tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433711.post2235917195910631219..comments2023-10-21T09:16:40.248-04:00Comments on Joy in the Margins: Too Small a GospelMarshallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00019515751585722113noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20433711.post-10719122956730851632010-11-13T17:36:29.411-05:002010-11-13T17:36:29.411-05:00The problem is that seeker sensitive churches prim...The problem is that seeker sensitive churches primarily care for the "winning the person for Christ" and not primarily about educating and training Christians for a wholistic life. If the primary focus of the evangelical church is for a one time conversion (which, again, seems to be the overriding concern these days) then they are communicating that salvation is a one time event and not an ongoing journey. How can the church expect Christians to be concerned about the journey (the life with Christ) when the church seems only concerned with the Christian's conversion. The evangeical church has tended to change based on what it thinks will help convert non-believers. This "change" has thus led the evangelical church to concentrate on making people feel loved as opposed to becoming sanctified - which also leads to a "covert centered" Christianity vs. a "Christ centered" Christianty. I fault lack of vision and a wholistic Christianity for this state of affairs.Saint Gregory the Melancholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07888870730252980913noreply@blogger.com