08 November 2004

Gnostic worship in Purpose driven life

ICTHUS: The Purpose Driven Gnostic - PDL day 13 A very thought provoking piece of writing on the worship chapter of Rick Warren's PDL. By gnostic is meant an individualistic vision which doesn't really engage the worshipper with the world: it's a-cultural and a-historical. To get a flavour of the critique [which I think is spot-on] here's a quote about true worshippers:
"This people have a new freedom to love their enemies, not kill, or pledge the allegiance to the flag of the nation state (rather than God)."

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