Urban Reformation

I am preaching to myself this morning after having visited a church this weekend. God has blessed me this week but also corrected me in some areas of my life, and I thank him for His reproofs and rebukes, He is a good Father.

There is an ever increasing number of Christian evangelical churches across the united states in Urban areas, but not foreign to suburban areas, where the spiritual depth of the ‘said’ Christian population know very little about Christ. Nor is there very much care for the things of God once these Christians walk out the door. Therefore this would suggest that there are many who claim Christ, who are not actually Christian, ……“even the demons believed, in Christ.”

The historic Christian faith has been over taken by heretical teaching in many areas. In the inner-city it’s largely the ecumenical movement’s case for unity, which is an attribute of true Christianity and any solid biblical Church, but they have compromised truth and removed truth as being the central point to be unified around. There is little if any mention of sin, the need for repentance or Biblical discipleship. There is very little living out the Christian life, and the fruit of this is the decline of our nation, our people, and for those who are concerned about even the most material things, it is all because we have been turning our backs on God, saying “God” with our lips but our hearts are far from Him.

The Church worship they experience is extremely man-focused. There is one such Church in the city who’s slogan is “It’s all about you!.” Most of the sermons that are preached today are at a level of cultural Christianity. Few delve into the depths of the word with an understanding of the puritans, or a desire to know Him at a deeper level, to understand His holiness, and our sinfulness.

So many shepherds are guilty of being more concerned with numbers rather than the health of the flock, these pastors and preachers have purchased the world’s ticket stating that it is the size that matters and not the depth. We continue to sit deceiving ourselves because we’ve made being a pastor a profession instead of a passion.

We have settled in America for a low standard, and we are caught between two deadly traps. The dumbing down of American Christianity where we have made Christ an unworthy God to serve because we have portrayed Him to be small, weak, less, in comparison with our hobbies, our preoccupations, our activities, entertainment or sports events, or for those of the Reformed or High theology persuasion, where theology is often so high that there is no fire for evangelism, and a dead orthodoxy that is high in mind, but as I have said in the past form without substance.

However I believe the sin of our day is that which is little talked about, and almost never discussed, but the sin of “Apathy,” and the sin of “Busy.” These are the things eat away at most of what is truly important in eternity.

These two streams of sin cover across theological lines, from Calvinist to Arminians, to those who claim to be neither, the plague of the world is seen most definitively in our lack of care. We care very little for the things of God, for souls, for God’s word, I speak from experience as often I struggle with these sins myself of finding time, and my busy life condemns me and the Holy Spirit convicts me and how long have I gone on doing with out listening.

These streams of thought into Apathy and Busy are two things that need much prayer and much discussion, along with proximity of the brethren.

This is why it is exceedingly important to listen to the conviction of the Holy Spirit to walk the narrow road of high theology with a passion for sharing Christ and a compassion for the lost. To be obedient to God’s word and to encourage others to live what they say they believe. One of the best practical ways of doing this is to be alone with Him, in a quiet place and listening.

Ok enough preaching to myself this morning.

Matthew 4:4 “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Thank Him

Jason

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