Comments on: Gettin’ Salty http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:44:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Mark http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/comment-page-1/#comment-477 Mark Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:56:16 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/#comment-477 Thanks Chad. I think you're right on in many ways. Unity comes before mission. However, I think the question FH was asking was, "Can we find unity in correct thinking?" I think this approach to unity is foundationally misconstrued; but a stab at unity nonetheless. What if instead of basing unity on who holds the truth, what if we came together under the revelation that the TRUTH HOLDS US!? This Truth is infinite in depth, and if we wait until we have mapped it all out, we'll only find our "exploration team for unity through correctness" split off from us a long time ago. Keep me thinking on this though - I'm doing some reading on unity in my Restoration History class right now...probably should get back to that! Thanks Chad. I think you’re right on in many ways. Unity comes before mission. However, I think the question FH was asking was, “Can we find unity in correct thinking?” I think this approach to unity is foundationally misconstrued; but a stab at unity nonetheless. What if instead of basing unity on who holds the truth, what if we came together under the revelation that the TRUTH HOLDS US!? This Truth is infinite in depth, and if we wait until we have mapped it all out, we’ll only find our “exploration team for unity through correctness” split off from us a long time ago. Keep me thinking on this though - I’m doing some reading on unity in my Restoration History class right now…probably should get back to that!

]]> By: chad http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/comment-page-1/#comment-476 chad Tue, 17 Oct 2006 03:38:20 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/#comment-476 Great post. This is why I am so glad that I was a mission major. You spend time with crowds like that and you're so motivated to get out of the salt shaker and flavor the world. I like the point about avoiding pointless fighting among believers. But, regarding the Freed-Hardeman discussion, while it may not have been the most edifying, at least talks for unity are taking place--whether all like or not. To the extent such unity can be achieved, the Body of Christ will be better able to disperse saltiness throughout the world without making the body look so wrotten. Great post. This is why I am so glad that I was a mission major. You spend time with crowds like that and you’re so motivated to get out of the salt shaker and flavor the world.

I like the point about avoiding pointless fighting among believers. But, regarding the Freed-Hardeman discussion, while it may not have been the most edifying, at least talks for unity are taking place–whether all like or not. To the extent such unity can be achieved, the Body of Christ will be better able to disperse saltiness throughout the world without making the body look so wrotten.

]]> By: horton http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/comment-page-1/#comment-475 horton Tue, 17 Oct 2006 01:46:30 +0000 http://godgrown.net/blog/2006/10/16/gettin-salty/#comment-475 Another angle is meeting people you can "get fruity" with - but that expression might be misconstrued! I love the concept of "living missionally". Later, Horton Another angle is meeting people you can “get fruity” with - but that expression might be misconstrued! I love the concept of “living missionally”.

Later,
Horton

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