Thursday, March 11, 2021
Good News for when your church is out of step with society
When church and culture are at odds, it really changes things. So for the churches that are about to be at odds with culture, here are some good things that I think will happen.
The Kingdom will increase. Evangelism will increase. Souls will be saved. Churches that stand for something are attractive. When people have questions about this life, they need answers.
Unity. The harder things get for Christians, the more we hang together. We will find that most of us agree on the core things of Scripture. And we will also realize many of the things we thought mattered really do not. We will need each other.
Lukewarm Christians are not as prevelent. No one wants to be at odds with their culture unless they are passionate about what they believe. It will cost you something to follow Jesus. Persecution and intolerance mean you have to be serious about your faith. Church is no longer the thing to "do" to be culturally acceptable.
Your individual faith will grow. You will be critical to the survival of your community of faith. You will matter. Service, evangelism, discipling, and body life will be more important for us all.
Christians will know the Bible better. If you are going to be at odds with your culture, you sure want to know why. You will read and be convicted by Scripture.
Your prayer life will be deeper. Daily bread prayer will be real.
Your light will matter. When darkness is all around, light shines brighter.
So it may just be that as culture moves farther away from truth, God will do amazing things.
He always has.
