wii, and for the first time in my life I actually played baseball with my dad. It's not that we didn't try when I was a kid, but more that I just sucked at it. My mother also joined in for a bit of gold, and even my wife got way into the bowling. True wii-kness is the case of tennis elbow I now have. I appreciate your points, but I find the wii's place in your argument to be irrelevant. Arguably if a wii had been around when I was a kid I would have spent even more time with my dad, who because he was responsible already spent a great deal of time with me. I must tell you that my parents bought a wii, and for the first time in my life I actually played baseball with my dad. It’s not that we didn’t try when I was a kid, but more that I just sucked at it. My mother also joined in for a bit of gold, and even my wife got way into the bowling. True wii-kness is the case of tennis elbow I now have. I appreciate your points, but I find the wii’s place in your argument to be irrelevant. Arguably if a wii had been around when I was a kid I would have spent even more time with my dad, who because he was responsible already spent a great deal of time with me.

]]> Comment on A Strange Wiikness by cohesivefaith http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/wii-kness/#comment-44 cohesivefaith Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:17:39 +0000 http://truthandfaith.wordpress.com/?page_id=74#comment-44 I completely agree with your point about the lack of consequences being taught. I believe growth in faith, along with our over character is achieved through experiencing consequences for our actions. The video game mentality of no consequences, I have actually seen in people, as I have worked with youth before. They are surprised that because they did A, that B has to happen. I think it's up to every believer to try to live in reality as much as possible (oh how dumb this statement would have sounded 50 years ago...). It's not to be legalistic about don't do this or that, but to just hold the correct values and see that we were meant to live in reality, not an illusion. God meant for us to live and grow and love all in reality. I completely agree with your point about the lack of consequences being taught.

I believe growth in faith, along with our over character is achieved through experiencing consequences for our actions.

The video game mentality of no consequences, I have actually seen in people, as I have worked with youth before. They are surprised that because they did A, that B has to happen.

I think it’s up to every believer to try to live in reality as much as possible (oh how dumb this statement would have sounded 50 years ago…).

It’s not to be legalistic about don’t do this or that, but to just hold the correct values and see that we were meant to live in reality, not an illusion. God meant for us to live and grow and love all in reality.

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