The secular does not determine the relevance of God's Sacred Word. When we as the church look to the world to determine the relevance of scripture and we dismiss the priority of sound doctrine in pursuit of what we believe works for us, we subscribe to a gospel of preference and convenience rather than to that which brings personal and corporate transformation into the likeness of Christ.
When reading the scriptures it is abundantly clear that God is not concerned with winning favorable online reviews and ratings and it is just as clear that the church's greatest concern is not producing winning style points.
There is a distinction between the Sacred and the Secular. The first transforms the latter and is not molded into its likeness.
Matthew 4:4
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’
1 Thessalonians 2:13
13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
When reading the scriptures it is abundantly clear that God is not concerned with winning favorable online reviews and ratings and it is just as clear that the church's greatest concern is not producing winning style points.
There is a distinction between the Sacred and the Secular. The first transforms the latter and is not molded into its likeness.
Matthew 4:4
4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’
1 Thessalonians 2:13
13 For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
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