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Top Ten Signs You Are Taking this Post-Evangelical/Missional/Post-Emerging Thing too Far
by C Michael PattonJuly 16th, 2010
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If you don’t like them, lighten up!
10. You refer to your local assembly as “church,” “synagogue,” or “mosque” depending on who you are talking to.
9. Your blog is a rant about how everyone else rants too much.
8. You brag that you have never been pinned down theologically on any issue.
7. You no longer identify with the Reformation because they did not prioritize global warming above sola fide.
6. You are offended when someone says they are going to “Preach the Gospel” or “Teach the truth” believing they should just “tell a story.”
5. You have yet to read the book of Romans believing Paul was too modern in his thinking.
4. Your car has a bumper sticker that reads “I think my boss is a Jewish carpenter but yours does not have to be.”
3. You evaluate truth by asking how many people hold to it. If it is too popular, then it is wrong.
2. When someone calls out your name you get angry saying, “Don’t label me. Labels are completely unhelpful!”
1. You leave your church because the sermon was not obscure enough.
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Or you have “community” tatooed on your left arm and “social justice” on your right.
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@Marv and @CMP have challenged my dialectic, FTW!
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lol… #5 cracked me up!
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Quite the funny post.
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As God is my witness, I don’t think anyone can drive me crazy quicker than these people. I don’t so much mind that they hold oddball, completely illogical positions which they cannot justify from Scripture; that endemic to human nature. What aggravates me so badly is that they drip condescension whilst they do it.
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#1 is too funny!
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Ahh….there are some noteworthy observations here. #2) Yes, they do favor the word ‘unhelpful’ (and Man of the West makes a good point on this one).
#6) Yes again! It’s always more acceptable to talk about ‘story’
#5) NPP. Might also want to avoid the book of Acts. Don’t want anyone to get any big ideas about what the church is supposed to be doing…..because we’re too busy redeeming the culture. We are supposed to be ‘on mission’….(but what exactly IS the mission?)
Marv successfully adds to the list.
Oh, and don’t forget some of their favorite words and phrases: ‘human flourishing’ and ‘shalom’
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You communicate the meta-narrative through your Twitter ministry.
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