Dan Kimball, N.T. Wright, and the Definition of "God"
Dan Kimball has posted an article on his blog today regarding the importance of definitions in our theological conversations . Here's a brief excerpt: For example (and these all come from real discussions) - someone may say they believe in.... "the church" - but is their definition of church is more of a building and a place. People who say they "go to church" theologically really can't do that since we are the church. It normally means a building when you say you go to church. So you may hear someone say "church" but they are more defining it by the worship gathering that happens in a building vs. the people wherever they may be. "the Gospel" - someone may say they believe in the Gospel, but what is their specific definition of the Gospel? There may be very significant differences in how one defines that. "missional" - someone may say they are missional, but to them it means focusing most of their time on serving the poor and n...