For Faith & Family | Christianity: compartmentalized or integrated? | Comments http://faithandfamily.com/ This feed provides all comments on "Christianity: compartmentalized or integrated?." en web-master@erlc.com ℗ & © 2008 ERLC Comment 1 http://faithandfamily.com/fff/article/christianity-compartmentalized-or-integrated#comment1 http://faithandfamily.com/fff/article/christianity-compartmentalized-or-integrated#comment1 Christians will continue to keep their faith in a box until they have the confidence to pull it out in front of a world demanding real answers to real questions.

Does the average church-goer have an answer for the virgin birth, the origin of sin and death, creation/evolution, the diety of Christ, or why Christ came?  My observation is no.

Pastors and teachers are not giving their congregations good solid answers to real questions from the pulpit.  Feel good sermons/lessons make people feel good at church but are not suitable for the real world.

The church is miles wide and inches deep.  Start teaching doctrine and apologetics to give us real boldness again.

]]> Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:45:33 CST Comment 2 http://faithandfamily.com/fff/article/christianity-compartmentalized-or-integrated#comment2 http://faithandfamily.com/fff/article/christianity-compartmentalized-or-integrated#comment2 Wow, what truth I hear in this editorial!  What have I to be ashamed of?  My Savior is real, not a figment of my imagination.  I know that truly if anyone has the right to be ashamed of anyone it is Christ of my sorry self. ( Not me of the King of Kings). I want to be bold and courageous-- not afraid of what my coworkers and employer will do to me for believing in, loving, and trusting God with all my heart, soul, strength,and mind.  Thank you for your gentle reminder.

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]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 11:38:12 CST Sat, 03 Nov 2007 19:04:55 CST Comment 3 http://faithandfamily.com/fff/article/christianity-compartmentalized-or-integrated#comment3 http://faithandfamily.com/fff/article/christianity-compartmentalized-or-integrated#comment3 I agree with the intent of this article, but as Scott says above, I too don’t believe Christians are equipped to face the world.  How is a Christian’s political philosophy different than the world’s?  Considering economics, does the Bible’s instructions on “equal weights and measures” have any relevance to inflation, the Federal Reserve board, fiat money, or tax law?  If pyramid schemes are generally illegal why is not social security?

The first step is to distinguish between good and evil.  The next step is to know how to apply biblical wisdom to replace the anti-biblical structure.  Most Christians are not even at the first step in many areas.

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