Guest Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) This guy Edited February 23, 2016 by Guest
Selah Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) I feel like he'd be a very messy eater. His beard probably always had food bits in it. And he probably cleared his throat a lot and licked his finger before turning pages. Edited February 23, 2016 by Selah
Gabriela Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) In his defense, Charles Spurgeon was one of the greatest preachers of all time. Which is not to say that what he preached was always... erm... accurate. Edited February 23, 2016 by Gabriela
Selah Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 3 minutes ago, Gabriela said: In his defense, Charles Spurgeon was one of the greatest preachers of all time. Which is not to say that what he preached was always... erm... accurate. I always hear people say this but I have never understood why. He wasn't groundbreaking; he didn't say anything new or different that reformers before him hadn't said. He was altogether mediocre.
Gabriela Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Just now, Selah said: I always hear people say this but I have never understood why. He wasn't groundbreaking; he didn't say anything new or different that reformers before him hadn't said. He was altogether mediocre. Look at the power of his rhetoric just in that quote above. The man could move people. You don't have to launch a whole new theology to be a noteworthy preacher. In fact, it's better that you not.
Amppax Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Clearly this guy isn't a historian. What is the point of posting this @Josh?
Selah Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 Just now, Gabriela said: Look at the power of his rhetoric just in that quote above. The man could move people. You don't have to launch a whole new theology to be a noteworthy preacher. In fact, it's better that you not. Billy Sunday did the exact same thing, except where Billy Sunday was melodramatic and over the top, Spurgeon constantly sounds like he is bs'ing an english paper.
Nihil Obstat Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 But was he a good enough preacher that even the fish jumped out of the water to listen to him?
Guest Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 (edited) Just now, Amppax said: Clearly this guy isn't a historian. What is the point of posting this @Josh? Just saw it on Facebook. Thought I would post it for discussion. Is that not okay? I think it's good when things like this can be refuted. Strengthens the faith. Just now, Selah said: I feel like he'd be a very messy eater. His beard probably always had food bits in it. And he probably cleared his throat a lot and licked his finger before turning pages. I never even heard of him lol Although my beard is his length or longer. So we have that in common. Edited February 23, 2016 by Guest
Guest Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 So when Baptist claim they can trace their lineage to the Apostles what is their story?
Amppax Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 1 hour ago, Josh said: Just saw it on Facebook. Thought I would post it for discussion. Is that not okay? I think it's good when things like this can be refuted. Strengthens the faith. All good. I was just curious. 12 minutes ago, Josh said: So when Baptist claim they can trace their lineage to the Apostles what is their story? What they would (I suppose) say is this: before the Reformation, before there were self identified "Baptists," all True Christians were, at heart, Baptists. The fact is, this can be demonstratively proven false by a study of the Church Fathers, and Church history in general. As Bl. John Henry Newman said in his Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine (available here) , "To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant."
NadaTeTurbe Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 All True Christian were at heart Baptists, wich is why Saint Paul read a KJV Bible and St Cecilia sang christian rock.
Gabriela Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 3 hours ago, Selah said: Billy Sunday did the exact same thing, except where Billy Sunday was melodramatic and over the top, Spurgeon constantly sounds like he is bs'ing an english paper. Remember this eternal wisdom: "You can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time." Personally, I like his style. Although I think it's easier to comprehend in writing than orally. But then, back in his day, people didn't have internet-length attention spans.
Selah Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 42 minutes ago, Gabriela said: Remember this eternal wisdom: "You can please all of the people some of the time, and some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time." Personally, I like his style. Although I think it's easier to comprehend in writing than orally. But then, back in his day, people didn't have internet-length attention spans. It's not that I have a short attention span. I just don't consider him to be the Prince of Preachers as he is so often referred to. His style is nothing special to me.
Gabriela Posted February 23, 2016 Posted February 23, 2016 5 minutes ago, Selah said: It's not that I have a short attention span. I just don't consider him to be the Prince of Preachers as he is so often referred to. His style is nothing special to me. The attention span comment was directed at me. Notice how it's in the paragraph that begins "Personally, I..."
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