Comments on: A new faith for the 19th century http://www.movements.net/2008/09/16/a-new-faith-for-the-19th-century.html The companion website to the new book by Steve Addison Sun, 05 Feb 2012 03:33:46 +1100 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ian Dow http://www.movements.net/2008/09/16/a-new-faith-for-the-19th-century.html/comment-page-1#comment-204587 Ian Dow Tue, 30 Jun 2009 01:55:57 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1448#comment-204587 There's life in Naracoorte Uniting Church (South Australia)...not because we are a Uniting Church, but because we have been transformed in our hearts by the grace of Jesus and the presence of his Holy Spirit. We believe in the faith of the first apostles, and do our best to follow in the way of Christ. We wish we were perfect, but recognise that we aren't, and trust in the redeeming work of Jesus. We want the world to know that our 'niceness' (and we actually don't think that being nice to others is all that far from Jesus' commandment to love our neighbours as ourselves!) is not because of who we are, but because of the work of Christ in us transforming us little by little into his likeness. Also, we know that we need more and more of this transformational grace. So yes, Alister, we pray, Lord have mercy. Really. -Ian There’s life in Naracoorte Uniting Church (South Australia)…not because we are a Uniting Church, but because we have been transformed in our hearts by the grace of Jesus and the presence of his Holy Spirit. We believe in the faith of the first apostles, and do our best to follow in the way of Christ. We wish we were perfect, but recognise that we aren’t, and trust in the redeeming work of Jesus.

We want the world to know that our ‘niceness’ (and we actually don’t think that being nice to others is all that far from Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbours as ourselves!) is not because of who we are, but because of the work of Christ in us transforming us little by little into his likeness.

Also, we know that we need more and more of this transformational grace.

So yes, Alister, we pray, Lord have mercy. Really.

-Ian

]]> By: Uniting Church acts to prevent offense » Steve Addison’s blog » World Changers http://www.movements.net/2008/09/16/a-new-faith-for-the-19th-century.html/comment-page-1#comment-173644 Uniting Church acts to prevent offense » Steve Addison’s blog » World Changers Fri, 26 Sep 2008 08:50:08 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1448#comment-173644 [...] An update on the sad story of Francis Macnab and St Michael’s Uniting Church. [...] [...] An update on the sad story of Francis Macnab and St Michael’s Uniting Church. [...]

]]> By: choosethecross.com » Is it time for a new religion? http://www.movements.net/2008/09/16/a-new-faith-for-the-19th-century.html/comment-page-1#comment-173066 choosethecross.com » Is it time for a new religion? Tue, 23 Sep 2008 22:02:19 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1448#comment-173066 [...] last time I heard Macnab preach, it really sounded more like the death throes of the old religion, rather than anything new. An elderly congregation sang ancient hymns and performed ancient rituals [...] [...] last time I heard Macnab preach, it really sounded more like the death throes of the old religion, rather than anything new. An elderly congregation sang ancient hymns and performed ancient rituals [...]

]]> By: Darin http://www.movements.net/2008/09/16/a-new-faith-for-the-19th-century.html/comment-page-1#comment-170131 Darin Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:17:07 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1448#comment-170131 Great blog. Thanks. Great blog.

Thanks.

]]> By: Alister Cameron // Blogologist http://www.movements.net/2008/09/16/a-new-faith-for-the-19th-century.html/comment-page-1#comment-169447 Alister Cameron // Blogologist Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:11:09 +0000 http://www.steveaddison.net/?p=1448#comment-169447 My my my. What DOES a man have to do these days to get defrocked??? Sadly, as you rightly say, this is the proof -- if we ever needed it -- that the UCA is dead. I sincerely have to say that for orthodox Christians, the UCA is a mission field... just like a soccer club, a workplace or anywhere else. We might as well look at it as a place where (potentially) God-fearing heathens gather. Regrettably it's a whole lot easier to do mission in the pub or soccer field, though... far fewer pretentious and self-righteous people there that in a dead liberal church. I grew up in the UCA, and it was dead at "uniting". Every time I go into a UCA church there is a familiar "feeling" -- I don't know how else to describe it -- a "niceness" with absolutely no spine, and it makes me ill. Lord have mercy. Really. -Alister My my my.

What DOES a man have to do these days to get defrocked???

Sadly, as you rightly say, this is the proof — if we ever needed it — that the UCA is dead.

I sincerely have to say that for orthodox Christians, the UCA is a mission field… just like a soccer club, a workplace or anywhere else. We might as well look at it as a place where (potentially) God-fearing heathens gather.

Regrettably it’s a whole lot easier to do mission in the pub or soccer field, though… far fewer pretentious and self-righteous people there that in a dead liberal church.

I grew up in the UCA, and it was dead at “uniting”. Every time I go into a UCA church there is a familiar “feeling” — I don’t know how else to describe it — a “niceness” with absolutely no spine, and it makes me ill.

Lord have mercy. Really.

-Alister

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