Not people's failures, and the full counsel of Scripture
Mike's core objection to the Gungor story: nearly every complaint raised is a failure of people -- man-made boundary systems, a liar on the phone about a healing -- not of God. The hosts mock the sensational 'I was an atheist for a day' framing ('I was homeless for a day. I was an orphan for a day'). Ben argues the way of Jesus is documented and defined -- moving beyond the biblical record while still calling it Jesus is dishonest -- and warns that cherry-picking Scripture wrecks people on both sides: liberal Christianity ignores what it dislikes, fundamentalists overcrank what they're not guilty of, and each extreme breeds the other. Don't take bits of the full counsel of a wise and loving God out of context.
More on Deconstruction
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Deconstruction: Nicodemus, demolition, or examination?
- Is deconstruction like what Jesus did to the Pharisees, or is it more destructive, and why?
Mike's question: when Jesus showed up and presented a reality of following Yahweh that was completely foreign to the Pharisees, was that deconstruction, and is modern deconstruction like that or more destructive?
From No. 460 · 14 to 25 Mistakes From Wildin’
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Putting teaching over conversation
- When is 'just having a conversation' really avoidance of what Scripture says?
The 'teaching over conversation' item gets another false-dichotomy verdict: people learn from teaching and then talk about it, so do both.
From No. 458 · 12 to 13 Mistakes From Wildin
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Don't take macro action based on micro analysis
- Am I taking macro action based on micro analysis?
A host introduces his principle — 'don't take macro action based upon micro analysis,' or 'don't take broad action based upon narrow analysis' — and the room tests it across examples.
From No. 450 · Good News of Narrow Focus
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Grace for deconstruction: separating church culture from the faith
- Has anyone ever approached you about deconstruction and asked for help?
A host admits the word 'deconstruction' irritates him but offers a grace-filled reading: many who use the term come from large celebrity-pastor church cultures where the culture…
From No. 450 · Good News of Narrow Focus