House Church Talk - relational Christianity

[Glenn Frank]

Oh... Ok. 
(I thought you were being sarcastic! --- Sorry)



The way I have heard that term used is just to re-emphasis to people that
Christianity IS by nature Relational... Us to God in a personal way, God to
us... And us to other believers and to the world in other ways.

(as apposed to programmatic, ritualistic religiousness type "Christianity")


I don't think "relational Christianity" has become a "movement" or anything
like that because by definition it is not a "movement" or a "program". I
have just heard the term as a call to get back to what Christianity is
supposed to be.

I am sure there are some who have tried to make "Relational Christianity" a
program of the church... But I think it by nature fails because it is NOT a
program.

Glenn F.

ps: This is a website by a great guy that I know personally...  It refers to
and kind of defines "relational Christianity":
http://www.lifestream.org/LsPassion.html





On 11/16/04 3:24 PM, "SameSpecies" <samespecies at charter.net> wrote:

> Seriously, have not.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Glenn Frank" <glennfrank at earthlink.net>
> To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 3:02 PM
> Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  relational Christianity
> 
> 
>> Ok... Wait... You guys are serious.... You have never heard the term
>> 'relational Christianity"?
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On 11/16/04 3:00 PM, "SameSpecies" <samespecies at charter.net> wrote:
>> 
>>> I don't know what it is either, but I wonder if it is just not another
>>> attempt by man to replace Christ, that is the relationship we have with
>>> others, the keeping of the oneness of the Spirit, the Lord Spirit, which
> is
>>> to have It's fruit, the fruit of the Spirit, the love, joy, peace, long
>>> suffering, etc., for the brothers.  It seems that we are so prone to
> start
>>> by the Spirit and then return to the law or make good plans, or come up
> with
>>> rules, or behaviors.  Of course I probably shouldn't comment not knowing
>>> anything about it, it could actually be something to turn us to the
> Spirit,
>>> so the Spirit of Faith can have It's fruit, It's works, so the Vine can
> bare
>>> fruit in the branches.  So that the expression will be known and it can
> be
>>> known we are son's of God because we love the brothers.  I just hope
> it's
>>> not another replacement for Christ, another antichrist to keep us busy,
> and
>>> to keep of from missing that It's just Christ.
>>> 
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Glenn Frank" <glennfrank at earthlink.net>
>>> To: <House Church Talk  at housechurch.org>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2004 2:15 PM
>>> Subject: Re: House Church Talk -  relational Christianity
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> When you think about it... It is sad that we need to define "Relational
>>>> Christianity" from some other kind of Christianity... If one can call
>>>> anything else Christianity.
>>>> 
>>>> Glenn F
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On 11/16/04 2:07 PM, "Phillip Cohen" <spiritfilledhome at juno.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> It's a lost art. People have become so caught up in their hardheaded
>>>>> doctrines they can't get along with each other.
>>>>> 
>>>>> On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 16:54:53 -0500 David Anderson
>>> <david at housechurch.org>
>>>>> writes:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I recently received an invitation to discuss "relational
>>>>>> Christianity."
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What is the origin of this curious phrase? How could it be anything
>>>>>> but
>>>>>> relational? It reminded me of the phrase "born again Christian."
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What say you?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>       David Anderson
>>>>>> 
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Phillip
>>>>> spiritfilledhome at juno.com
>>>>> Oh, give thanks to the LORD, for He is good! For His mercy endures
>>>>> forever. Psalm 107:1
>>>>> 
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