I have seen a number of references lately describing our current era as "post-Christian." I have to admit that I find this label a bit troubling. Although most such references have been in academia, I have seen a few in popular culture as well.
I can live with the notion that a majority of our populace no longer embrace Christ as the Truth. Although this makes me uncomfortable--as a long-term rejection of Christ cannot lead to good consequences--it is not what I find to be troubling. After all, we can work towards altering the hearts and minds of the people.
The troubling aspect of this label is the mockery it gives with respect to the truth-value of Christianity. Implicit in this label is the idea that we have "evolved" in our thinking. That is, mankind has come to a point in our understanding where we have moved past the truth-claims of Christianity. We no longer need to live by the bonds and superstitions of Christianity. We, after all, are living in the post-Christian era, or so the argument goes.
He Who Is transcends all generations, as does His truths. To suggest that we have reached a point in our "understanding" where we no longer need the faith is what I find troubling. It is because of its basic assumptions that I refuse to adopt the label post-Christian as it applies to this era or any other.
Soli Deo Gloria
I can live with the notion that a majority of our populace no longer embrace Christ as the Truth. Although this makes me uncomfortable--as a long-term rejection of Christ cannot lead to good consequences--it is not what I find to be troubling. After all, we can work towards altering the hearts and minds of the people.
The troubling aspect of this label is the mockery it gives with respect to the truth-value of Christianity. Implicit in this label is the idea that we have "evolved" in our thinking. That is, mankind has come to a point in our understanding where we have moved past the truth-claims of Christianity. We no longer need to live by the bonds and superstitions of Christianity. We, after all, are living in the post-Christian era, or so the argument goes.
He Who Is transcends all generations, as does His truths. To suggest that we have reached a point in our "understanding" where we no longer need the faith is what I find troubling. It is because of its basic assumptions that I refuse to adopt the label post-Christian as it applies to this era or any other.
Soli Deo Gloria
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