First I want to say that when it comes to Driscoll, that I am tempted to throw the baby out with the bath water. However, I must say that there is a lot of what Driscoll says that I believe we can all learn from. He seems to be a man who is Reforming, while at the same time I think it is fairly obvious that he has some left over things from his practice in the Emergent Church. His language at times shows this and I believe takes away from his over all ministry.
That said, he is a man of great conviction. As indicated by some of the stories I have read about him humbling himself.
I kind of liken Driscoll to one of my favorite theologians JI Packer. Packer has written some very valuable Reformed books and articles. Yet, his involvement with ECT (Evangelicals and Catholics Together) baffles my mind. I don’t believe that there is a theologian alive today that knows more about the Puritans as well as John Owen. Yet, I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that the Puritans and John Owen were completely at odds with the teaching of Catholics. If you have read any of the material that ECT has produced, you would probably notice that there is huge compromise on behalf of the evangelical side, just to sign those documents.
If you haven’t understood why I bring up Packer and Driscoll in this manner.
My point is this, just like I still believe Packer writes and has written some very valuable material and it baffles me how he could be involved in ECT. I also believe that we can learn a lot from Driscoll, while at the same time reject what is wrong about him and his ministry.
Spiritual Declension: Lessons From Early 18th Century Particular Baptists, Part 4-Negative Attitudes toward the Evangelical Revival: Reason #1
January 26th, 2009 at 10:41 pmFirst I want to say that when it comes to Driscoll, that I am tempted to throw the baby out with the bath water. However, I must say that there is a lot of what Driscoll says that I believe we can all learn from. He seems to be a man who is Reforming, while at the same time I think it is fairly obvious that he has some left over things from his practice in the Emergent Church. His language at times shows this and I believe takes away from his over all ministry.
That said, he is a man of great conviction. As indicated by some of the stories I have read about him humbling himself.
I kind of liken Driscoll to one of my favorite theologians JI Packer. Packer has written some very valuable Reformed books and articles. Yet, his involvement with ECT (Evangelicals and Catholics Together) baffles my mind. I don’t believe that there is a theologian alive today that knows more about the Puritans as well as John Owen. Yet, I don’t think it is an exaggeration to say that the Puritans and John Owen were completely at odds with the teaching of Catholics. If you have read any of the material that ECT has produced, you would probably notice that there is huge compromise on behalf of the evangelical side, just to sign those documents.
If you haven’t understood why I bring up Packer and Driscoll in this manner.
My point is this, just like I still believe Packer writes and has written some very valuable material and it baffles me how he could be involved in ECT. I also believe that we can learn a lot from Driscoll, while at the same time reject what is wrong about him and his ministry.