Monday, January 28, 2008
Ablaze vs. A Control Burn
I heard a pastor talking about the Ablaze initiative and was concerned about things getting out of control. He really wanted somehow to curb the enthusiasm so things stayed manageable. Is that really the heart and attitude we find in Acts? I don't thinks so. We are called upon to spread the gospel. We can't control the affects nor should we. I think we should all be praying for a blaze not a control burn. In a forest fire the control burn is the way the fire fighters try and put the fire out. It that our calling to snuff out the gospel or spread it like wildfire? Let's set this world, our community, our families on fire for God.
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Control is of the Law (and ole' Adam can never get the Law quite right); the Gospel can be "messy" but what a blessed mess!
The best part about your comment is that there is an LCMS pastor who sees the Ablaze initiative as being out of control! He sees enthusiasm so high, he feels it would be necessary to slow it down!
Great! This shows that we're on the right track; the paradigm from which our synod operates is changing to a mission-oriented one.
Of course I disagree with this unnamed pastor's sentiments. I still think there's a long way to go before outreach becomes part of the LCMS's DNA. But his statement does show that we're on the right track.
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