Heb
13:8 KJV Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to day, and
for ever.
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The central activity of the Assembly, the
presentation of the Gospel is in the power and spirit of God, not in words of human wisdom.
1Co
2:4-5 KJV And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing
words of man's wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of
power: (5) That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of
men, but in the power of God.
2Co
2:14-17 KJV Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to
triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by
us in every place. (15) For we are unto God a sweet savour of
Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: (16) To
the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the
savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these
things? (17) For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God:
but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak
we in Christ.
A
Response to: "The Church has to adapt and change with the times
or else it will die."
From
Not
Another Episcopal Church Blog
[/] An unsanctioned, underground forum from a blogger in the Upstate
of South Carolina. [/] Wednesday, January 13, 2016
[/] http://j.mp/0ChurchAdaptNo
or
http://lowly.blogspot.com/2016/01/a-response-to-church-has-to-adapt-and.html
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How
many churches have to die before people will realize that it is not
the Church's job to affirm every new social movement that comes along
and to change its teachings to accommodate the feelings of those
simple pewsitters who are unaware of the ramifications of messing
with theology and doctrine.
Witness
the steady decline of the Episcopal church which has bent over
backwards to adapt with the times in regards to female ordination,
caving in on divorce, gay ordination, gay marriage, and gender
neutral language in worship. The charge towards the cliff has been
largely led by clergy who should know better, with a generous helping
hand from their uninformed congregants.
As
if the example of the Episcopal church is not enough, we still hear
the old "Adapt or Die" meme pop up in other denominations.
From
Pirate Christian who posted the following in "Defusing Demonic
Dirty Bombs"
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These ideas, catch phrases and concepts have infiltrated the church
and have laid a false foundation. They’re a “set-up.” Because
many Christians believe these things, false teachings are slipping
into the church all over the place.
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“Christianity has to adapt and change with the times or else it
will die.”
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This idea is just plain false; it’s a pragmatic “let’s fix it
ourselves because God needs our help” way of thinking. Think about
it; are your religious beliefs so shallow and frail that they can’t
stand up against whatever new trend is affecting society? God’s
truth is above us, distinct from us and unchanging; otherwise it’s
just something we’re making up as we go. Historically, the
Christian church was stronger when it went against the culture of the
day. The early church began and flourished under the (sometimes very)
hostile Roman Empire. But it was weakened and diluted when it became
enmeshed with political and social power.
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The constant striving to make church “relevant” is usually
counter-productive, and the unbelieving world often views our
attempts at “marketing God” as shallow pandering.
Striving
to make the Church relevant when it is already charged with
delivering the most relevant message the world has ever heard does
nothing but dilute the message and as the example of the Episcopal
church makes clear, adapting the Church to the times can lead to the
Church becoming a purveyor of false teachings, apostasy, and heresy.
Such a Church will have to answer to God for its sins.
Pirate
Christian has other dirty bombs to defuse, and he adds scriptural
references to drive home his points. For the "Adapt or Die"
claim, he counters with,
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Romans 12:2 “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this
world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will
be able to test and approve what God’s will is-His good, pleasing
and perfect will.”
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Galatians 1:10 “Am I now trying to win the approval of men, or of
God? Or am I trying to please men? If I were still trying to please
men, I would not be a servant of Christ.”
My
experience with those who would deny scriptural references in order
to advance change in the Church is that they would have no problem
ignoring Romans 12:2 and Galatians 1:10.
Ignore
the warnings and the Church will die. [/] Posted by underground
pewster at 12:00 AM
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