Comments on: The Monologue http://www.joethorn.net/2008/05/28/the-monologue/ theology. church. culture. life. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:58:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Eltopiafrank http://www.joethorn.net/2008/05/28/the-monologue/#comment-9082 Eltopiafrank Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:25:00 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=913#comment-9082 I wouldn't want to oppose the idea that the Holy Spirit can speak to people through a monologue. The question remains as to whether this is the most appropriate approach in all times and cultures. It also leaves one to wonder what is so sacred about the idea that one person has the information and the others are mere recipients. This clearly was not the New Testament pattern, where if I may paraphrase, the bible says, "Let the prophets speak two or three at a time and let the rest of you judge what they have to say." In other words, during the early church the preacher doesn't have the final word: The congregation does! I wouldn’t want to oppose the idea that the Holy Spirit can speak to people through a monologue. The question remains as to whether this is the most appropriate approach in all times and cultures. It also leaves one to wonder what is so sacred about the idea that one person has the information and the others are mere recipients. This clearly was not the New Testament pattern, where if I may paraphrase, the bible says, “Let the prophets speak two or three at a time and let the rest of you judge what they have to say.” In other words, during the early church the preacher doesn’t have the final word: The congregation does!

]]> By: Mike Edwards http://www.joethorn.net/2008/05/28/the-monologue/#comment-4354 Mike Edwards Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:10:38 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=913#comment-4354 Not sure if this thread will be active or not still but... Nat Where do you get that there was no dialogue between Jesus and those he spoke to, even in a larger context? Not sure if this thread will be active or not still but…

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Where do you get that there was no dialogue between Jesus and those he spoke to, even in a larger context?

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]]> By: Joe Thorn http://www.joethorn.net/2008/05/28/the-monologue/#comment-4352 Joe Thorn Sat, 31 May 2008 00:55:07 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=913#comment-4352 Very good words. Thanks for chiming in Alvin! Very good words. Thanks for chiming in Alvin!

]]> By: Alvin Reid http://www.joethorn.net/2008/05/28/the-monologue/#comment-4351 Alvin Reid Sat, 31 May 2008 00:14:16 +0000 http://www.joethorn.net/?p=913#comment-4351 Joe: Well said. 'Thus says the Lord' still communicates. I have witnessed not only a hunger in younger adults for such preaching, but a great displeasure when it is missing. This is true of teens as well as 20somethings. What it seems to me they cannot take is when the preacher comes off as arrogant, rather than a humble man of God who preaches boldly because his confidence is in the Word and not his eloquence. Honest, humble, and bold preaching will always communicate. Certainly we must contextualize, but we can do so without compromise. Joe:
Well said. ‘Thus says the Lord’ still communicates. I have witnessed not only a hunger in younger adults for such preaching, but a great displeasure when it is missing. This is true of teens as well as 20somethings. What it seems to me they cannot take is when the preacher comes off as arrogant, rather than a humble man of God who preaches boldly because his confidence is in the Word and not his eloquence. Honest, humble, and bold preaching will always communicate. Certainly we must contextualize, but we can do so without compromise.

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