Thus says the Lord: "Stand by the roads, and look, and ask for the ancient paths, where the good way is; and walk in it, and find rest for your souls.
But they said, 'We will not walk in it.'" --Jeremiah 6:16

 

12 November, 2005   comments: (0) Sound Doctrine   God is The Seeker, So Let's Be Sensitive To Him Although we want to remove false barriers to worship, there are problems with the "seeker-sensitive" approach. Most importantly, its main premise flies in the face of the Bible's teaching. Romans 3:11 says, "No one seeks for God." People may be seeking the benefits of a relationship with God - peace, harmony, joy, and freedom from fear - but they are not seeking God himself. Yet God really is what they need, and they will never possess God's blessings without a saving relationship with him. The main problem with "seeker-friendly" worship, therefore, is that however popular it may be - it often involves a disastrously effective marriage: people come to church not looking for God, and when they arrive God is not there to be found. If people really are not seeking after God, then what hope is there that people will be saved? The answer is that while sinners do not seek God, God is seeking sinners. Jesus explained, "The Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost" (Lk. 19:10). Jesus is still in the world today seeking sinners, through the powerful working of his Holy Spirit. Moreover, God the Father is seeking. Jesus said, "The Father is seeking people to worship him" (Jn. 4:23). This is why there is a great hope for people today, and why the church must not abandon biblical ministry and worship for their secular replacements. God is seeking worshipers through Jesus Christ. God is drawing people and, in consequence, those people are looking for God when they come to church. Therefore, our goal is not to present an appealing worldliness, but to present God in his saving glory, so that those whom God is seeking will find him in his church. The above was duplicated with permission from the Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals "Reformation 21" blog. Posted by: Jim B.   Link: http://www.oldtruth.com/blog.cfm/id.2.pid.82   Be the first to post a comment about this article        Home  |   About  |  Videos   |  Calvinism