Post by Backwoods Boy on Jun 15, 2008 8:38:51 GMT -5
We heard Barak Hussein Obama speak of Rev Jeremiah Wright, proclaiming the " social Gospel", ( not to be confused with socialist gospel...LOL)..
Dr Walter Rauschenbusch of Rochester Theological seminary (NY) is called the "father of social gospel" as a result of w treatise he wrote in 1908. Those proclaiming the social gospel are long on works. They start hospitals, run fund drives, collect blankets and clothing for the homeless..and negatively, are often involved in demonstrations for "social justice", "worker's rights " etc. I agree that GOOD works are a fine way of demonstrating "fruits", but they are not relative to THE real, soul-saving, gospel of Jesus Christ !
I believe that if we do our job with the true Gospel, we will be leading folks to salvation and the good works will follow ! The idea of "social gospel" is in my mind, getting "the cart before the horse.".
Sometimes, knowing well the local churches that are heavily involved in the social gospel, perhaps they press the social gospel simply because they are ashamed of the true Gospel !...Something the Bible warns us against ! (Rom 1:16) and (2 Tim 1:12)...
I maintain that there is but ONE GOSPEL, the soul-saving Gospel, given us by the ONE SAVIOR ! ...What say you ?
Dr Walter Rauschenbusch of Rochester Theological seminary (NY) is called the "father of social gospel" as a result of w treatise he wrote in 1908. Those proclaiming the social gospel are long on works. They start hospitals, run fund drives, collect blankets and clothing for the homeless..and negatively, are often involved in demonstrations for "social justice", "worker's rights " etc. I agree that GOOD works are a fine way of demonstrating "fruits", but they are not relative to THE real, soul-saving, gospel of Jesus Christ !
I believe that if we do our job with the true Gospel, we will be leading folks to salvation and the good works will follow ! The idea of "social gospel" is in my mind, getting "the cart before the horse.".
Sometimes, knowing well the local churches that are heavily involved in the social gospel, perhaps they press the social gospel simply because they are ashamed of the true Gospel !...Something the Bible warns us against ! (Rom 1:16) and (2 Tim 1:12)...
I maintain that there is but ONE GOSPEL, the soul-saving Gospel, given us by the ONE SAVIOR ! ...What say you ?
