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Opportunities to be Missional are Everywhere
We Hold What Truths? - National Review Online
Unstated in this argument is a great thought for believers: how ought we live different from our culture. In the enlightenment the church jumped wholesale on the bandwagon...and while great for the advancement of civilization there are so many aspects that have left the church marginalized and impotent.
Reason, without God and elevating humanity, pushed out theological constructs determining what it means to be human and too many changed from a faith that is 'reasonable and grounded' into faith being a 'blind leap'. Fast forward several generations and we have churches that entertain to produce emotions or (what might be worse in my estimation) churches that are so cerebral they become legalistic and in a strange twist of irony become centers and safe havens where Pharassies can 'feel' holy and smart.
How important to be a people on mission together to "go" out into our world and live a Jesus way of life. To live for His kingdom means that we will look for how to impact ALL arenas of life and not simply adopt the ways in which our world constructs meaning. Note that simply deconstructing (complaining and pointing out problems) society makes the legalistic Christians like the those in this article, hilarious! So instead, let us live a Jesus way of life, suggesting Him as the only viable solution to life's issues...from abortion to social construction to not denying emotion in the life of a believer to what questions we ask politicians. Jesus our only source of salvation for eternity and for everyday life!
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