Gospel Above All
By J.D. Greear
Bible-based Christianity is dead. Change or embrace irrelevance.
At least that’s what society wants you
to believe. And looking around, it seems a lot of
Christians have gotten the message.
Many have given up trying to maintain
their historical Christian convictions.
Churches are closing their doors.
Evangelicals are leaving the faith.
The tide of those who identify as “no
religion” is rising.
Does God really believe that about
marriage?
Is the handwriting on the wall? Is
the Christian movement done? Must
Christians rethink their convictions? Is the Bible really believable?
It seems change is the only option. For those that haven’t given up on their
beliefs, they’ve relegated their lives
into the shadows. Hunkered down.
Quarantined. Protected. Fighting to
keep themselves and their children free
from the infection of “the culture” that
lurks about. They’re no longer praying
that Christ would use them to turn their
worlds upside down like Peter did in
We can’t hope to reach the next
generation with our Bible-thumping,
worn-out doctrines of sin, the
exclusivity of Christ, and our “archaic”
notions of marriage and sexuality,
we’re told.
Is church really all that important?
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