Amazing story of God’s work through a flawed man (as we all are) working in flawed structures (as are all our structures) to bless China and the global church through terrible traumas and change
Being a missionary is a great responsibility! The missionary must have great energy, fortitude and courage. Wherever the missionary goes, in whatever part of the world he is in, he must spread the Word. The local people must understand what the missionary is saying to them. The missionary must get the Word right to the people! Therefore, every missionary must know the language of the local people! To everyone who is going on a mission or preparing for one I would like to recommend a very good workshop by Yuriy Ivantsiv Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language. This excellent book will give you answers how to correctly learn a foreign language with a minimum of your time and effort. This book answers many of the questions that everyone faces when learning a language. Good luck with your important work!
This is a theological discourse and not a biography. Instead of celebrating this man's life and accomplishments you keep filtering him through your Calvanistic prejudices. Have given up listening. Most disappointing.
You are not hearing because of your prejudices. Piper clearly is celebrating Taylor despite the "earlier" theological problems which would carry with them heresy if not distinguished- from (just like Augustine and "manichaeism gnosticism" - vs. Christianity.) And that is the space that Piper is having to thread between because of the correct theological objections (regardless of their "Calvinistic" orientation). To not acknowledge them would carry condoning - along with them... which would discredit the whole biographical celebration of Hudson Taylor himself (it's quite the paradox to correctly praise Christ!). The cost of nominally or incorrectly praising Christ is the negation of praising Christ from any of the other mystical worldviews. Then it simply becomes "your source". And if it's "your source"... but not someone else's source -then Christ is no source! (In particular) *Edit... unless you just want to praise Hudson Taylor. ... and then it becomes humanism -which is why Piper had to place the emphasis on these theological distinctions that seem calvinistic to you. For him to not do so would be simple humanism-which is the opposite of Desiring God. God bless you Zin ... this is not antagonistic.
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Amazing story of God’s work through a flawed man (as we all are) working in flawed structures (as are all our structures) to bless China and the global church through terrible traumas and change
Being a missionary is a great responsibility! The missionary must have great energy, fortitude and courage. Wherever the missionary goes, in whatever part of the world he is in, he must spread the Word. The local people must understand what the missionary is saying to them. The missionary must get the Word right to the people! Therefore, every missionary must know the language of the local people! To everyone who is going on a mission or preparing for one I would like to recommend a very good workshop by Yuriy Ivantsiv Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language. This excellent book will give you answers how to correctly learn a foreign language with a minimum of your time and effort. This book answers many of the questions that everyone faces when learning a language. Good luck with your important work!
"Noon. Death is at 11:59 A.M." YES!
A bit too much about the problems of Keswick movement though and not enough about China or the mission team that was his life and family
This is a theological discourse and not a biography. Instead of celebrating this man's life and accomplishments you keep filtering him through your Calvanistic prejudices. Have given up listening. Most disappointing.
Most of what is said is quoting facts and it's clearly a celebration of his ministry.
You are not hearing because of your prejudices.
Piper clearly is celebrating Taylor despite the "earlier" theological problems which would carry with them heresy if not distinguished- from (just like Augustine and "manichaeism gnosticism" - vs. Christianity.)
And that is the space that Piper is having to thread between because of the correct theological objections (regardless of their "Calvinistic" orientation). To not acknowledge them would carry condoning - along with them... which would discredit the whole biographical celebration of Hudson Taylor himself (it's quite the paradox to correctly praise Christ!). The cost of nominally or incorrectly praising Christ is the negation of praising Christ from any of the other mystical worldviews. Then it simply becomes "your source". And if it's "your source"... but not someone else's source -then Christ is no source! (In particular)
*Edit... unless you just want to praise Hudson Taylor. ... and then it becomes humanism -which is why Piper had to place the emphasis on these theological distinctions that seem calvinistic to you. For him to not do so would be simple humanism-which is the opposite of Desiring God.
God bless you Zin ... this is not antagonistic.