Brad has commended this article, "False Dichotomies in Mission," By Christopher J.H. Wright. From my point of view, it is an excellent analysis of the way either-or thinking has affected the life and mission of the church.
Wright lists the following false dichotomies:
1. We have tended to separate the individual from the cosmic and corporate impact of the gospel, and to prioritize the first.
2. We have tended to separate believing from living the gospel, and to prioritize the first.
3. We have tended to separate evangelism and discipleship, and to prioritize the first
4. We have tended to separate word and deed, or proclamation and demonstration, and to prioritize the first.
5. We have tended to separate evangelism from ecclesiology, and to prioritize the first.
Wright lists the following false dichotomies:
1. We have tended to separate the individual from the cosmic and corporate impact of the gospel, and to prioritize the first.
2. We have tended to separate believing from living the gospel, and to prioritize the first.
3. We have tended to separate evangelism and discipleship, and to prioritize the first
4. We have tended to separate word and deed, or proclamation and demonstration, and to prioritize the first.
5. We have tended to separate evangelism from ecclesiology, and to prioritize the first.
Well worth reading and repentance.
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