The church is often at odds with its surrounding culture. That was true in the first century, and it is true in America today. As in the first century, the church’s response to the demands of our secular culture to cease and desist is to mirror the response of the first believers when the movement began nearly two thousand years ago.
In becoming a Christian you not only nail the me in me to the cross, but a vigil has to be kept on that cross to make sure that the me in me remains in a posture of crucifixion. An unguarded cross will not long hold a criminal. Discover the guards that prevent the me in me from being set free.
There are those who say that the Bible supports socialism as a preferred form of government. If that’s true, then let’s get on with it. However, if the Bible does not then we are obligated to position ourselves against it.
John Lennon’s Imagine: Right Idea but Wrong Road Map
What does it mean to be a spiritual person? Paul lays it out with amazing power, clarity and practicality.
Don’t come to Church, spinning around singing your favorite song because you didn’t read God’s instructions.
This is not the first time Paul had spoken to the Galatians about the danger of surrendering to the influence of the me-in-me.