My Journal

Comments for and against today's famous evangelists in America can easily be seen and read anywhere on the internet.

Critics telling Mark Driscoll to grow up, John MacArthur to stop criticizing other "christians", etc. have led many others to form their own opinions. Comments grew with less and less conformity to Scriptures.

While it maybe time consuming to debate further theologically, I'd point out one thing which I believe is strong and crucial for discernment:

That Jesus' ministry is not just "attractive" to the 20s-30s youth group. It is acceptable by all age group and without a type preference of any cultural elements.

Consequently, I see a great ministry, a true ministry, one that truly deserves no criticisms from such crowd, when it is conforming to Jesus' "Method".

So if Driscoll's cool stage act or Tim Keller's modern thinker style attract not the seniors, I'd say they really don't deserve the popularity. Because there's that lacking of hardwork for a balanced attraction.

It is better to seek after a truly pious lifestyle that has no shame when dealing with the elders.

Quran 112:3 says, "He begets not, nor is He begotten".

I shall say to them regarding the Bible, "God's word corrupts not, nor is it corrupted".

I remember one day, in September (prior to Stephen Tong's Rally), as I walked home from work on 7th Ave. near 27th, I exchanged flyers (well, more of a reluctant namecard from him) with a fellow on the street who was inviting pedestrians to a fellowship in some building.

I could tell, that he easily disregards churches or even rallies other than his own. That speaks a lot of itself already.

I looked into information later about his church, the International Christian Church, or to be more locally: Empire City ICC, to understand that how problematic this church is.

A cult? More like extremist. But definitely as problematic as the charismatics, if not worse. The sermons are like in a zoo. It is said that they want to give more authority to New Testament than Old, thus erroneously disregard much content of the Old Testament. Their founder Kip McKean (Who left another group he founded: ICOC = International Churches of Christ) seems to have domestic (daughter leaving the church), exclusivism, cult accused and other problems of his own.