tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post5260574527889120244..comments2023-05-07T06:33:50.037-04:00Comments on Disciple's Diary: Something BetterR. Wayne Stacyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-2569365204418635392010-08-31T07:18:28.542-04:002010-08-31T07:18:28.542-04:00Hi Jeff. Good to hear from you. Thanks for your ki...Hi Jeff. Good to hear from you. Thanks for your kind remarks.<br /><br />I'm afraid you'll have to take the course to get that! ;-)R. Wayne Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-86021590026901003712010-08-29T20:32:50.618-04:002010-08-29T20:32:50.618-04:00Evening Dr. Stacey,
Hope you are well. Thank you ...Evening Dr. Stacey,<br /><br />Hope you are well. Thank you for this site. I have been following it for some time now and am blessed by your comments and observations.<br /><br />In preaching from the book of Hebrews, many times I have been asked to comments on Hebrews 6:6. Could you please comment on what you feel the writer is trying to express about "enlightenment" and "falling away". <br /><br />Blessings,<br />Jeffrey GensonJeff Gensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11707944706219582629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-82878943148127644392010-08-28T15:28:25.016-04:002010-08-28T15:28:25.016-04:00Thanks for your kind comments, Tim. I agree with y...Thanks for your kind comments, Tim. I agree with your assessment...so long as "reaching the culture" isn't code for "assimilating to the culture." The first word, the very first word, of the Gospel is: "Your culture, as it is, is bankrupt!" (Five minutes with the morning news should be sufficient to deter any doubters) Once we get that straight, then we can move on to introduce and enculturate people to a wholly new, and counter-cultural, movement Jesus called "the Kingdom of God."R. Wayne Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17082799151578983563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1011314028160236945.post-21892435635651744572010-08-28T11:32:51.127-04:002010-08-28T11:32:51.127-04:00Dear Dr. Stacy,
I had a seminar on Hebrews at Duk...Dear Dr. Stacy,<br /><br />I had a seminar on Hebrews at Duke under Richard Hays and his doctoral student, David Moffitt, whose dissertation is on Hebrews. It is a rich, yet, neglected New Testament work. I have taught Hebrews and preached a series of sermons from the book and cannot get enough of devotional reading from it. I am glad you will be teaching an entire course on the book and I know that it will force your students to think. <br /><br />I hope that you would do some posts on "falling away" and "shrinking back" regardless of what position you might take on the issue. <br /><br />As for the church vis-a-vis its cultural context, Hebrews challenges American views of the church's accomadation to culture to reach the culture, whether it is traditional, contemporary, emergent or whatever. Moreover, it challenges our political assumptions and our political sentiments. <br /><br />Looking forward to hearing how your class goes.Tim Marshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07271339577288564174noreply@blogger.com