“I love Jesus, I just hate the church.”
“I am spiritual person, but I resist any particular dogma.”
“I believe that God wants me to be happy, so following my heart is what’s most important.”
“The story of the cross is a message of hope and love, not one of sin and forgiveness.”
“The Bible has insights that can improve our lives, but we should reject notions of right and wrong.”
Statements like these are tragically common in a world that many now describe as post-Christian. What is striking to me in recent years, though, is how many people want to hold onto the idea of knowing God while simultaneously rejecting the clear commands of Scripture. Politics, political correctness, and biblical ignorance influence many to unknowingly capitulate to the world’s fallen carnality. More disturbing to me, however, is the increasing number of churchgoers who seem to reserve the right to approach God on their own terms. Far too many professing Christians live like practical atheists, boasting of deconstructing their faith as if abandoning biblical orthodoxy is admirable. [Read more…]