tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post4817998118574352436..comments2024-03-10T10:40:32.319-07:00Comments on Pyromaniacs: A balanced look at "balance"Phil Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00649092052031518426noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-35439817857181013582013-01-22T19:47:44.289-08:002013-01-22T19:47:44.289-08:00"Expository preaching (though the Bible) allo...<i>"Expository preaching (though the Bible) allows the Holy Spirit to "effectively" do all the correcting and reproving?"</i><br /><br />Yes. And the encouraging and exhorting as well.<br /><br /><i>"How would we know exactly what a congregation needs to hear?"</i><br /><br />By preaching through the Bible. The problem with that statement is that we seem to forget that the congregation needs to hear <i>the whole counsel</i> of Scripture. People's needs are fickle, and subject many times to severe subjectivity. Preaching through the Bible ensures that the preacher keeps his trust in God, and does not chase after man's constantly changing approval.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-27788123342401669732013-01-22T16:26:14.273-08:002013-01-22T16:26:14.273-08:00Expository preaching (though the Bible) allows the...Expository preaching (though the Bible) allows the Holy Spirit to "effectively" do all the correcting and reproving? How would we know exactly what a congregation needs to hear?<br /><br />CF Walther suggested pastors should preach Law (so hearers will despair of their sin) followed with Gospel (so hearers will place their only hope in Christ) in every sermon.<br /><br />Some churches use a "Lectionary" (collection of scripture appointed for a Christian year or three years) so that the whole counsel of God is preached.<br /><br />Otherwise, a Noble "Pastor" of some Mega-Church would "preach" (actually "sheep beat") on Ezra/Nehemiah since their big campaign budget is coming up (or an entire state needs to be converted to Church-Growthism, etc.)!? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-33965293426005807712013-01-22T11:16:28.151-08:002013-01-22T11:16:28.151-08:00Gum chewers of the world, unite! Talk about off ba...Gum chewers of the world, unite! Talk about off balance, how did we get from "balance" to gum chewing? Kerry James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083436735702873300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-32740309622704308982013-01-22T10:44:59.131-08:002013-01-22T10:44:59.131-08:00As someone who chews gum in church, I am hereby ch...As someone who chews gum in church, I am hereby chiding several of you. I chew gum as soon as I walk in the door of my church. I chew it furiously. The reason? It is the best thing I've found to allow me to tolerate the perfumes, deodorants, laundry detergents, and other chemicals that permeate the church as soon as it fills up with people. I choke and cough because of those chemicals. So I chew gum so I can worship at my church. I am well aware that many people despise my gum-chewing, and that does cause me some stress, but I want to attend services so I do it anyway. Please examine yourselves and see that your petty intolerance is just that, petty.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05917386285594576612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-25122263470305986052013-01-22T08:00:38.111-08:002013-01-22T08:00:38.111-08:00DJP,
You'll appreciate this: I once heard a p...DJP,<br /><br />You'll appreciate this: I once heard a pastor try to justify preaching all of his pet peaves by taking as his passage "Love is not rude." I'm pretty sure one of his points had to do with chewing gum in the service. <br /><br />Excellent point, though. There is such a thing as biblical balance. It is never accomplished by being <i>less</i> biblical, though, but always by being <i>more.</i>Tom Chantryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02485908616177111150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-549013137133759022013-01-22T07:22:07.747-08:002013-01-22T07:22:07.747-08:00Timely, both pastorally and parentally. ThanksTimely, both pastorally and parentally. ThanksMark Pattonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117048243320547358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-21161579834871810382013-01-22T07:16:01.305-08:002013-01-22T07:16:01.305-08:00"Truth lies between two extremes, and man, li..."Truth lies between two extremes, and man, like a pendulum, swings either too much this way or that."<br />CHSKerry James Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06083436735702873300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-26997414959526641282013-01-22T07:08:49.090-08:002013-01-22T07:08:49.090-08:00One-star hater disagrees.One-star hater disagrees.DJPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16471042180904855578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-56570245193564112612013-01-22T07:07:53.481-08:002013-01-22T07:07:53.481-08:00At a congregation I used to attend, there is an &q...At a congregation I used to attend, there is an "elder" who wants everyone to like him. He never confronts anyone on matters of doctrine (his own are pretty bad), or on pretty much anything else. EXCEPT gum-chewing. He cannot abide it. He'll stop whatever he's doing, go to the offender, and hold out his hand until given the offending substance. I think you would agree with me that he has his priorities wrong.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07164857192077648887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21212024.post-76497832467257586072013-01-22T06:11:27.943-08:002013-01-22T06:11:27.943-08:00Thanks for this post; it is very timely. I have a...Thanks for this post; it is very timely. I have a tendency to read & listen to those who lean more towards the "petulant fault-finding" rather than the gauzy generalities that never hit home. As a result, I find myself not relating as well to those at church who also love the Lord but haven't a strong apologetic and don't even see the faults of which I might speak. It can be frustrating, and I have no desire to be a troublemaker, so I don't pursue it. But I do see a need for balance in my own life.<br /><br />I was reading through Proverbs 22 today and verses 17-21 stood out to me. I need to trust in the Lord and the certainty of the words of truth as I ready my lips to correctly give an answer. <br /><br />I pray that the Lord will give me wisdom to find the balance I truly need.Merrilee Stevensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770625841767761025noreply@blogger.com