I’ve often said that if the church does not disciple the nation the nation will disciple the church. In his thought-provoking paper, “A Church Without A View: Jonathan Edwards and Our Current Lifeview Discipleship Crisis,” theologian and pastor David Scott demonstrates how that has happened. He laments the absence of
Christians are generally familiar with Jesus’ mandate for the church, but fewer Christians are familiar with the Cultural Commission. Fewer still see the connection between these two commissions. Yet neither has been rescinded. On the contrary, both remain active expressions of God’s purpose for humans. We must reconnect the Cultural
The Creator of the universe is the God of all nations, not just of Christians and Jews. He is God of all people whether or not they acknowledge Him, whether or not they know Him personally. Human belief does not establish His existence. Reality itself acknowledges the ultimate truth of
The laws of creation relate to what I call the “cultural trinity”— truth, goodness, and beauty. These elements of kingdom culture capture the comprehensive maximum of teaching nations to obey all that Jesus commanded. Just as humans are hardwired for life, they also thirst for truth, goodness, and beauty. These
God made humans to be free. But free societies do not fall from heaven; they are born within the hearts of people, grounded in biblical principles, and established through obedience to all that Christ commanded. That mandate comes in the context of a war for the hearts and minds of
What is the biblical view of time? To be human is to ask, “Where have we come from?” “Where are we going?” “What is the meaning of history?” The answers are shaped by one’s worldview. Animism answers both questions with a resounding “Nowhere!” To the animist, life is an endless
How should Christians use the arts to proclaim the gospel? In the past, Europe enthroned reason. Seeing the terrible and devastating consequences, the West decided to adopt the even newer and more devastating attitude of irrationality. Can a Christian living in the midst of this post-Christian situation still proclaim the
Christians must recognize drastic changes in the West Whether we like it or not, whether we know it or not, the Christendom which once grounded the West’s social, political, moral, religious and family life, has disappeared, replaced by a new paradigm. This new mindset has permeated all the aspects and
In recent times, poverty levels have improved in much of the world. Nevertheless, too many communities and nations remain in the trap of Satan’s lies, which impact every dimension of life: moral, spiritual, social, economic, and political. Lies like, All that really matters is now. Let us “eat, drink, and
Ephesians 6:4:4, Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger [parorgizō – make angry or exasperate] but bring them up in the discipline [paideia – discipline, training] and instruction [nouthesia – warning, admonition] of the Lord. Wise words, from an ancient voice. I am sure I exasperated my children more
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