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2007-June-30

Holiness and The Nazarene Church

Filed under: Christianity

Christianity Today has a nice (short) article on my church. The tease:

Oord has been working to redefine holiness and to persuade the church to drop the word entire in its Article of Faith on sanctification. He said the Wesleyan tradition has more to do with social justice than social conservatism. In particular, Oord focuses on Jesus’ “love command” in Luke 10:27: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and love your neighbor as yourself.”

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  1. Thanks for sharing. Though I am no longer a person who follows a specific organized religion in my personal life, my time and experiences in the Nazarene Church were the one that taught me the true meaning of Faith and I continue to carry that with me today. For whatever reasons, the Nazarene church connected with me much better than the Methodist or Baptist exposure I had growing up. I’m not ranking anyone by this statement, just providing admiration for the people I was touched by within this faith and my desire that this group continues to keep its strength and finds its way in today’s world.

    Comment by Kevin S. — 2007-June-30 @ 02:58

  2. Aw… We just joined a Nazarene church recently, and now I discover that they don’t embrace “social conservatism”? How do I get my tithe back? ;-)

    Comment by Walter Moore — 2007-July-17 @ 02:32

  3. 1st Who is Oord and wha does he do in the church ? If he has a problem with the word entire he should look for and bar and start there . From mysapce you can find one of the other sites , I am a PK and a ex drunk and still a guitar picker . Looking forward to a little outback under the Shade Tree Chat , Ya’LL Come !!

    Comment by Mike — 2007-August-21 @ 01:24

  4. “A lot of the folks who have been around the church awhile thought of themselves as being characterized by things they don’t do: You don’t smoke, you don’t drink, you don’t go to dances, and in some parts of the denomination, you don’t wear makeup or go to clubs or some parts of society,” said Thomas Jay Oord, professor of theology and philosophy at Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho, and co-author of Relational Holiness. “That kind of Christianity loses steam really quickly. It’s not something you can give your whole life to.”

    Comment by Tim — 2007-August-21 @ 03:52

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