http://www.seektheholy.com/2008/05/03/an-evangelical-manifesto/ The web home of Chris Roberts Sun, 22 Aug 2010 03:17:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.seektheholy.com/2008/05/03/an-evangelical-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-3 Dan Grubbs Mon, 05 May 2008 13:59:31 +0000 http://www.seektheholy.com/?p=13#comment-3 Chris: Often I have cried out against the over-politicized efforts of those claiming to be Christian leaders. I'm afraid our bretheren in Colorado Springs seemed to have wandered too far down this path. If the church spent half the engergy it expends on the socio-political front on evangelism, we would find a dramatic reduction in the actual need for political action. And, that is exactly what our Lord has commanded us to do. Why do some in the church focus their efforts on politics at the expense of evangelism? Yes, we are given spiritual gifts and we are to employ them for God's glory and the edification of His church. However, every singler believer has been commissioned to evangelize regardless of their spiritual gifts -- I'm not talking about lifestyle evangelism, either. We are all commissioned to 'proclaim' the gospel. I do agree with the reported position of the "manifesto" saying our Christian bretheren have too much preoccupied themselves with political issues. However, I can't guess at the motives behind this forthcoming "manifesto," but do we really need such a thing? Don't we already have the Word of God to guide us and tell us where and when to focus our attention? Don't born-again believers have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them to serve as their council? Should our attention be broadened politically to other social issues as the "manifesto" is reported to advocate? Not at the expense of evangelism, which is our primary commission by our Lord Himself. Is the Bible not effecatious? I say it is, and we simply need to do what it says and our political issues will become subordinated by our church-wide obedience to our God. Chris:
Often I have cried out against the over-politicized efforts of those claiming to be Christian leaders. I’m afraid our bretheren in Colorado Springs seemed to have wandered too far down this path.
If the church spent half the engergy it expends on the socio-political front on evangelism, we would find a dramatic reduction in the actual need for political action. And, that is exactly what our Lord has commanded us to do. Why do some in the church focus their efforts on politics at the expense of evangelism? Yes, we are given spiritual gifts and we are to employ them for God’s glory and the edification of His church. However, every singler believer has been commissioned to evangelize regardless of their spiritual gifts — I’m not talking about lifestyle evangelism, either. We are all commissioned to ‘proclaim’ the gospel.
I do agree with the reported position of the “manifesto” saying our Christian bretheren have too much preoccupied themselves with political issues. However, I can’t guess at the motives behind this forthcoming “manifesto,” but do we really need such a thing? Don’t we already have the Word of God to guide us and tell us where and when to focus our attention? Don’t born-again believers have the Holy Spirit dwelling in them to serve as their council?
Should our attention be broadened politically to other social issues as the “manifesto” is reported to advocate? Not at the expense of evangelism, which is our primary commission by our Lord Himself. Is the Bible not effecatious? I say it is, and we simply need to do what it says and our political issues will become subordinated by our church-wide obedience to our God.

]]> http://www.seektheholy.com/2008/05/03/an-evangelical-manifesto/comment-page-1/#comment-2 Dennis Mon, 05 May 2008 13:46:09 +0000 http://www.seektheholy.com/?p=13#comment-2 The role of the Christian in society is to live Christianity, not legislate it. The role of the church in society is to build the body of Christ, not buildings... The role of the Christian in society is to live Christianity, not legislate it. The role of the church in society is to build the body of Christ, not buildings…

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