tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post6853066922055919773..comments2023-06-01T10:52:44.280-04:00Comments on The Gospel-Driven Church: Gospel Coalition Conference RundownJaredhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-49235893597706036702009-04-27T08:35:00.000-04:002009-04-27T08:35:00.000-04:00Martin, I think that'd be a great, respectful, gra...Martin, I think that'd be a great, respectful, gracious, and honest thing to say. <br /><br />In my specific instance mentioned here, I said a variation of that but not too much, as this young lady knows I think that -- b/c I've said it for years -- and she also knows (I think) that I know that's not really why she's removing herself from our community.Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07454966527986478217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-19975509563762904802009-04-27T08:25:00.000-04:002009-04-27T08:25:00.000-04:00Jared,
Your penultimate paragraph prompted me to ...Jared,<br /><br />Your penultimate paragraph prompted me to think about how we should respond to someone who says they are leaving and looking for a church that "meets their needs". This is a common problem in Western individualistic culture. Now obviously we should love such people and respect their wishes and we certainly can't force them to stay, but nevertheless I'm wondering, depending perhaps on what we know about the individual, whether a part of our response should be that "Jesus Christ has already met all your needs, you just don't believe it thus you think that something or someone else will satisfy you. As long as you look to a church to meet your "needs" instead of the Lord Jesus Christ, you will never find the peace and joy your heart longs for"<br /><br />Thoughts?<br />MartinMartinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423733138696540615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-538825134834187144.post-46126732223913577532009-04-24T17:50:00.000-04:002009-04-24T17:50:00.000-04:00Great pleasure to meet you and your folks; as a fe...Great pleasure to meet you and your folks; as a fellow history buff, maybe I'll get the chance to talk history with Haggard some time. (One can always hope, certainly.) T4G's on my list for next year, too, so maybe I'll get to see you again down Louisville way. Thanks for the link, too; there's a bit more <A HREF="http://the-spyglass.blogspot.com/2009/04/7-quick-takes-gcnc-edition.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>.Rob Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13744370123241743193noreply@blogger.com