06-22-2008, 07:43 PM
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But many of those who speak easily and fluently of redeeming the culture soon focus all their energy shaping fiscal and political policies and the like, and merely assume the gospel. A gospel that is merely assumed, that does no more than perk away in the background while the focus of our attention is on the "redemption" of the culture in which we find ourselves, is lost within a generation or two. At the same time, I worry about Christians who focus their attention so narrowly on getting people "saved" that they care little about doing good to all people, even if especially to the household of God.
| Daniel, I actually think he is careful to acknowledge both aspects in this quote: and the bolded part is what I liked best. | The bolded part is a charge I've often seen leveled at the Kuyperians as well as other types of culture warriors. This is a concern that some have with the "word and deed" ministries we see today as well, that they will just end up being another variation of the social gospel.
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Beware of a religion without holdfasts. But if I get a grip upon a doctrine they call me a bigot. Let them do so. Bigotry is a hateful thing, and yet that which is now abused as bigotry is a great virtue, and greatly needed in these frivolous times. I have been inclined lately to start a new denomination, and call it "the Church of the Bigoted." Spurgeon
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