tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post2764396289433810226..comments2023-11-03T05:34:26.880-05:00Comments on The Whited Sepulchre: John Shelby Spong's 12 ThesesThe Whited Sepulchrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-19197770806486219032015-02-18T11:11:03.341-06:002015-02-18T11:11:03.341-06:00I am in a Sunday school class taught by a smart ma...I am in a Sunday school class taught by a smart man who is captured by philosophy and Bishop Spong. I honestly do NOT understand how this gentleman can teach the Sunday school class, then go into the church service and repeat the Apostles' Creed.<br /><br />The Apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth:<br /><br />"Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10529679531176932361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-44668913289412845802008-12-04T21:23:00.000-06:002008-12-04T21:23:00.000-06:00We should reverance Jesus, but not worship, that i...We should reverance Jesus, but not worship, that is what he said anyway. And He never said that he would die for our sins, that is the manufacture of man, so Yes, brother spong has stuck to his rteligion faithfully and long enough to learn and be taught of the spirit a few pointed truths.<BR/><BR/>Doesnt mean he has everything right, but then who has, the church needs him.<BR/><BR/>About the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-65880401588591987792008-11-30T15:15:00.000-06:002008-11-30T15:15:00.000-06:00I was ordained as a roman catholic deacon but left...I was ordained as a roman catholic deacon but left the church seeking for a fuller experience of God. Today I realise that my theology is outdated, I have many questions that the bible can't answer. I am now sure it was not intended to give these answers. Thanks for a very uplifting and real exposure. OHAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-53392253145207813842008-09-26T07:14:00.000-05:002008-09-26T07:14:00.000-05:00Anon,I believe that those who pay John Spong would...Anon,<BR/>I believe that those who pay John Spong would've been happier if he'd continued to take the easy path, telling people what they want to hear, what they grew up hearing, and leaving people in their comfort zones. <BR/>I don't think they've ever paid him to be a celebrity, but if an academic manages to bring new ways of thinking to a mass audience, celebrity comes with the package. <BR/The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-22269776562282211242008-09-26T00:52:00.000-05:002008-09-26T00:52:00.000-05:00Spong has greatly misunderstood the arguments of I...Spong has greatly misunderstood the arguments of Isaac Newton.<BR/><BR/>Then again, Spong's not paid to be a scholar, he's paid to be a celebrity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-85981440902170433312008-09-15T13:33:00.000-05:002008-09-15T13:33:00.000-05:00Very interesting post.Thank you.Didn't realise you...Very interesting post.<BR/>Thank you.<BR/>Didn't realise you were a Spong fan.<BR/><BR/>You've probably seen this video...<BR/>http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=yZM3FXlLMugAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-44783502811443211682008-09-15T08:39:00.000-05:002008-09-15T08:39:00.000-05:00Religions have to evolve and adapt to keep up in t...Religions have to evolve and adapt to keep up in this world. Interestingly, I have never read these theses. I sometimes wonder why I go to college if I don't learn useful(and thought provoking) things like this.<BR/><BR/>Reading some works from Marcus Aurelius and Epictetus always re-set me. Death really is just the end of feeling. I'm sorry for your friends loss.<BR/><BR/>My dad sent this to me Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-57088755736144388082008-09-15T01:24:00.000-05:002008-09-15T01:24:00.000-05:00Spong Fan,Thanks. If we're lucky, 50 years from n...Spong Fan,<BR/><BR/>Thanks. If we're lucky, 50 years from now the Christian church will have remade itself along "Spongian" and (my favorite) "Marcus Borgian" lines.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-17343326441631411152008-09-15T00:46:00.000-05:002008-09-15T00:46:00.000-05:00The good lord works in mysterious ways.Sorry.Could...The good lord works in mysterious ways.<BR/><BR/>Sorry.<BR/><BR/>Couldn't resist that bit of vapidness.<BR/><BR/>Great article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-47097448254183121922008-09-15T00:27:00.000-05:002008-09-15T00:27:00.000-05:00FS,Thanks. I've had a strange day dealing with th...FS,<BR/>Thanks. <BR/><BR/>I've had a strange day dealing with this particular death. It's hit me harder than most. <BR/><BR/>More anger than sadness.The Whited Sepulchrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657366124122012622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8771666371746650057.post-16796851528286995112008-09-14T22:08:00.000-05:002008-09-14T22:08:00.000-05:00No comments but to say that I always read your pos...No comments but to say that I always read your posts. I enjoy the thoughtfulness and like the provocation.Francis Shivonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211824074217323164noreply@blogger.com