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What is the Danger of the Emergent Church Movement?
| Main Entry: emer-gent |
| Pronunciation: \i-‘-mer-jent\ |
| Function: adjective |
| Etymology: Middle English, from Latin emergent-, emergens, present participle of emergere |
| Date: 1593 |
| a: arising unexpectedly b: calling for prompt action : urgent <emergent danger> |
| d: newly formed or prominent <emergent church> |
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The emerging church (also known as the emerging church or the emergent church movement) is a Christian movement of the late 20th and early 21st century whose participants seek to engage postmodern people, especially the unchurched and post-churched.
Dr. R. Todd Mangum, Associate Professor of Theology and Dean of Faculty at Biblical Seminary, describes it this way:
“Emergent” is a loosely knit group of people in conversation about and trying experiments in forwarding the ministry of Jesus in new and different ways, as the people of God in a post-Christian context. From there, wide diversity abounds. “Emergents” seem to share one common trait: disillusionment with the organized, institutional church as it has existed through the 20th century (whether fundamentalist, liberal, megachurch, or tall-steeple liturgical). Its strengths: creative, energetic, youthful, authentic, highly relational. Its weaknesses: somewhat cynical, disorganized, sometimes reckless (even in the theological ideas willing to be entertained), immature"
Proponents of this movement call it a "conversation" to emphasize its developing and decentralized nature as well as its emphasis on interfaith dialogue rather than verbal evangelism.
So what's wrong with the Emergent Church Movement?There are certain fundamental Christian foundational doctrines that are important and need to be present not only in the life of the believer, but also being taught in the church which seems to be drifting further and further from Scriptural Authority.
The Apostle Paul wrote in his letter to the Galatian believers:
I marvel that you are turning away so soon from Him who called you in the grace of Christ, to a different gospel,which is not another; but there are some who trouble you and want to pervert the gospel of Christ.
But even if we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel to you than what we have preached to you, let him be accursed.
As we have said before, so now I say again, if anyone preaches any other gospel to you than what you have received, let him be accursed. Gal. 1:6-9 (NKJV)
If you compare the teachings and belief's of the Emergent Church Movement, how do they line up with scripture?
"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work. I Tim. 3:16-17 (NKJV)
You be the judge.
Is JESUS CHRIST the only way to heaven?
