"If we refuse to engage the culture beyond evangelism for fear of being called bigoted and “damaging our witness,” we don’t believe in the Lordship of Christ over all things."
GREAT statement. So true. We tend to shy away from speaking up because we've been pigeon-holed by our culture into believing if we do so we're haters or we're the extremists. We need to lovingly, logically STAND. "For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand" (Eph 6:13).
They've run a really clever play - get Christians to agree to not touch divisive issues, and then keep making every aspect of life, even our gender, a divisive issue.
Great article. We are in a culture war. The spiritual war of Ephesians 6 is a culture war. Culture from top down (nations, states, communities) trickles its way into our churches. Our churches have become too much like the fallen culture around us. We need to be preaching distinctive Christianity again, and stop trying to blend in with the world.
This is a denial of reality. If my Grandmother were born in the Soviet Union, there would have been no church for her to walk to at the end of her street. Individual conversions inevitably lead to culture.
Excellent entry, Jack. Jesus is not a culture. However, when we receive Jesus as our indwelling Savior, culture is strongly impacted.
Thanks! And agree 100%
"If we refuse to engage the culture beyond evangelism for fear of being called bigoted and “damaging our witness,” we don’t believe in the Lordship of Christ over all things."
GREAT statement. So true. We tend to shy away from speaking up because we've been pigeon-holed by our culture into believing if we do so we're haters or we're the extremists. We need to lovingly, logically STAND. "For this reason take up the full armor of God, so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having prepared everything, to take your stand" (Eph 6:13).
They've run a really clever play - get Christians to agree to not touch divisive issues, and then keep making every aspect of life, even our gender, a divisive issue.
Great article. We are in a culture war. The spiritual war of Ephesians 6 is a culture war. Culture from top down (nations, states, communities) trickles its way into our churches. Our churches have become too much like the fallen culture around us. We need to be preaching distinctive Christianity again, and stop trying to blend in with the world.
This is a denial of reality. If my Grandmother were born in the Soviet Union, there would have been no church for her to walk to at the end of her street. Individual conversions inevitably lead to culture.