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One of the dangerous trends in the church of our day is seeking “attenders” at the expense of compromising Biblical truth. I’ve observed the so-called “church growth” movement for many years, and I’ve watched it move from a desire to correct the errors of the “ingrown” church to outright compromise of the truth of God. While there are exceptions, many of the churches that adhere to the “seeker friendly” philosophy have moved from the early vision of reaching people with the Gospel of Christ, to doing away with anything that is “offensive” in their message. This now means you can’t mention hell or judgment as a result of our sin. They say people don’t want to hear about those things because they feel condemned—which translated means they won’t come to our meetings. Don’t misunderstand me. I’m not talking about a style of worship. I see more traditional churches falling into the same type ditch on the opposite side of the road. We may say we believe the Bible, but if we don’t believe it must be lived in this present day, we also have compromised the truth. The root sin here is unbelief in the authority of the Scriptures—whichever camp we’re in!
In 1605 the Pilgrims came together in a Church Covenant which defined simply, but definitely, what members were agreeing to. It stated that they would,
“…walk together in all His ways, made known or to be made known to them whatsoever it should cost them, the Lord assisting them.”
(William Bradford, Of Plymouth Plantation)
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When statesmen, not politicians, are in office, deeds consistent with the Word of God are the normal thing. Now it’s true, we haven’t seen very many of those people in office for a very long time—nearly a hundred years now. So where do we go for a comparison? How can we know if someone is a statesman, instead of a politician? Let me first describe the difference.