Christianity is irrelevant, out of touch and obsolete. Unfortunately many people today think that. Even more tragic is that many Christians live this way. God is relevant and even welcome at weddings and funerals perhaps, but when reading the New York Times? How to live? The latest scientific discovery? Historical questions? Not so much. This unnatural and disastrous separation of Christianity from reality is, at its root, a theological problem. This disconnect is understandable for a broadly secular culture, but as Christians we have no excuse for this. We have forgotten who we are and who God has created us to be.
“Remember that God is a rational God, who has made us in His own image. God invites and expects us to explore His double revelation, in nature and Scripture, with the minds He has given us, and to go on in the development of a Christian mind to apply His marvelous revealed truth to every aspect of the modern and post-modern world.” – John Stott
If you are a Christian, then absolutely nothing is off limits. Why? Because reality is involved. And if God has spoken–generally or specifically–then our job is to discover and apply the truth. Some of this is due to distrust or lack of confidence in the Bible. Fortunately when it comes to the BIble, our questions can be reasonably answered. The whole earth is Christianity’s playground to explore, not just the acre we tend to unintentionally confine ourselves to.
Question: What areas are you tempted to view Christianity as not being relevant too? Leave a comment below!
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