What's wrong with us? Part 2

What's wrong with us? We are not operating from a biblical model. We are not operating in conjunction with the two institutions. In a blog post in March, Dr. Albert Mohler touched on this subject. One key comment from the article that Dr. Mohler referenced is that there was once a time when family time and church time were one and the same. Why is that not the case today? Instead of pointing fingers, I feel each side needs to look at themselves in the mirror.

Why would families avoid the church? I'll give three brief suggestions. One, the church today cares more about competition than authentic community. Second, the church today cares more about numerical growth than the Glory of God. Finally, the church today cares more about the name on the door than the banner of Christ. The very church that Christ shed His blood to redeem has become a harlot bride being led away by self concious, self absorbed men and sometimes women. When people know that they are nothing more than a name on a roster they will go somewhere else to find that they matter.

This by no means lets the family off the hook. We live in a narcissistic society that communicates loudly that you can have what you want when you want it. Unfortunately, families bring this mindset with them into the church. When the church fails to meet their needs, they will go somewhere else to have their needs met.

What should break our hearts is that instead of teaming together to combat our culture, the two institutions remain at odds. Churches would rather blame families for not being supportive. Families would rather blame the church for not solving their problems. All the while the real culprit is working his plan. We must quit being naive enough to believe that Satan isn't satisfied with the institutions at odds. It is way beyond time to partner together to combat the forces of darkness that seek to defile the Bride of Christ. The Two Institutions matter so much to Christ that He gave His life for them. We must share that passion.