Comments on: Movie Quote: Hope http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2008/07/28/movie-quote-hope/ Let these stones be a witness to what we have done here this day. Tue, 22 Nov 2011 19:54:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: art rogers http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2008/07/28/movie-quote-hope/#comment-15299 art rogers Mon, 28 Jul 2008 14:30:16 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/?p=838#comment-15299 Bob, That's certainly true. Most church members don't look at the church, even the Institutional Church, as something they don't enjoy. But I think you may be assuming that I am pressing every part of the situation into a perfect analogy. I'm not. As you well know, analogies are never exact matches. What is true in them is true and what is not true is not true. I would hate for anyone to assume that I think the Institutional Church is like a prison for Christians. It certainly isn't. I am only trying to draw out some truths about institutions in general and what we can glean there is possibly helpful here. Bob,

That’s certainly true. Most church members don’t look at the church, even the Institutional Church, as something they don’t enjoy. But I think you may be assuming that I am pressing every part of the situation into a perfect analogy. I’m not.

As you well know, analogies are never exact matches. What is true in them is true and what is not true is not true.

I would hate for anyone to assume that I think the Institutional Church is like a prison for Christians. It certainly isn’t.

I am only trying to draw out some truths about institutions in general and what we can glean there is possibly helpful here.

]]> By: Bob Cleveland http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/2008/07/28/movie-quote-hope/#comment-15298 Bob Cleveland Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:16:16 +0000 http://www.twelvewitnesses.com/?p=838#comment-15298 I sense a bit of difference in this one. I don't think most inmates feel like the prison is there for their personal enjoyment. Too many churchmembers seem to think that. A couple years ago FBC started an early (8am) "Old Time Gospel Hour" service. Use the hymnal, no praise choruses, preach out of the KJV, pass the plates (the other services, we have offering boxes and otherwise hadn't passed the plate since 2/2/2000). The first Sunday, a man who had been visiting for something over 10 years, joined the church. He said "You finally have a service I like". Bob Clevelands last blog post..<a href="http://mightyfowl.blogspot.com/2008/07/confessions-of-another-baptist.html" rel="nofollow">Confessions of (Another) Baptist Charismatic</a> I sense a bit of difference in this one. I don’t think most inmates feel like the prison is there for their personal enjoyment. Too many churchmembers seem to think that.

A couple years ago FBC started an early (8am) “Old Time Gospel Hour” service. Use the hymnal, no praise choruses, preach out of the KJV, pass the plates (the other services, we have offering boxes and otherwise hadn’t passed the plate since 2/2/2000). The first Sunday, a man who had been visiting for something over 10 years, joined the church.

He said “You finally have a service I like”.

Bob Clevelands last blog post..Confessions of (Another) Baptist Charismatic

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