tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post786530549622040911..comments2024-03-27T15:47:46.091-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: The problem of idols. . .Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-72189719969168126452018-08-05T22:28:20.252-05:002018-08-05T22:28:20.252-05:00The typical mega-church with contemporary worship ...The typical mega-church with contemporary worship begins with about<br />15 minutes of hymns/praise songs. This is followed by prayers and the<br />offering. Then there is an expository sermon which lasts 35 to 40<br />minutes. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-79334122790018095802018-08-05T16:04:29.893-05:002018-08-05T16:04:29.893-05:00I wish people who don't know Calvinist theolog...I wish people who don't know Calvinist theology would stop trying to characterize Calvinist theology. It makes us look ignorant.David Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11966977894876326659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-61520719230242626192018-08-05T15:57:34.720-05:002018-08-05T15:57:34.720-05:00Evangelical and Calvinist theology are all Law-bas...Evangelical and Calvinist theology are all Law-based: "What wrong did I do and what steps can I take to make my situation right before God?" Such theology takes the focus away from what Jesus does for us and instead caters to the idol of self. These churches cannot easily rid themselves of contemporary worship, as the lyrics of CoWo songs are a natural extension of the theology.<br /><br />By contrast, contemporary worship songs, no matter how well they are performed, always feel out of place in a Lutheran setting. A law/gospel sermon followed by an all-law CoWo praise song just doesn't feel right. Sadly, no one seems to care about the "all about me" and "You are an awesome Creator so I choose to follow You" lyrics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-59506165115872110162018-08-05T08:26:14.203-05:002018-08-05T08:26:14.203-05:00Are not the mega-churches and other progressive ch...Are not the mega-churches and other progressive churches catering to that very idol of self, when they make the service about "your feelings" instead of God's Word?Ted Gullixson (ELS)noreply@blogger.com