Comments on: Christian [kris-chuhn] (n) – a hypocritical, judgmental, old-fashioned homophobe http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2008/03/04/christian-kris-chuhn-n-a-hypocritical-judgmental-old-fashioned-homophobe/ Thoughts on faith and culture from the community of NewLife Christian Fellowship, Glastonbury, CT Tue, 07 Feb 2012 03:05:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Christopher Dart http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2008/03/04/christian-kris-chuhn-n-a-hypocritical-judgmental-old-fashioned-homophobe/comment-page-1/#comment-5887 Christopher Dart Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:59:11 +0000 http://www.newlife-glastonbury.org/blog/2008/03/04/christian-kris-chuhn-n-a-hypocritical-judgmental-old-fashioned-homophobe/#comment-5887 To the question, "Is the Church relevant in today's society?" The answer, in almost all cases is a resounding, no. Most certainly, however, the church should be most relevant. In the weeks following 9-11, was a tremendous surge of "Christian" activities. Amid all the religiousness were no answers found. Now Church attendance is at an all time low. Many committed Christians won't even go. I still struggle to go. A few years ago, a group of pollsters took to the streets asking, "What would make church more enjoyable to you? or "What would get you to go to church?" Answers ranged from changing the traditional appearance to removing the altar, choir, the use of contemporary music. Most of all, offensive preaching must be removed. The cross, the blood and accountability to God for sin was found to be offensive. Most offensive, however, is the consequences of eternity in hell for rejecting Jesus Christ. I believe if we tailor the Gospel to fit the emerging community today, we grieve the Holy Ghost and merely operate an organization with no power in the heavenlies. The contemporary music is vague and can be used by any cult without offense. Notice the lack of exuberance among the worshippers when performing contemporary apostate music. Notice how the people wake up with the old hymns. Can't we make new music with uncompromised truth as the old hymns? All of the Bible is true and all of the Bible is to be preached. Another thing overlooked by almost all people in leadership is consecration to Christ and diligent, non compromised, undistracted, secret prayer. The Lord told Moses, "Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually (Lv. 24.2)." Oil is representative of the Holy Spirit. Everyone is to bring oil to the service. The only way to obtain this is through consecration to Christ and seeking His face daily in prayer. Those who don't come with oil are only taking oil out of the lamp. The result is, the lamp goes out. We have a picture of that in the New Testament. "Repent or I will come unto thee quickly and remove the lampstand from his place." So if you take prayer and the presence of the Holy Ghost lightly, the Lord, Himself will make sure your church has no life in it at all! I believe that means not compromising our time with Him. We all know He calls us to daily, secret time with Him; not to be shared with any other activity. As our Lord said to Moses, "I want you, Moses, to come up to the top of the mountain and be near." I've been stating the importance of seeking the face of God for some years now. I'm writing to tell you that God has set me as a watchman (the least of all military jobs). He has put me before you to sound the alarm. That is to seek his face. The reason the Church is something the populace can't believe but finds irrelevant is because the Holy Ghost is absent. The Holy Ghost has, for 2000 years, drawn men to the cross. How are men different today that His message and work must be any different? There is no difference. Men have always been sinners needing to be saved by grace. Let's get back to being the temple of the Holy Ghost, ourselves, and we will see revival. Our lives will be the Gospel. To the question, “Is the Church relevant in today’s society?” The answer, in almost all cases is a resounding, no. Most certainly, however, the church should be most relevant. In the weeks following 9-11, was a tremendous surge of “Christian” activities. Amid all the religiousness were no answers found. Now Church attendance is at an all time low. Many committed Christians won’t even go. I still struggle to go.

A few years ago, a group of pollsters took to the streets asking, “What would make church more enjoyable to you? or “What would get you to go to church?” Answers ranged from changing the traditional appearance to removing the altar, choir, the use of contemporary music. Most of all, offensive preaching must be removed. The cross, the blood and accountability to God for sin was found to be offensive. Most offensive, however, is the consequences of eternity in hell for rejecting Jesus Christ.

I believe if we tailor the Gospel to fit the emerging community today, we grieve the Holy Ghost and merely operate an organization with no power in the heavenlies. The contemporary music is vague and can be used by any cult without offense. Notice the lack of exuberance among the worshippers when performing contemporary apostate music. Notice how the people wake up with the old hymns. Can’t we make new music with uncompromised truth as the old hymns? All of the Bible is true and all of the Bible is to be preached.

Another thing overlooked by almost all people in leadership is consecration to Christ and diligent, non compromised, undistracted, secret prayer. The Lord told Moses, “Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually (Lv. 24.2).”

Oil is representative of the Holy Spirit. Everyone is to bring oil to the service. The only way to obtain this is through consecration to Christ and seeking His face daily in prayer. Those who don’t come with oil are only taking oil out of the lamp. The result is, the lamp goes out. We have a picture of that in the New Testament. “Repent or I will come unto thee quickly and remove the lampstand from his place.” So if you take prayer and the presence of the Holy Ghost lightly, the Lord, Himself will make sure your church has no life in it at all!

I believe that means not compromising our time with Him. We all know He calls us to daily, secret time with Him; not to be shared with any other activity. As our Lord said to Moses, “I want you, Moses, to come up to the top of the mountain and be near.”

I’ve been stating the importance of seeking the face of God for some years now. I’m writing to tell you that God has set me as a watchman (the least of all military jobs). He has put me before you to sound the alarm. That is to seek his face.

The reason the Church is something the populace can’t believe but finds irrelevant is because the Holy Ghost is absent. The Holy Ghost has, for 2000 years, drawn men to the cross. How are men different today that His message and work must be any different? There is no difference. Men have always been sinners needing to be saved by grace.

Let’s get back to being the temple of the Holy Ghost, ourselves, and we will see revival. Our lives will be the Gospel.

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