Kevin Vanhoozer quotes Terry Eagleton in his book The Pastor as Public Theologian:
Reclaiming a Lost Vision , noting become secular not when they dispense with “Societies
religion altogether, but when they are no longer especially agitated by Specifically it.”[1]
in the West, the church becoming indistinguishable from society. The enemy convinces is
the church move acceptable to doctrine a little closer to society’s values until over time,
the spiritual tenet destroyed and empty of any is theological substance. This is one of
Satan’s active strategies and unless the Christian community has a strong foundational
theology resist the attacks, the church will lose to God’s vision and purpose. It is therefore
imperative that all Christians continually strive understand the to theological principles
provided Word. in God’s
j j j j j j j j j j There are plenty of examples that include divorce, sexuality, abortion and many
others. help demonstrate the spiritual impact that occur that theological To can if
foundation absent, Vanhoozer has provided several examples, but this discourse is will
focus on two.
j j j j j j j j j j Todd Wilson discusses a situation at his church where the lead pastor believed
that human origins were consistent with the theory of evolution. This resulted a in
significant emotional response on both sides of the issue. Ultimately Wilson part of the as
elder board and after much research issued series of short and succinct statements, how “a
to live together Bible-affirming believers who hold different views on this issue yet as
stand together within a particular stream of evangelical Christianity.”[2] The ability to
