칼미니스트 데이비스 포슨: (1)누구인가?

[holyjoy]

휴가 중에 읽은 책이 데이비드 포슨의

'한 번 구원은 영원한 구원인가?'라는 책입니다.

바로 이곳 게시판에 다루면 좋겠다 여겨지는 책이었습니다.

우선 휴가 다녀온 인사를 드립니다. 그 동안 관심을 갖고 글을 올려 주신 분들, 댓글을 달아주신 분들에게 감사를 드립니다. 올려진 글들에 대해서 기회되는 대로 저의 리플도 달겠습니다.

그러면서, 이곳에서는 데이비드 포슨의 견해를 비판해 갈 계획입니다.

우선 그의 견해를 비판하는 중에, 다른 칼미니스트들에 대해서 소개하고 또한 비판할 수 있으리라고 여기기 때문입니다.

이 책은 윤종하장로가 깊이 관련되어 있는 모리아출판사에서 나온 것입니다.

참으로 거짓된 교리들이 횡횡하는 시대를 우리는 살아가고 있습니다

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그에 대해서 상당히 긍정적으로 표현해 놓은 Wikepedia자료부터 올려봅니다.

David Pawson (born 1930) is viewed by many as Great Britain's greatest Bible teacher since Charles H. Spurgeon a century ago. After more than 50 years of Bible teaching, David Pawson's personal reputation and integrity has been untouched by scandal. But due to his conviction of following the teaching of Scripture even when it clashes with delivered (church) tradition, he is rarely uncontroversial. But he is generally respected for both his integrity and his conviction, even by those who disagree with him.

Since John Pawson preached with John Wesley in the 18th century, all the Pawsons have either been farmers or (Methodist) preachers or both. Since childhood David Pawson wanted to become a farmer, but by the time he had completed his studies for a BSc in Agriculture at Durham University, God had shown David very clearly and surprisingly that he wanted him in fulltime Christian ministry.

Studying for his M.A. degree in Theology at Cambridge University (under the Methodist church), under the influence of liberal teaching and liberal lecturers, David lost his faith in the Bible, and very nearly his faith itself. After a short spell in ministry for the Methodist church (including pastoring churches in the Shetland Islands) and doing evangelisation, David eventually regained his faith in the infallibility and inerrancy of the Bible as a chaplain in the British Royal Air Force. David was posted to Arabia (as chaplain for all non-Anglican and non-Roman Catholic denominations (and including atheists and agnostics!)), where his heretofore prepared topical sermons went down like lead balloons among the young airmen.

Exasperated, he eventually started preaching the Bible systematically from start to finish, and the results this produced in the servicemen surprised both him and them, and confirmed Scripture's inspiration. From then on David endeavoured to preach only the Bible.

However, on his return to Britain, this caused a major problem. Free from the religious tradition of Britain, and studying the Bible on its own terms, Pawson had become convinced that baby baptism, as practised in the methodist ministry, was not Biblical. He had reluctantly come to the conclusion that the New Testament knew only one type of baptism, believer's baptism. He was therefore unable to practice and apply baby baptism with honesty and integrity anymore, even though this could cost him the loss of his home, his income and his pension. Explaining to his young new wife, Enid, that they might lose everything over his stance on this issue, she replied, 'I want a man who pleases God rather than people.' Such principled stances on Biblical doctrine rather than church tradition - even in the face of persecution - become a mark of David Pawson's ministry. After appearing before a doctrinal committee of the Methodist church, Pawson was expected to leave the denomination, as he did.

But within 24 hours he received a call from Gold Hill Baptist Church in Buckinghamshire to become pastor there. Years later he also became pastor of the church where he had his greatest influence, the Millmead Centre - a Baptist church in Guildford, Surrey.

As pastor of Guildford Baptist Church (The Millmead Centre) David Pawson established a solid reputation among both evangelicals and charismatics as a highly effective and balanced expositor of the Bible. From here his teaching tapes - originally made for the church's sick and elderly members - became very popular worldwide.

Behind the communist Iron Curtain it stuck a chord with the persecuted church. Missionaries and spiritual leaders in far-off corners off the world without the opportunity to sit under a regular teaching ministry, also drew spiritual nourishment from Pawson's preaching. Even to this day, Pawson's teaching and sermons are regularly used by other preachers and church leaders, with marked success and impact.

Millmead became regarded as a model church among many Christians and under Pawson's ministry, it became the biggest Baptist church in Britain. Every Sunday many pastors from elsewhere sat under David Pawson's preaching, to learn and be encouraged. The church was unique in that church attendance was double the membership number - people came from as far afield as London to hear Pawson preach. Cliff Richard, who had been baptised by Pawson, was one noted member.

After being called to a wider preaching ministry, Pawson left Millmead in 1979 and engaged in an itinerant worldwide Bible teaching ministry, and this has been his main work up to now. He is a frequent speaker in the UK, although his speaking engagements have taken him to many other parts of the world, notably Australia, New Zeeland, South Africa, The Netherlands, Israel, Southeast Asia and the United States.

David Pawson currently resides in Basingstoke, Hampshire in southern England with his wife Enid. Although older now, he is still very busy with speaking engagements and has annual speaking appointments in Europe and at the Feast of Tabernacles in Israel, where his talks are held in high regard. He also speaks at different venues in Britain on invitation.

He has written a number of books including:

• Truth To Tell - Christianity Explained
• The Normal Christian Birth
• Unlocking The Bible Omnibus
• The Road to Hell
• Once Saved Always Saved?
• Jesus Baptises in One Holy Spirit
• Leadership is Male
• When Jesus Returns
• Word and Spirit Together: Uniting Charismatics and Evangelicals
• The Challenge of Islam to Christians
• Not as Bad as the Truth (Autobiography)

The steady popularity of Pawson's books, however, are far outstripped by his highly popular video and audio teaching messages available from authorised distributors:

Anchor Recordings in the UK; Goodseed Ministries in the USA; David Pawson Ministries in Australia; Inspirational Media in New Zealand; Truth To Tell Media in South Africa (supplying Pawson's material to the whole of Africa); Ruedi Haefliger for Europe; R Stanley for India and Chung Siew Leng for Southeast Asia. Under the umbrella of the new David Pawson Teaching Trust, David Pawson and the Board of Trustees meet personally with these distributors at biannual conference meetings.

He also appears regularly on various Christian radio and television broadcasting networks. It is especially Pawson's highly popular Unlocking The Bible DVD series which is used with great effect among housegroups all over the world.

그의 책을 논평할 때에는 한글자료로 올리겠습니다.

[하나로]

좋은 주제라 생각합니다. 기대하겠습니다.

[낭만 두완]

저도 이책을 읽어봤습니다.... holyjoy 님의 비판을 기대해 봅니다.

[편지쓰는중]

옮긴이는 박대영 이네요

[holyjoy]

혹시 아시는 분이십니까?

[편지쓰는중]

아님니다 저는 데이비드포슨도 박대영도 모름니다. 그냥 책제목만 보고 호기심에 한번 사놓고 조금 읽다가 읽을 가치가 없어 던저버린 책 일뿐입니다.

[장막지기]

"참으로 거짓된 교리들이 횡횡하는 시대"? 맞습니다. 혼돈스럽습니다. 그렇기 때문에 잘 분변해야합니다. 그렇다고 함부로 판단하고 정죄할 것은 아닙니다. 우린 너무 급한 것 같습니다. 콤퓨터처럼 말입니다. 무엇이 입력되었느냐에 따른... 오우~ 넘 무섭습니다. 내가 누굴 판단하고 비판한다는 건 내가 그보다 낫다는 것입니다. 그런데 우린 지극히 적은 부분 밖에 모릅니다. 부분일 뿐입니다. 내게 보이는 것을 정리하고 말하고 가르치는 건 좋지만 자칫 서기관과 바리새인들처럼 사람의 계명으로 가르칠 수도 있으니깐요. 두렵고 떨림이 필요합니다. 그런 가운데 겸손히 하나님께 진리를 구해야합니다.