Quote:
Originally Posted by OBW
But . . It is not scripture or theology. It is misdirection ... the ignoring of what is available with which to study God and instead using the whimsy of (a) man..
|
Whimsy is exactly the right word. "The age of spiritual giants is over" was what we heard at WL's passing; that's whimsy. "The age of the Word is over; it is the age of the Spirit" again is cheap sloganeering, devoid of basis. And its simplicity helped the promulgation of a ministry and organization but entirely at the expense of truth.
The reason globalized Chinese Christianity, or this variant at any rate, has taken hold predominantly among the Chinese diaspora is they can't smell the stench of fallen human culture in the slogans. To them it's the normal Christian church life. Now, one may argue that Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny are likewise fallen human culture. Fine. But why is Asian culture a better replacement?