I'm eager to hear your thoughts or reactions to the following article:
http://www.thejournalofstudentministries.com/articles/CampoloYS.pdf
It's written by Bart Campolo, the son of Tony Campolo (evangelist/activist). To tempt you to read it (it's only 4 pages), here's a couple excerpts:
"Some might say I would be wise to swallow my misgivings about such stuff, remain orthodox, and thereby secure my place with God in eternity. But that is precisely my point: If those things are true, then God might as well send me to hell. For better or worse, I simply am not interested in any God but a completely good, entirely loving, and perfectly forgiving One who is powerful enough to utterly triumph over evil."
"I am well aware that I don't get to decide who God is. What I do get to decide, however, is to whom I pledge my allegiance. I am a free agent, after all, and I have standards for my God, the first of which is this: I will not worship any God who is not at least as compassionate as I am."
posted by ACY @ 12:03 PM
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Hey Yippie Skippy!
I'm on vacation with my family right now, but I just wanted to wish you a merry christmas and happy new year. :) I don't have my laptop so I had to be creative about finding a way to reach you. Hope all is well. Miss you. Been thinking of you. Say hi to the other Yippie skippy!
Mr. Campolo, in this article seems to think that God's justice & mercy must meet his definition rather than the other way around. He also indicates that he doesn't believe in a God who is able to know the future which is contradictory to the God of the Bible - case in point, Revelations. Also, he measures God's compassion with his idea of compassion. If one is able to grasp God fully, then that god must be equal to or smaller than oneself. If the created can completely comprehend the creator then what difference is there between the two? I believe that this is where Mr. Campolo has made a grave error.
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