The Gospel is offensive
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“1 Corinthians 1:18-31. Read it about 15 times, study it, read what other people say about it and then realize that when the truth of the Gospel is preached, there are those, who do not believe (or who think they believe but really don't), who are going to be offended by being called a sinner. They are going to be offended by the idea that God hates those who are not his own.
Driscoll knows this, believes this and, through the power of Christ in him, he teaches others the truth of the Gospel. Many people say he is in love with himself, which is funny because he calls himself a sinner and talks about Jesus more than anything else. Some others like to say that a better choice is Rob Bell. Yes, Rob Bell is a much better choice, if you want to hear about how great YOU are and not how great GOD is. Some say that he does not understand the love of God found in scripture. Preaching the love of God is not "Guess what, God loves you, so you should live better." Preaching the love of God is, "Guess what, you are dead in your trespasses and you are not LIVING at all! God wants you to live, though, turn from your sin and believe in his Son." <-- This is the truth Driscoll preaches.
The bottom line is that Driscoll does not "water-down" the Gospel. He preaches the same Jesus who offended the rich, the arrogant, the proud, the thieves, the blasphemers, and the religious (which is all of us, before God saves us). I will warn, however, that his audience in Seattle is a younger, college/career-age audience. Plus, it's Seattle! Because of this, Driscoll often talks very candidly about pornography and sexual sin as well as other "hot" topics. He talks very openly about how they are sin and have no place in the Christian's life. He does not curse from the pulpit. He does not talk about shocking things for the sake of "shock value". He is simply real with what sin is and what the Bible has to say about it.
One last thing. Some have made a comment about him using the same jokes over and over again. He does do this, but I don't find that a problem. In fact, I rather enjoy hearing a story more than once and especially in various contexts where the point of the story applies. What is more, I think Driscoll's humor shows the "comfort" that he has with his church. This is really awesome, if you think about it, since so many "mega" churches suffer from feeling impersonal.”Read full review »
John_clev via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
10/29/09
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