tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865050.post114079527839584796..comments2023-04-15T04:47:38.175-05:00Comments on ROBBBLOG: Sex in ChurchRobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05157387744871869582noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17865050.post-1140871906659874252006-02-25T07:51:00.000-05:002006-02-25T07:51:00.000-05:00There may be some misunderstanding towards those w...There may be some misunderstanding towards those who object to what Granger has done with their billboard campaign. Just some points to think about:<BR/><BR/>1) There are two issues at hand. The billboards and the sermons.<BR/><BR/>2) As for the sermons, I don't see anyone objecting to churches not teaching on this topic in some format. What specifically are the objectors objecting to about these sermons? That's an important question to find out. <BR/><BR/>3) As for the billboards and flyers. Are the billboards using sex to "sell" a "product"? If so, is it really any different than beer and sportscar comercials who use suggestive advertising (bikini models etc.) to sell their product?<BR/><BR/>4) Public decency. Why is it that some people in Granger's area are complaining about seeing these sexually suggestive billboards? Are they all puritanic Christians doing the complaining, or are they also just local folks?<BR/><BR/>5) Do the billboards use deception? This church knows that signs saying "sex talks next week at Granger" won't work, so have they resorted to a form of trickery to get people to visit their website? Is God happy with this kind of "sneaky evangelism"?<BR/><BR/>6) Should churches always center sermons around the topics that man wants to hear, rather than what God wants preached? As important as "sex" may be to speak about, could there be important topics in the bible being left out, and never preached on because the audience doesn't perceive them as felt-needs? <BR/><BR/>Those are just a few thoughts. But the idea is, if God's glory is our ultimate goal, then we should honor him in the MEANS that we use in ministry, as well as the ENDS.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for allowing me to post this.<BR/>--JimJim Bublitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16888150295999667219noreply@blogger.com