tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640735427718534869.post9004931613040553844..comments2023-10-12T04:17:41.044-04:00Comments on Reaching For The Fringe: THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST VS. THE EMERGENT SOCIAL GOSPELThe Metal Ministerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16055770084996175220noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640735427718534869.post-65231987789813025132015-09-06T08:29:32.555-04:002015-09-06T08:29:32.555-04:00Chan is part of what author Paul Smith calls "...Chan is part of what author Paul Smith calls "The New Evangelicalism"<br />Social issues seem to trump salvation of souls when one activity conflicts with another.<br /><br />On Matthew 25, I see this passage as the return of Christ to Earth and relate it to Mathew 7:22-23 …22"Many will say to Me on that day, 'Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name cast out demons, and in Your name perform many miracles?' 23"And then I will declare to them, 'I never knew you; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS.'<br /><br />While Jesus uses "final destination" language, i believe He is referencing the ultimate judgment that will come at the end of Revelation, the Great White Throne. <br /><br />Thanks for reading and taking the time to comment!<br /><br />Blessings,<br /><br />PaulThe Metal Ministerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16055770084996175220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5640735427718534869.post-85882883650871294142015-09-05T11:59:34.253-04:002015-09-05T11:59:34.253-04:00"Francis Chan uses Matthew 25 as his proof te..."Francis Chan uses Matthew 25 as his proof text. In Mathew 25, we see Christ, after the second coming, gathering those who have survived the tribulation claiming to have followed Him."<br /><br />I think Francis Chan is serving the enemy and leading people astray. He is associating himself with IHOP, NAR, and Bethel church related things, which is like taking people on a one way tour to a canabilistic society.<br /><br />Anyway,<br /><br />I don't think your interpretation of Matthew 25 is quite right. The last verse of the chapter, referring to the goats and the sheep says:<br /><br />46 "And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal."<br /><br />That's final judgement, not just entrance into some earthly kingdom or something, that's the end of the line, and into eternity one goes.Johnnoreply@blogger.com