Comments on: Nothing Lasts Forever

By: matybigfro

matybigfro — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:36:40 +0000

Moral of the story
things change but mostly just the names
the legions, generals, and lieutenants
became the castles, Knights and Lords
who became goverments, industrialists and laW makers
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Denominations rise and fall, dominate or struggle, swell or shrivel, and withing a few hundred years there ‘s a whole nother batch of them ready to start the same rollercoaster

By: Will Penner

Will Penner — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 12:42:22 +0000

Nice analogy–fitting not only for our denominational fiefdoms, but also for our other causes (political parties, coalitions, and even country).

By: Eddie Green

Eddie Green — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:09:24 +0000

Or perhaps we are protesting against protestantism?

But I suspect the Church has always been reforming.

By: Ted Seeber

Ted Seeber — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:57:57 +0000

If the protest is ending, where does that leave the Reformation?

By: Eddie Green

Eddie Green — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:56:38 +0000

I think actually what we are witnessing is the end of Protestantism.

Not the end of Reformation – that is ongoing.

By: Steven D

Steven D — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 01:04:04 +0000

I hate to say it, but if this is meant to express the downfall of denominations or even the need for it, then your argument is severely lacking. See Alan K’s comment above.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 21:55:47 +0000

Luk 21:33 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. (red letters)
Jesus didn’t promise that denominations would not pass away. Jesus’ call for holiness and righteousness have not changed and will not change. Jesus’ command to call people to repentance and baptism for the forgiveness of sins has not changed.

Has the idea of salvation only occurring through the blood of Jesus not lasted forever? Is that to fall?

By: Adrenalin Tim

Adrenalin Tim — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:07:40 +0000

We can adjust our faith to fit the times,
We can allow scientific and psychological knowledge to inform and augment our understanding of how the world works,
We can modify our ecclesiology. . .

But don’t worry, Christianity will last forever.

By: Trey Lyon

Trey Lyon — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 19:00:13 +0000

This denominational talk reminds me of political language. There’s several reason why a post-partisan era hasn’t emerged but I think it’s because people have been conditioned to think categorically because an elected representative must reflect the diversity of his or her constituency–which is, in essence, a compromise of sorts that is then spoke of categorically.

From a philosophical standpoint, that’s the legacy or Aristotle–categorical logic gives us a way to order reality. If we are truly witnessing the collapse of denominations than the question is what (if anything) will replace them and how will it differ from what denominations did?

If the capital C “Church” is to have any sort of unity and exchange and ideas then there has to be some nexus to communicate and articulate and share communion. I’m not sure what that would be in the apocalyptic post-denominational future.

By: Alan K

Alan K — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 18:13:14 +0000

Interesting post but it is not Theoblogy. It is one thing to say that institutions have a half-life. It is another thing to say that denominations are obstructing God’s saving of the world and that they do not manifest the culture of Jesus Christ. If you want to say the latter then say the latter and explain how and why.