Following yesterdays post Is Christianity All About Relationships? Here is another post by Paul Proctor on this subject from 5 years previously that looks at the subject in a wider sense. It explores some of the ways and means that have allowed an emphasis on relationships to become more important in many churches than an emphasis on God, His word and His Son, Jesus Christ.
By Paul Proctor
May 23, 2004
NewsWithViews.com
How many of you have heard that a church is built on relationships?
According to a Pastors.com article by Rick Warren; after polling a group of church members, a friend of his told him he discovered that 93% of the people joined because of the pastor but that 93% would stay, even if that pastor left because “I have friends here.”
So, instead of pointing out that following a pastor or friend, rather than Christ, is unbiblical, Warren chooses to exploit the error by declaring, “Relationships are the glue that holds a church together;” that we should therefore, “think relationally;” (not scripturally) adding that this “shift in allegiance” is “normal and healthy;” never once mentioning the Word of God, the Holy Spirit or any allegiance to Christ. It is because, in the church growth movement, an overriding emphasis is always placed on human relationships and how to manipulate them.
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Originally posted 2009-09-21 10:51:42. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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