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Intro
Text - Philippians 1.9
Background
The
Key Points
Christ’s design for His Church - countercultural
The Church in the last days - following the popular culture
The problem of the church in the last days - lack of discernment
Benefits in discernment
Christ wanted His church to be countercultural
What is counterculture
a culture with values and practices that run counter or opposite to those of established society (MW dict)
culture may be -
religious - practices established through tradition
moral -
habits and manners -
trends -
to be countercultural means you are opposing or resisting to follow the popular culture
Jesus was counterculture
He did not follow the religious norms created by the Pharisees, Saduccees, etc.
He healed during Sabbath
He made friends with the “sinners”
He touched the sick and diseased
He ate without washing hands
Jesus made a distinction between the commandments of God and the commandments of men
The church was supposed to live and exist opposite the way of the world.
in beliefs
in practices
in worships
in social interaction
The Sermon on the Mount was intended to teach the disciples how to live opposite this world
by seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness - more than earthly needs
by practicing the commandments of God from the heart
by calling his disciples to exceed the righteousness of the Pharisees
by calling His disciples to “perfection”
by praying for the rule of the kingdom of God on earth
He taught His disciples to not follow their leaders
The early church was called to refuse to follow the world
The church that we see in history is far from being countercultural
Israel was warned not to learn the way of the Gentiles
The way of the Gentiles are not confined to idolatry
The church in the last days has become victim to popular culture
celebrating the same traditions as the world
practicing the ways of the gentiles
following popular trends
The problem of the church in the last days is lack of discernment
What is discernment
The sound judgment which makes possible the distinguishing of good from evil, and the recognition of God’s right ways for his people.
It is necessary for the understanding of spiritual realities and, on a practical level, for right government and the avoidance of life’s pitfalls.
to discern - is to make a distinction between things like right and wrong, good and evil, holy and unholy, etc.
The Laodicean Church cannot recognize her spiritual condition
When the church fails to recognize her own spiritual condition, she is most likely unable to discern the things around her
When a church cannot the discern the spirit of the world, she is most like unable to discern the deep things of God
A Church without discernment ceases to become a countercultural church - she becomes a church of the world
She is shaped by the way of the world
She follows the way of the world
She patterns her enjoyment from the enjoyment of the world
Examples
RCC - she adopted the practices of pagan Rome
Liberal Christians - they adopted the thinking of modern science
evangelical churches - they incorporated the ways of modern arts to attract more people
message churches - they embraced doctrines that arew no longer biblical
How can the Church grow in discernment
Our minds must be transformed and renewed - by the word of God
We must exercise our sense in discerning
ask questions
research before we adopt
filter with the word of God
pray before deciding
Conclusion
the benefits of discernment
you will learn to judge which things are excvellent
you will be sincere and without offense
you will be filled with the fruits of righteousness
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