Your
Church - Secular Or Sacred?
What
does a worldly c
hurch
look and sound like? Would we know one
if we saw it? How can we recognize a
church that is more secular than sacred?
Like any counterfeit, the thorough way
to recognize the danger of secularism is to be
conformed to the sacred. This is why the
knowledge of the Word of God is so
important.
If we find something in the church that
is contrary to scripture but is taught
in the secular world, then that church
has become, in part, secularized.
The following is a list of things that
are examples of worldliness in the
church.
1. The Bible is increasingly
competed against (2
Tim.4:1-5). That is, the Bible
is merely inclusive and not exclusive.
There is an obvious prejudice
against the exclusiveness of the Bible.
2. The Gospel is Taught as a
solution verses salvation. In this world
of relativism, it is not popular to
claim that Jesus is the only way to be
saved. The Gospel of Jesus
Christ is not an alternative... it is
God's ultimatum.
3. There is a feeling of
embarrassment as a witness of Christ.
Our silence is Satan's victory.
4. Tolerance verses dogmatism is
consider essential. A worldly church is
more concerned with public-relations
verses a personal relationship with
Christ. In particular, you will
find a worldly similarity in the music
program.
5. There is a fear of offending
the world. Obviously, we
should not be offensive just for the
sake of being offensive, but we should
not be timid in speaking the truth of
God's word when the need arises. The
gospel that offends no one is not the
gospel of the Bible.
6. A greater emphasis on moral
and social issues verses spiritual
issues. Moral and social preaching left
to it self is a
form of godliness while denying the
power of the cross.
7. Prayer, worship, and
fellowship with God is reduced to a
formality and left there.
The world cannot afford a worldly
church. Our chief asset is the Word of
God rightly divided. This alone is what
keeps a division between the world and
the Church.
Sincerely, Dr. Arthur Belanger
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