It’s just come out and I’m going to send you a copy if you win the contest.
And what’s the contest? Oh it’s really quite simple and utterly capricious, as will be the judging (which will be handled by me and me alone. Here’s how to win:
1- Post a link to this contest on your blog (no link, no chance you’ll win).
2- Post a link to the link above (to the IVP site) on your blog (and again, no link, no chance).
3- Tell me in 100 words in comments below why you believe Zwingli to be the greatest of all the Reformers (and believe me, if you aren’t completely sincere and utterly honest I’ll know it and there’s no chance you’ll win).
The contest will run till October 11 (and extra points if you know why that date is significant).
Let the games begin…
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Marc Cortez
27/09/2011 at 09:25
Doesn’t your third point pretty much mean that the contest is impossible to win since no one could possibly make that argument with a straight face?
Jim
27/09/2011 at 09:28
it proves no such thing but the intransigent sinfulness and complete depravity of people so ill informed that they don’t know the true truth.
Jim
27/09/2011 at 09:34
oh, and i think we all know who definitely is NOT going to win, don’t we mr. marcy marc…
doug
27/09/2011 at 11:11
Zwingli lived his life as he preached (or as close as a human could) and he died in battle while serving as a chaplin, serving God to the last.
doug
27/09/2011 at 11:17
posted on fb,
agathos
27/09/2011 at 12:53
This contest is not winnable. It’s a joke people! As if anyone could make that argument. Jim is just trying to prank us again.
Jim
27/09/2011 at 12:54
guess who else isn’t #winning
Marc Cortez
27/09/2011 at 13:12
Maybe Jim should give the commentary to the person who comes up with the best argument for why the contest isn’t winnable. I might actually stand a chance that way.
Jim
27/09/2011 at 13:13
accommodate my contest to the ideology of lutherans???? NEVER
Bryan
27/09/2011 at 13:19
Upon his death at the hands of Catholic antidisestablishmentarianists on 11 October 1531 – hence the deadline for this competition – Zwingli secured his place in history amongst the most influential of Reformers. Having memorized Paul’s letters (in the original Greek) in his youth, Zwingli initiated Reformationist thoughts and discussions prior to Luther. He was likely the first to challenge the Pope publicly with the contention that Christ alone is sufficient for salvation and that divine grace has no need for a mortal intermediary. His willingness to sacrifice himself for the cause of Reformation make Zwingli the greatest Reformer of all.
Jim
27/09/2011 at 13:23
well- well done! right on all points good stranger. i think it fair to say, you’re way ahead at present!
[oh and that, dear slackers (scott, marc) is how one tells the truth!]
agathos
27/09/2011 at 13:23
http://scotteriology.wordpress.com/2011/09/27/jim-wests-kobayashi-maru/
Jim
27/09/2011 at 13:24
LOLOL
Doug
28/09/2011 at 11:08
the first shall be last and the last shall first. So, Zwingli who left no Institutes or Church bearing his name was the greatest because he left none of that.
Jeremiah
28/09/2011 at 21:14
The thing that initially attracted me to Zwingli’s thought was his stance on the Lord’s Supper. His willingness to stand against both the Roman Catholic Church and his possible ally Luther deeply impressed me. It is just one incident among many that demonstrate what an innovative and powerful thinker he was.
Jason
05/10/2011 at 11:10
Because Zwingli’s fierce adherence to scripture, though at times a bit overzealous, led to reforms that permitted peoples to live freely in Christ and enjoy benefits previously only available to particular classes.
doug
08/10/2011 at 09:56
shared on facebook.
Acidri
09/10/2011 at 12:47
I never win competitions….not even one organised by Jim