"The Unlikely Prophet" part 1

In the 90's there was a television show, (I don't recall the year, time, or station) that dealt with an inner-city school where there were police on every hall way, and even then it was still utter chaos. This show was called "Dangerous Minds". The theme song for the show was done by the hip-hop artist that went by the name Coolio. Now I understand most people who are going to read this post will have no Idea of who or what I am talking about. The title song, "Gangsta's Paradise" was parodied by Weird Al Yankovic as Amish Paradise. That may help a little.

However, In this song Coolio is detailing the life as a thug in inner city LA. This brings me to the point of this article. Towards the end of the song, Coolio flows the words, "If they can't understand me how can they reach me?" A valid question. As was stated in my last installment I loath as a whole the Emergent Movement. Brian McLaren, (one of the leaders of this affront to the true Gospel), is one of the biggest heretics in the church today. I was told after my first time speaking at my present church, "You shouldn't pigeon hole people" This guy was ticked. And guess what, I don't care. I will speak the truth. It is my job to give people the info, so they don't get caught up in false teaching. So if I offended this guy because I spoke the truth and it opened his eyes, (because he said he wasn't aware of this certain lady's subtle teaching, and he was going to listen more carefully) I did my job. Same reason for me mentioning Brian McLaren.

You see the whole Emergent movement is centered around a social gospel. Which is not inherently bad. The problem arises when the socialness becomes a case of the end justifies the means. Meaning is it okay to go to a bar and get hammered with someone just to be able to share the Gospel with them? Josh Wood, who is one of the great minds of our time, once published an article titled "Topless Evangelism." Now of course, he does not condone this abomination, but he is a logical enough thinker that he realizes, the way the movement is headed, it is plausible that this will become a witnessing strategy.

So. I ask the question, how Social is too Social? When does okay, witnessing practices become not okay? The answer in my next installment.