Personalizing the Culture War
August 24, 2007
Justin has an interesting post on his blog citing a Jack Collins' quote from "Faith and Life" dealing with the culture war. I think this is an important topic today that calls for careful and sanctified reasoning. It is pointless to deny that there is a culture war taking place in America -- that is, there is a public struggle over worldview, morality, national identity, etc., in which a Christian-influenced worldview is battling with a pagan-influenced worldview. The stakes are high and many Christians will rightly find themselves motivated to get involved.
Where I think reflection is most needed is not regarding the fact of the culture war or the importance of this phenomenon, but rather with respect to the tactics and strategy employed by Christians in the culture war. Does our attitude towards the other side reflect a biblical view of sin and grace? Do our tactics reflect a biblical understanding of how unbelievers can be persuaded or even "defeated"? In short, do our weapons correspond to how the Bible would have us understand this struggle?
Where I think reflection is most needed is not regarding the fact of the culture war or the importance of this phenomenon, but rather with respect to the tactics and strategy employed by Christians in the culture war. Does our attitude towards the other side reflect a biblical view of sin and grace? Do our tactics reflect a biblical understanding of how unbelievers can be persuaded or even "defeated"? In short, do our weapons correspond to how the Bible would have us understand this struggle?
