Thursday, December 18, 2008

For the Record

Rich Cizik's forced resignation as director of the National Association of Evangelicals was just plain wrong.  

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Gary,
I actually listened to the NPR interview in question. Rich Cizik spoke well for the cause of Christ & put his ideas in the context of NPR & its listeners. Paul became all things to all people so he could somehow reach some of them. It's regretable that Rich "expressed regret," but if he did, shouldn't the NAE forgive Cizik? Imagine that: The NAE behaving just like the medieval church: Confession was made, then the 'sinner' was terminated.

Gary Long said...

I'm with you, Karl. I thought the interview was a good one. We Christians don't agree on everything - that's for sure. I wonder, with major institutions, why we can't focus on the important stuff we have in common and move on.
I preach Christ crucified and him resurrected. The rest I leave up to the individual to listen to God.

Anonymous said...

We can't put new wine in old wine skins. The old institution will burst apart, and the new ideas will be lost. That's why I find the term "Evangelical" less than useful (just look at the actions of the NA"E"), & that's why our church plant will remain independent.
www.ourchurch.com/member/r/restorationhope/
Denominations that accept Biblical authority (intentionally wider term than inerrancy) will not last if their people allow political alliances or human traditions (however well intentioned) to become more sacred than what the Bible actually says about Christ, the Good News, and the ministries Christ has given to the church to illustrate good news in the physical, so that people could understand & accept the spiritual Good News.

Paul W Gray said...

On a slightly different topic, but related, I found out this week that our Plano Gideon group is meeting resistance from some Methodist ministers, especially the women, to our work. The cause? We don't have women officers. I agree we should have women Gideons, but why not support our work despite our politically incorrect short-comings?