A CRUCIAL MISCONCEPTION
Tuesday, May 09, 2017
Exodus
20:3 Thou shalt have no other
gods before me.
Romans 12:1-3
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your
bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not
conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind,
that ye may prove what is that good, and
acceptable, and perfect, will of God. For I say, through the grace given unto
me, to every man that is among you, not to think of
himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly,
according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.
Trevin Wax, LifeWay Christian Resources publisher has personally
authored THIS IS OUR TIME: EVERYDAY MYTHS in LIGHT of the Gospel. (Released
March this year.) WORLD magazine, May 13, featured edited excerpts from his
interview in front of Patrick Henry College students. I read such items as I
don’t want to be trapped in a geriatric gulf.
One question and
answer definitely stirred the old synapses as Wax did not narrowly confine his
answer to any one generation. (For the record: I am without doubt of the GI
Generation.)
“What’s one
crucial assumption that millennials make?”
“Eighty percent
of Americans, including millennials, believe enjoying yourself is the highest
goal in life. Not one goal, not a goal, but the highest goal of life.
The number of practicing Christians that go to church at least once a month is
in the high 60 percent. So the idea that the goal of life is enjoyment is the
dominant framework of thought for people all across our country, including in
our churches. In church we sing the same songs and listen to the same sermons,
but one person may have the idea from the Westminster Catechism that the chief
end of man is to glorify God and enjoy Him forevermore, with worship foundational,
and others see enjoying life as the highest goal, with the church as a help for
them to fulfill their own dreams.”
Regardless of your generational identity, what
think ye?
EBB4
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