A Critique of the Emergent African American Church in View of N.T. Theology

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A Critique of the Emergent African American Church in View of New Testament Theology Prepared for Hans-Martin Wilhelm, Jr., Th.D. New Testament Literature (SP11 BIBL303XL GS) William Jessup University Rocklin, Ca 95765 Prepared By Julius K. Magee II William Jessup University Rocklin, Ca 95765 April 20, 2011 Julius K. Magee II William Jessup University Rocklin, Ca 95765 April 20, 2011 Hans-Martin Wilhelm, Jr., Th.D. New Testament Literature William Jessup University Rocklin, Ca 95765 Dear Dr. Wilhelm: I present to you at this time, my final report on “A Critique of the Emergent African American Church in View of New Testament Theology”. This report has been revised to stay in sync with today’s world view and I hope that you will find this as encouraging as I do in helping them to see the real reason of why they have an institution such as the church and its purpose. “God has given the people His Word, and He expects us to obey it, with our leaders first practicing and setting examples for others. But after a period of time, the Christian leaders and the people of God have divided themselves and are gradually declining and filtering in many new doctrines/religions while not realizing that many lives are being destroyed in the process. Our Lord has a covenant, and it still applies to us today through Jesus Christ. The kingdom of Judah did turn to idols, disobeyed the Lord, and continuously invited His chastening. And today, instead of being a blessing to all of the earth, we again are moving down the same pattern, but in a most modern way. We could honestly write "Ichabod — the glory has departed" on many earthly tabernacles in which Christ was once honored and from which the Gospel of Jesus Christ was sent out to a lost world.” – Quote from 1 Kings 9:6-9/2 Chron 7:19-22, The Bible Exposition Commentary, Old Testament But if they were to

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