The 'emerging' or 'emergent' church, in general, is a response to a postmodern-thinking generation that likes to believe as each one sees fit.
There is no single authourity recognized, each defines "God" in his own way, according to his own needs or desires.
As Rob Bell (an emergent preacher) puts it, "I need a God who's now." You can see from that statement (among many he makes) that the emphasis is on 'me' and God accommodating Himself to 'my' needs, not the other way around.
There is little talk of repentance in the emergent church, though much about our perceived needs that are not being met.
It has a veneer of respectability, but its message is often subversive, with emphasis on subjective interpretation.
It is, however, very appealing to many people who feel that 'church' isn't working for them, and who want something new (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
There is no single authourity recognized, each defines "God" in his own way, according to his own needs or desires.
As Rob Bell (an emergent preacher) puts it, "I need a God who's now." You can see from that statement (among many he makes) that the emphasis is on 'me' and God accommodating Himself to 'my' needs, not the other way around.
There is little talk of repentance in the emergent church, though much about our perceived needs that are not being met.
It has a veneer of respectability, but its message is often subversive, with emphasis on subjective interpretation.
It is, however, very appealing to many people who feel that 'church' isn't working for them, and who want something new (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
It's not new of course. It was also the religion of choice in the time before Samuel (Judges 21:25) when there was no one authourity, but 'each man did what was right in his own eyes.' We are in that time again. We know from Romans 15:4 and 1 Corinthians 10:11 that the examples recorded in the Scriptures (Old Testament) were given for US who live in these last days. We also see from these examples in the Old Testament that a king (Saul) would rise up and be welcomed by the people, after their heart, and then a king (David) after the heart of God would replace him.
This is a pattern for what is coming. The emergent church movement is working in, and together with the world, to demand that first king after the heart of the people.
Rick Warren (authour of Purpose Driven books, the global P.E.A.C.E. plan, he is also a spiritual adviser to U.S. President Obama) is working hard on his global peace initiative, along with many other very influential people.
We don't know who the people's 'king' is, only that the beginnings are happening. We are told in Matthew 24 that the end (return of Messiah) will not come until many will come and deceive many people in the name of world peace. We know from the Bible that we cannot have true world peace without Messiah's return, but that is not the message being preached now. A message preached today says that we can establish peace FOR Messiah, and so hasten His return, to our benefit!
This is a pattern for what is coming. The emergent church movement is working in, and together with the world, to demand that first king after the heart of the people.
Rick Warren (authour of Purpose Driven books, the global P.E.A.C.E. plan, he is also a spiritual adviser to U.S. President Obama) is working hard on his global peace initiative, along with many other very influential people.
We don't know who the people's 'king' is, only that the beginnings are happening. We are told in Matthew 24 that the end (return of Messiah) will not come until many will come and deceive many people in the name of world peace. We know from the Bible that we cannot have true world peace without Messiah's return, but that is not the message being preached now. A message preached today says that we can establish peace FOR Messiah, and so hasten His return, to our benefit!
Read the Word...study to be approved to God...learn to wield the weapon of Truth correctly. 'See that no one leads you astray'. Matthew 24:4
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