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10/9/14 4:40 PM |
Mitchell R. Nichols | | Indianapolis, Indiana | | | | | |
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Actually, in response to some comments made, it is easy to make broad sweeping generalizations and criticisms like "they don't follow the bible at Mars Hill", which I would caution anyone against. Driscoll, in fact, does expound the scriptures 95-98% of the time, more clearly and accurately than at least 95% of the evangelical churches out there. His sermons last at least 70 or 80 minutes each and are doctrinally sound "for the most part". If they weren't, people like Piper and most in the Gospel Coalition would not have supported him.The heresy comes in the 2-5%, and in the attempt to be culturally relevant and popular. It is, in the end, his problem with authority, accountability, (accepting the deceitful, prideful nature of the human heart) embracing the flesh, rather than subduing it and with being IN the world, but not OF it. |
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10/9/14 1:27 PM |
Mitchell R. Nichols | | Indianapolis, Indiana | | | | | |
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Driscoll would miss being ushered around by his armed security forces like a rock star - untouched by mere common folk like me - getting top billing at religious events around the globe. I knew back then, that that organization is all about Driscoll, and if something should happen to Driscoll, it would fold like a house of cards. These mega personalities use Christ to further themselves. He will be back, repackaged, new and improved, perhaps, but wolves will always be among us, deceiving, if it were possible, even the elect. Perhaps he is God's judgment on the wickedness of the city of Seattle and the West coast. It is sad that so many, like my own daughter, would sooner believe a lie than embrace the truth when their very soul is being held in the balance. How long will the Sovereign suffer such foolishness in the land? |
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10/9/14 1:22 PM |
Mitchell R. Nichols | | Indianapolis, Indiana | | | | | |
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Sadly, my own daughter is trapped in this personality cult. Following my last conversation with her, two years ago, when I challenged her openly licentious and rebellious lifestyle, her last words to me were "we are not under law, but under grace." Before I could tell her that was only half the verse, she hung up. I am sure she thinks that it is satan out to get her pied-piper pastor, rather than God's sovereign jealousy and judgment.Unfortunately, Driscoll will rise again, he is too charismatic, skilled a communicator and incredibly egotistical to go back to leading a quiet life, plus he has the undiminished support of John Piper and most of the professors at places like Southern Seminary (I have confronted a number of them on their blind support of Driscoll over the years, one even being a rubber-stamp board member of Driscoll) - all to no avail. |
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10/9/14 1:20 PM |
Mitchell R. Nichols | | Indianapolis, Indiana | | | | | |
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After a rigorous three month long, once a week, for three hours a night, intense new members class, I was ready to talk to an elder about membership. They took membership very seriously, and so did I.I just had 4 or 5 questions and concerns, each starting with "this church does or says things that way", but the bible says this, why? Every question was answered with, simply, "I know, but that is the way Mark Driscoll wants it." After the fifth question, I thanked the elder, left and never went back. It was obvious what and who the ultimate authority and focus was there. My six month venture in Seattle was over. I found it disconcerting, when I left suddenly, leaving a very active participating role - that I did not so much as receive a single phone call from the church or the community group that I participated in, wondering where I was. I guess my "concerns" were made public, and I was labeled a "dissonant" for asking questions and therefore shunning was the result. |
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10/9/14 1:16 PM |
Mitchell R. Nichols | | Indianapolis, Indiana | | | | | |
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What is sad is that I moved my family out of Seattle back in 1993 because, after exhaustive searching, we could not find a single biblical church. The last church I was a member of in Seattle, a local OPC church, gave up the Trinity Hymnal, in favor of a new age contemporary music silly song book, the piano in favor of drums and guitars, Sunday school rooms in favor of a daycare and gave up declaring the Word of God, in favor of shorter "life-messages". After discovering Mars Hill on the internet back in 2005, I moved back home from the other side of the country, to be a missionary, since Seattle has less christians per capita than Communist China and more dogs than children. All of my unsaved extended family resides there.I heard some pretty silly stuff from the pulpit during my time at Mars Hill, and was appalled by the literal ear-splitting, heavy metal rock-n-roll entertainment concert that broke out after Mark's sermons - they call it worship, but I had lowered my standards on the other stuff pretty much for the cause of the maintaining a high standard for the gospel. Unlike 99% of "churches" out there, at least they held and taught the Doctrines of Grace - at least that is how I temporarily reconciled the disparity. After a rigorous three month long, once a week, f |
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