It is true that the church has changed throughout the decades. However, in today’s postmodern culture, the church has appeared to make drastic changes to its congregation, ministry, and services. While change is not necessarily bad, it is what the motive is behind changing, and if it is biblical truth. Many churches have provoked change without realizing what the bible says about the nature of its truth. The Holy Spirit is what should lead the church according to the Word of God. The responsibility is not the congregation’s or the pastor’s to adapt the culture of the church to appeal to the culture of society. Change is good when it is benefitting the people of God while also aligning with the absolute truth of the Bible. Without realizing
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Other churches are more extreme and by accepting homosexuality and standing pro-choice, they feel they are reaching a group of people who would not be open to Christianity. They play songs with “feel good” lyrics because it encourages the congregation and keeps them entertained. They accept the idea of aborting babies and supporting homosexual marriage because they want all to be welcomed into the body of Christ. In today’s culture, truth has become relative; there is no more absolute. People have been corrupted by relative truth and cannot recognize what is absolute and what is not. Sadly, this problem has entered, not all, but some Christian churches. When the people of God begin to accept the relative truth, the entire body of Christ is effected. While the method of welcoming all is supported by love, many Christian churches today have become accepting to sins that the Bible has clearly recognized as wrong. The Presbyterian USA, the United Church of Christ, and the Episcopal Church are a few churches that have become open to the idea of same-sex marriage and abortion. These churches have taken the concept of “love” too far. Christians are called to love others who live an unbiblical lifestyle, but not condone and accept the sin being committed. The Bible gives a reference to the consequences to those who approve of blatant sin. Romans 1:32, “Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them” (English Standard Version, Romans
Other churches are more extreme and by accepting homosexuality and standing pro-choice, they feel they are reaching a group of people who would not be open to Christianity. They play songs with “feel good” lyrics because it encourages the congregation and keeps them entertained. They accept the idea of aborting babies and supporting homosexual marriage because they want all to be welcomed into the body of Christ. In today’s culture, truth has become relative; there is no more absolute. People have been corrupted by relative truth and cannot recognize what is absolute and what is not. Sadly, this problem has entered, not all, but some Christian churches. When the people of God begin to accept the relative truth, the entire body of Christ is effected. While the method of welcoming all is supported by love, many Christian churches today have become accepting to sins that the Bible has clearly recognized as wrong. The Presbyterian USA, the United Church of Christ, and the Episcopal Church are a few churches that have become open to the idea of same-sex marriage and abortion. These churches have taken the concept of “love” too far. Christians are called to love others who live an unbiblical lifestyle, but not condone and accept the sin being committed. The Bible gives a reference to the consequences to those who approve of blatant sin. Romans 1:32, “Though they know God’s righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them” (English Standard Version, Romans