Charts

Posted by Jonathan Brink

September 18, 2008

C Michael Patton likes to come up with several charts. They discuss the decided differences of theology and approach to orthodoxy and truth, some around the emerging church. I get that. It’s a framework for understanding. I have nothing against chart, or against what Patton has done. They are simply his view of the world.

But I still want to know where Jesus is on this chart. Which category is he under? That’s where I want to live. I don’t really want to follow John McArthur, Don Carson, Don Miller, NT Wright, Dan Kimball, Erwin McManus or Doug Pagitt. I want to follow Jesus. I may learn from each of these people, but I want to learn how they are reinforcing what Jesus taught, not what they think.

What if the problem is that we define categories based on flawed human beings and not Jesus. Everyone of these people think they are right. Maybe the problem isn’t that each is wrong but that we aren’t sure if we’re right.

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david

That's possibly the best thing you've written so far.

david

Just the English teacher in me... that's every one as opposed to everyone. : - )

However, everyone needs to be found in Christ; and everyone needs to be "right" with God. Every one of us can't possibly be right, but everyone can be justified and sanctified through Christ... alone!