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In addition, a church should be a community of holiness, set apart from the hedonism of secular society. Some of our desires are higher or nobler and lead to life and freedom and peace; others are lower or more animalistic and lead to death and slavery and fear. The solutions to all this that Comer puts forward are obvious: confessing the truth of scripture and being led by the Spirit. Through rhythms like Sabbath, Prayer, Solitude, and other everyday practices from the life of Jesus, we can begin to reshape our unformed selves and experience the fullness of a life with God.
In his opening, Comer asks, “Why does every day feel like a battle just to stay faithful, to keep following Jesus?Divorce also has a devastating impact on children; it affects their ability to form healthy, intimate relationships as adults. He is the pastor for teaching and vision at Bridgetown Church and has a master’s degree in biblical and theological studies from Western Seminary. Also, and this is really nitpicky, but at one point Comer says social isolation from the lockdowns resulted in "the suicide rate spiked to an all-time high.
I was struck by that claim (because it wasn't sourced in the endnotes) and looked it up on my own - and it's not true.
This one had me pained in several areas: logic holes, simplistic analysis, incomplete arguments, less than honest depictions of history/politics and religion and unfair presentation of opposing viewpoints.
This is especially important for Christians living in the West today, as we’ll see in the final chapter. The West is like a rebellious teenager who fights his parents’ authority while still living at home and eating their food. Before you change the date and turn in your pre-written resignation letter to the board of your church, let me clarify. It’s worth reflecting on your thoughts and behavior, and deciding whether this is the person you want to be. Study Gateway is the streaming video Bible study service from Zondervan and Thomas Nelson, featuring the world’s most-trusted Bible teachers, authors and pastors, including Max Lucado, Anne Graham Lotz, Louie Giglio, Rick Warren, Derwin Gray, Lysa TerKeurst, Jennie Allen, Andy Stanley, Chrystal Evans Hurst, John Ortberg, Ann Voskamp, Christine Caine, Jada Edwards, Bob Goff, and Jim Cymbala.
This and changing attitudes to sexual behavior are just two examples of the gap between secular culture and traditional Christian values. This false ideology, often summed up as the myth of progress, is a demonic tactic through which truth can be twisted and redefined. Secular society argues that acceptance of things like sexual liberation and divorce makes people freer and happier – but actually, the opposite is true. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry equips readers to recognize and resist the lies that seek to rob them of peace and freedom. As a pastor, the author is convinced that the key to survival is a combination of spiritual practices as an individual, combined with participation in the church community.
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