Category Archives: Worldliness
“Here is hope” by David F. Wells
“To the Church has been given the charge of proclaiming the Word of God. This revelatory Word is not a concatenation of human opinions and ideas but rather is God’s own proclamation, the very means by which He speaks, even … Continue reading
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“When Jesus confronts the world” by D.A. Carson
“When Jesus confronts the world some kind of explosion can be expected; for Jesus and the world are very different, frankly opposite in their purpose, character, values, and aims. The world is essentially self-centered; Jesus did not come to be … Continue reading
“The mournful dirge of human war” by Paul David Tripp
“What seemed once unthinkably wrong and out of character for the world that God had made now became a daily experience. Words like falsehood, enemy, danger, sin, destruction, war, murder, sickness, fear, and hatred became regular parts of the fallen-world … Continue reading
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“What good could $46 billion do?” by Christian Smith and Michael Emerson
“If the households representing more committed American Christians—again, those who attend church a few times a month or more frequently or who say they are strong or very strong Christians—were to begin giving 10 percent of their after-tax income, what … Continue reading
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“I had it all wrong” by Cornelius Plantinga Jr.
“When television-saturated worshipers attend their local churches or wonder how to draw secular seekers there, it’s not the songs of Zion they want but the songs of Babylon and Hollywood– or something like them. People attend worship with expectations shaped … Continue reading
“The idolatry of talent” by John Angell James
“There is in this day an idolatry of talent running through society; and this man-worship has crept into the church, and corrupted its members. It is painful to perceive how far it is carried in many circles, and to see … Continue reading
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“Defined by the worship of God” N.T. Wright
“Christians are not defined by skin colour, by gender, by geographical location, or even, shockingly, by their good behaviour. Nor are they defined by the particular type of religious feelings they may have. They are defined in terms of the … Continue reading
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