Hybels’ Five Words Summarizing the Core of Christianity
Continuing from the previous post, what are the five words Hybels is thinking through to summarize the core of Christianity?
“When I started doing this I thought it would be a fun, exciting exercise. What I saw is that this can turn soft-spoken Christian leaders into junkyard dogs. What are our five words at Willow? We are still in the process of agreeing. But what I’m working through as I try to distill this, my five words are:
“First, love. “God so loved the world. . . . The second is evil. The world is fallen. The guy who just recently killed about 20 people, there is no other word for that than evil. And even in our own hearts, why is it that when I promise a thousand times I won’t say certain words, I say them anyway? When I do something that brings bad results 100 times, why do I do it again? There is evil out there, and it has a little bit of a grip on me [that is, even as a Christian -- we aren't perfect yet]. That’s just true, and part of the message of the Christian faith.
“Third, rescue. Through the substitutionary atonement of Christ. Redemption is available as a gift.
“Fourth, choice. There has to be something about making a choice. You don’t have to choose this stuff. Some people try to clean up their own act, or thumb their nose at God. We have to come to Christ and make a choice to accept his rescue.
“Fifth, restore. When you come to Christ, you are restored and you join a team of people who are helping make things better in the world.”
with all due respect, Mr Hybel’s basic premise is incorrect.
“First, love. “God so loved the world … ”
he is quoting John 3:16 and implying that God is so full of love for this fallen world.
yet the verse is being mistranslated.
it not referring to quantity, but to an occasion.
look at the verse in its context
(and with reference to the Greek of course)
it translates:
14. And just as Moses lifted up the bronze serpent and set it on a stake in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15. in order that whoever goes on believing in Him may go on have everlasting life.
16. Indeed in just the same way, God the Father on another occasion acted in a loving response to a desperate need, this time for the whole rebellious human race, by sacrificing His only natural Son, so that whoever goes on trusting and obeying Him might never be ruined beyond redemption but might go on having everlasting and abundant life.
KevinKuck on
August 12th, 2011 8:22 am
For #4, instead of “choice”, would a better word be “repent and believe”? (i know that’s 3 words, but Jesus talking about that a lot.)
full agree Kevin.
in fact here’s the Gospel in 4 words (plus parentheses!)
Repent
Believe
Baptised
Receive
(Repent towards God of sin)
(Believe on the Lord Jesus and all that He has done)
(be Baptised in water)
(Receive the Holy Spirit)
this is I believe the New Testament pattern;
and is the Gospel that the early church preached – see it all the way thru Acts.
neither Jesus nor the Apostles preached about the love of God to unbelievers – ever.
Kendall on
August 14th, 2011 3:36 pm
I like it. Thanks for posting Matt.
The New Testament pattern for the gospel is a declaration of what God has done in Christ through his cross (death, resurrection, and ascension). God’s love for a desperate world of evil sinners was so great that when they were ungodly, sinners, and weak Christ died for them (Rom.5). “Repent, believe, Baptism, etc..” that is a response to the gospel and necessary. Sure his brief summary of a choice could have used those words. But the point is not how that choice comes to be a response in our hearts toward Jesus but that it is there. “Repent” may not mean much to someone today but choosing Christ over choosing sin is a simple understanding.
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How can good companies, mediocre companies, even bad companies achieve enduring greatness?</p> <p>The Study: <br />For years, this question preyed on the mind of Jim Collins. Are there companies that defy gravity and convert long-term mediocrity or worse into long-term superiority? And if so, what are the universal distinguishing characteristics that cause a company to go from good to great?</p> <p>The Standards:<br />Using tough benchmarks, Collins and his research team identified a set of elite companies that made the leap to great results and sustained those results for at least fifteen years. How great? After the leap, the good-to-great companies generated cumulative stock returns that beat the general stock market by an average of seven times in fifteen years, better than twice the results delivered by a composite index of the world's greatest companies, including Coca-Cola, Intel, General Electric, and Merck.</p> <p>The Comparisons: <strong><br /></strong>The research team contrasted the good-to-great companies with a carefully selected set of comparison companies that failed to make the leap from good to great. What was different? Why did one set of companies become truly great performers while the other set remained only good?</p> <p>Over five years, the team analyzed the histories of all twenty-eight companies in the study. After sifting through mountains of data and thousands of pages of interviews, Collins and his crew discovered the key determinants of greatness -- why some companies make the leap and others don't.</p> <p>The Findings:<br /> The findings of the Good to Great study will surprise many readers and shed light on virtually every area of management strategy and practice. The findings include:</p> <ul type="DISC"> <li>Level 5 Leaders: The research team was shocked to discover the type of leadership required to achieve greatness. </li> <li>The Hedgehog Concept: (Simplicity within the Three Circles): To go from good to great requires transcending the curse of competence. </li> <li>A Culture of Discipline: When you combine a culture of discipline with an ethic of entrepreneurship, you get the magical alchemy of great results. Technology Accelerators: Good-to-great companies think differently about the role of technology. </li> <li>The Flywheel and the Doom Loop: Those who launch radical change programs and wrenching restructurings will almost certainly fail to make the leap.</li> </ul> <p>“Some of the key concepts discerned in the study,” comments Jim Collins, "fly in the face of our modern business culture and will, quite frankly, upset some people.”</p> <p>Perhaps, but who can afford to ignore these findings?</p>0Amazon.com ReviewFive years ago, Jim Collins asked the question, "Can a good company become a great company and if so, how?" In <I>Good to Great</I> Collins, the author of <I>Built to Last</I>, concludes that it is possible, but finds there are no silver bullets. Collins and his team of researchers began their quest by sorting through a list of 1,435 companies, looking for those that made substantial improvements in their performance over time. They finally settled on 11--including Fannie Mae, Gillette, Walgreens, and Wells Fargo--and discovered common traits that challenged many of the conventional notions of corporate success. Making the transition from good to great doesn't require a high-profile CEO, the latest technology, innovative change management, or even a fine-tuned business strategy. At the heart of those rare and truly great companies was a corporate culture that rigorously found and promoted disciplined people to think and act in a disciplined manner. Peppered with dozens of stories and examples from the great and not so great, the book offers a well-reasoned road map to excellence that any organization would do well to consider. Like <I>Built to Last</I>, <I>Good to Great</I> is one of those books that managers and CEOs will be reading and rereading for years to come. --<I>Harry C. 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with all due respect, Mr Hybel’s basic premise is incorrect.
“First, love. “God so loved the world … ”
he is quoting John 3:16 and implying that God is so full of love for this fallen world.
yet the verse is being mistranslated.
it not referring to quantity, but to an occasion.
look at the verse in its context
(and with reference to the Greek of course)
it translates:
14. And just as Moses lifted up the bronze serpent and set it on a stake in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up,
15. in order that whoever goes on believing in Him may go on have everlasting life.
16. Indeed in just the same way, God the Father on another occasion acted in a loving response to a desperate need, this time for the whole rebellious human race, by sacrificing His only natural Son, so that whoever goes on trusting and obeying Him might never be ruined beyond redemption but might go on having everlasting and abundant life.
For #4, instead of “choice”, would a better word be “repent and believe”? (i know that’s 3 words, but Jesus talking about that a lot.)
full agree Kevin.
in fact here’s the Gospel in 4 words (plus parentheses!)
Repent
Believe
Baptised
Receive
(Repent towards God of sin)
(Believe on the Lord Jesus and all that He has done)
(be Baptised in water)
(Receive the Holy Spirit)
this is I believe the New Testament pattern;
and is the Gospel that the early church preached – see it all the way thru Acts.
neither Jesus nor the Apostles preached about the love of God to unbelievers – ever.
I like it. Thanks for posting Matt.
The New Testament pattern for the gospel is a declaration of what God has done in Christ through his cross (death, resurrection, and ascension). God’s love for a desperate world of evil sinners was so great that when they were ungodly, sinners, and weak Christ died for them (Rom.5). “Repent, believe, Baptism, etc..” that is a response to the gospel and necessary. Sure his brief summary of a choice could have used those words. But the point is not how that choice comes to be a response in our hearts toward Jesus but that it is there. “Repent” may not mean much to someone today but choosing Christ over choosing sin is a simple understanding.