tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post9138042813683755248..comments2024-03-17T10:19:02.765-07:00Comments on Tekton Ticker: A Pastor at LibertyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post-56117715767728657022013-04-20T11:21:42.983-07:002013-04-20T11:21:42.983-07:00It is even worse when ministers/ministries give me...It is even worse when ministers/ministries give medical advice they have pulled out of thin air. I believe part of the problem is that the great scholar and the great communicator are usually two different people. And guess which one wins? Scholars provide carefully nuanced research that is not accessible to the general public. Communicators are able to sway the multitudes with their oratorical skills and personal charisma. There are varied giftings in the body, and this is where we need to work together for the edification of the body. In practical terms though, the celebrity pastor has no need of the scholar, because his goal is popularity and sales, not truth.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post-85207929487348055712012-09-24T02:32:27.990-07:002012-09-24T02:32:27.990-07:00@Manwe: Yep. @Manwe: Yep. J. P Holdinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09917892597771877097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post-24979562103140105792012-09-23T02:50:19.566-07:002012-09-23T02:50:19.566-07:00When you're talking about Lutzer, are you talk...When you're talking about Lutzer, are you talking about his book "Hitler's Cross"?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06574709361927074918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post-31427126555924783892012-09-21T06:19:47.918-07:002012-09-21T06:19:47.918-07:00@Gio -- I saw the title. Not to reveal much, but I...@Gio -- I saw the title. Not to reveal much, but I think the occult connection is often overplayed (except for some particular Nazis, like Himmler -- but not Hitler). But I'll be looking more at that soon.J. P Holdinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09917892597771877097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post-13306836093882265932012-09-20T19:07:13.784-07:002012-09-20T19:07:13.784-07:00I think most people nowadays treat their pastor as...I think most people nowadays treat their pastor as their theology teacher, and some would even extend that to matters of daily living, depending on how much of it their pastor is preaching on. In that light, this is an interesting quote I've found regarding the trust we place on teacher figures:<br /><br />"Teachers are like bartenders for teens. When things go sour, they're the most likely adults that students will turn to for help. When they give advice, we listen, because they're teachers and they must therefore be the best at teaching things. If you can't trust your teacher, then who can you trust? But if he's a moron, every bit of advice he gives you is so much worse than simple misinformation. Bad facts can be corrected. Bad advice shapes who you are."<br /><br />Unfortunately, much of the congregation I see are still spiritual teens, if not spiritual infants, due to the modern church setting.Maioremhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07013058536929801458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3010300921036003176.post-37743826898346482082012-09-20T12:32:19.963-07:002012-09-20T12:32:19.963-07:00Just curious, did you read "The Occult Roots ...Just curious, did you read "The Occult Roots of Nazism" by Nicholas Goodrick-Clarke at any point while researching Hitler and Christianity?Giohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14538159578771079797noreply@blogger.com