Soteriology 101 w/ Dr. Leighton Flowers Cage Stage Provisionists
Dr. Leighton Flowers talks about the tendencies of every group to produce "cage-stagers" and what we should do about it.
Often it’s #Calvinism accused of being marked by a cage-stage (convert others at all costs) but it exists everywhere: “Cage-staggers” in any discipline are marked by a greater love for the practice than the person.
Avoiding this stage only comes by means of patience and prayer.
We will discuss this post on social media by Brandon Smith: Much like “cage stage” Calvinism was a danger for us excitable young/future pastors and theologians 15 years ago, I hope we are careful to avoid a cage stage theological retrieval in the next generation.
Here are a few signs of cage stage theology from a former practitioner:
- A disdain for our spiritual and theological forbears/heroes/mentors. We are quick to critique or even slander those who came before us — those who taught us! — because we now feel we’ve moved beyond them.
- Relatedly, we create disciples who are also cynical of their heroes and think that decades of faithful ministry are now, or always have been, worthless and have no benefit to the academy/church. They begin to question their own pastors, parents, etc. for being too “shallow.”
- We narrow orthodoxy to a particular set of categories that we neatly define, creating a type of fundamentalism that eschews generous orthodoxy for a select “in” crowd reminiscent of a high school clique.
- A tendency toward personal brand-building that makes us self-appointed saviors of orthodoxy. To protect said brand, we start creating history in our own image, anachronistically and/or shallowly argued that past theologians agree with all of our little pet nuances.
- We divide the church rather than unite the church, all under the guise of defending “orthodoxy.” As Paul said to a divided and quarreling church: “Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.” 1 Cor. 13:
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