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Let Us Resolve: A New Year, A Renewed Faith January 5, 2009 S. Michael Craven The holidays have ended and it is time once again to leave behind the festivities and fellowship so unique to this wonderful time of year. I confess that for me this is difficult. I love the Christmas season and everything about it—the weather, the carols, the gatherings with family and friends; it is simply my favorite time of year. There is something wonderfully nostalgic about Christmas (at least for me) that produces a potent mixture of good feelings. Christmas offers a time of intimacy and fellowship with family and neighbor that restores my soul in so many ways but sadly it is a time that passes quickly and so I find myself once again in the pull of everyday life with all of its pressures and challenges. However, as much as I may want to remain within this psychological and spiritual refuge I cannot nor can any of us. We simply cannot remain in seclusion from the world if we love Christ for it is into this fallen world—with its warring forces—that the church is sent. More than two millennia ago, the prophet Jeremiah warned the Israelites that the prophets and priests were falsely proclaiming that “all is well” saying, “They dress the wound of my people as though it were not serious. ‘Peace, peace,’ they say, when there is no peace.” (Jeremiah 6:14) We, very much like the Israelites have also been lulled into believing that all is well within the church. On the surface, Christianity in America appears to be intact, we still see churches in our communities; if we are Christian we are involved in our local churches and the growth of mega-churches might serve as an encouraging indicator. However, this is the view from within the Christian subculture. A quick survey of the prevailing culture reveals near disregard for the Christian faith and outright dismissal of its claims of truth about everything from sexual morality to the incarnation. As Paul Weyrich, a major architect of the religious right conceded while speaking on the failure of politics said, “We are caught up in a cultural collapse of historic proportions.” The church in America has clearly lost the culture. It is this reality that we must now return to because the “wound” apparent in the American Church is indeed serious and our natures are such that we tend to minimize the spiritual complacency present in our own lives and among God’s people. We say to ourselves (and each other), “peace, peace” as if all is well because the reality makes us too uncomfortable. The present truth demands more of us than we are often prepared to give. If we’re honest, we mostly hope for lives uninterrupted by trial and tribulation. We rarely seek to throw ourselves unreservedly into the cause of Christ. We assume that such selfless devotion will erase all comfort in our lives and we demand comfort! I confess, this is a temptation for me as well because the daily reality of this ministry is at times overwhelming. But, I am reminded that our Savior bore the ultimate burden and because He did we have been set free from the sin that “so easily entangles us.” We no longer live in subjection to the fallen world but instead are called to live in submission to the loving King who has overcome the world. We are His and He is ours and through Him we are more than conquerors sent to press His truth into every aspect of life and culture as He brings forth His kingdom! This is the task to which we must return as we begin a new year. Jeremiah’s challenge to the Israelites then is appropriate to our day. “Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls.” The degree of biblical ignorance, theological confusion, and spiritual apathy plaguing the American church is appalling and the result is nothing less than the corruption of the Christian faith followed by the lack of real redemptive influence. The witness of Christ come into the world is impoverished and the world is encouraged in its rejection of the risen Christ. In the wake of such weakness within the church, anti-Christian sentiment is on the rise and in some cases outright hostility is evident. Writing in the Telegraph, British columnist, Jeff Randall—who describes himself as “somewhere between an agnostic and a mild believer”—writes, “In an increasingly godless age, there is a rising tide of hatred against those who adhere to biblical values.” Randall continues, “A ‘tyrannical minority’ of intolerant secularists is openly contemptuous of traditional moral norms. The teachings and guidance of old-fashioned Christianity offend them, so they seek to remove all traces of it from public life.” Examples abound: In recent best sellers, Sam Harris (The End of Faith and Letter to a Christian Nation) heaps scorn on religious believers, whose faith he derides as “a few products of ancient ignorance and derangement.” Richard Dawkins, the famed evolutionary biologist of Oxford University unleashed a vitriolic assault upon religion in his book, The God Delusion in which he calls for the intolerance of all religion. A cover story in Wired magazine entitled The New Atheism chronicles what it calls “the crusade against religion.” A study in the Journal of Religion and Society, albeit it dubious and facile, claims that belief in God correlates with higher rates of homicide, sexual promiscuity, and other social ills, and that when compared with relatively secular democracies, the churchgoing United States “is almost always the most dysfunctional.” Interestingly Harris, Dawkins and the growing number of militant atheists who argue that religion is a principal source of evil in the world seem to overlook the more obvious examples where atheistic ideologies rather than religion led to the worst atrocities in all of human history—communism and Nazism being two notable examples. Increasingly, secular fundamentalists demand that public schools and government venues be purged of their Christian heritage—be it a cross on the Los Angeles County seal, a courthouse display of the Ten Commandments, or the words “under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance. This ground has not been taken by secular forces but rather surrendered by a weak and apathetic Church. Thus we stand at the crossroads and we too must ask for the “ancient paths” and by God’s grace recover historic orthodox Christianity and what it means to be a follower of Christ. We must cast off this culturalized civil religion that passes for Christianity and recover a true knowledge of Christ as Redeemer and King whose kingdom has come and then live in bold and faithful obedience. So let us resolve to return from this time of holiday celebration and fellowship with a renewed vigor that seeks the glory of Christ made manifest in and through His church. © 2008 by S. Michael Craven

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	Response from : Steve LeBlanc
	January 5, 2009 8:37 AM   I believe that the American church is the Laodicean church mentioned in Revelation 3:14-22 (especially verse 17).
	Response from : John H. Armstrong
	January 5, 2009 8:53 AM   You have begun 2009 with a careful analysis of where we are as a culture. More importantly you have again shown us where we are inside the church which is too much like the culture, or wrongly opposed to it in popular ways that will never truly challenged it with the gospel. As always you hit the balance in this regard precisely because you understand the relationship between the church and the kingdom correctly and because you understand the role that a missional church truly has with regard to this kingdom. Your gift to the church is one that is needed but definitely under-appreciated. May you find the grace to keep writing this kind of trenchant and hopeful material in the year ahead. http://www.johnharmstrong.com
	Response from : Greg Williams
	January 5, 2009 9:23 AM   Greetings in '09 and I pray you had (and it certainly sounds like you did) a very Blessed CHRISTmas and Joyous New Year in the Lord with family and loved ones. We have a kindred spirit on many levels that I attribute to the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and Christ's calling on our lives! I, too, thoroughly and completely enjoy and engage in CHRISTmas and everything about it and find it a bit difficult to return to the 'battle'! Nevertheless as your excellent article states and compels us to, we must return, and with more humility, unity and vitality (in the power of the Holy Spirit and under that authority/lordship of Christ) than ever before as the times demand it! I truly believe that the Church is in desperate need of a Holy Spirit revival and yet it will not occur until the judgment that Scripture speaks of happening first in the Church takes place. I believe the setting and season is ripe for just such a judgment and we will see both a mass falling away from the Church due to what is taking place in both it and the culture. This will leave the true disciples of Christ to really go about the latter day building of the Kingdom that He established at the first CHRISTmas appr. 2000 years ago - a powerful Revival! Thanks for your excellent article and encouragement. I share your articles often and use many of your theses in my own teaching and sharing. Our "mega church" in Lexington, KY area is currently doing a series on Song of Songs/Solomon called "Explicit Lyrics" and I have been asked to do a follow up series from our ministry for couples/ marriages. My prayer is that these issues of healthy/unhealthy relationships and sexuality that the Church has not dealt with truthfully for several years will be a challenge and lead to revival in our church body and community as we describe both the call to be Christ's disciples as well as discuss and admit the sins of pride, vainglory and lust that are rampant and unchecked (due to the fact that very little if any is said about them) in our culture and the Church will bring about the Godly sorrow, repentance, confession, cleansing and revival that is sorely needed! Thanks for all you do and God bless in Christ! In His service Greg http://www.ip315.org
	Response from : Walt Long
	January 5, 2009 9:24 AM   Great article as usual Michael. We are a weak in our faith, by not standing up for Christ and letting other's know of our faith. We let other people do our work for us, but guess what that work will not be done by others. We are letting other people take God out of our lives period. We are letting the government take God out of our schools, courthouses, and the pledge to our country and the list goes on and on. We cannot and should not let others hijack the religion called Christianity. Christianity is not about how many churches you have or how many people attend your church and how much wealth you have as a result of it. Christianity is about a very simple basic purpose that is to have Christ in our lives and to build a relationship with him. If you build your relationship with him, Christ then becomes your best friend for this life and the afterlife. I do not know about you, but if a friend of mine is being harassed, spit on or even tried to ban him from his or her beliefs, I would and will do anything I can to protect and stand up for that friend. Why should Christ not have the same respect? It is time we stood up for Christ and our Heavenly Father and let others know they are knocking around a true and most trusted friends of our lives and that is Heavenly Father and his son our Savior and Lord Jesus the Christ. Thanks Michael as usual you get me fired up with your messages.
	Response from : ken brown
	January 6, 2009 10:31 AM   It is clearly becoming apparent that we a believers in Christ, that we msut leave the fence, cross the line in the dirt, and stand for what we believe. We must do so in love, but stand none the less.
	Response from : david bryant
	January 6, 2009 12:13 PM   Michael: Just a BIG thank you for all of your articles, but this one expecially really hit at the great burden on my heart as PROCLAIM HOPE! continues its work at foster a nationwide Christ-awakening movement. Have you read CHRISTLESS CHRISTIANITY by Michael Horton (just out)? Sobering. Also, this month's CT front cover and front cover story -- also the Galli editorial about where the emphasis of CT will be in 2009. Signs of hope, for sure! May 2009 be filled for you with the magnificent riches in Christ Jesus. DAVID http://www.proclaimhope.com
	Response from : andrea
	January 6, 2009 12:54 PM   Amen... I have to say because of how we as christians have not taken a stand or rights as believers have been slowly taken away. We must take a stand myself included. We are one nation under God and I will always believe that.

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The Domestication of Christianity The European Church: A Lesson in Misplaced Dependence The Face of Utilitarianism The Financial Crisis: Lessons on the virtue of thrift The High Cost of Immorality The Kingdom Comes Forcefully The Kingdom: Serving the World, Loving Others The Loss of Beauty The Moral Order: Four Options The Muslim Rebuttal and the Islamization of Knowledge The Myth of Overpopulation The Secret War Within the Church The Unrelenting Culture of Life They Love Jesus; They Don't Like the Church Thinking Small Can Change the World This Beautiful Mess To the Class of 2008 To the Class of 2009 Uncompromised Faith is Here! Utilitarianism goes Dutch What Are We To Do? What Ever Happened to Discipleship? What is Normal? What is the Missional Church? What Missional Looks Like What to do in the Face of Tyranny? Why Theology Matters Why You Must Vote! Willow Creek's Confession “If You Build It, They Will Come” Ecclesiology

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