Comments on: What Evangelists Need to Learn From the Kitchen http://biblicallandmarks.com/wp/archives/164#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed Exploring the boundary marks of Biblical Theology and Worldview Sun, 20 Jun 2010 15:47:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Rethinkr http://biblicallandmarks.com/wp/archives/164/comment-page-1#comment-2 Rethinkr Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:18:43 +0000 http://biblicallandmarks.com/wp/?p=164#comment-2 Despite majestic preaching, pulpit-thumping and even nagging God’s people to “love Jesus more” and witness to all and sundry, there is almost no meaningful reference to or practical application of covenant in the everyday life of believers. The problem with grace alone, faith alone, and the Bible alone is that without understanding of the structure and force of covenant, there is no power. The Faith is reduced to a personal relationship between God and each believer, who interprets that relationship more or less as s/he pleases. As Ray Sutton wrote over 20 years ago (That You May Prosper Institute for Christian Economics 1987), there is a very practical everyday application of the covenant, which Christians need to learn about and live out at work, play, etc. It applies to every aspect of life, from church and family, to government, work, arts, education, media, law (perhaps especially law), sport, recreation and so on. Christians need to more fully integrate their worldview, behavior and relationships around the covenant structure set out in scripture, living out the implications in whatever field they operate. And they need to bring covenant lawsuits against the ungodly wherever appropriate (and as mentioned in your post, that is almost everywhere we look today, from the G20 summit, to immoral corporate behavior to neighborhood crime and respectable churchianity). Despite majestic preaching, pulpit-thumping and even nagging God’s people to “love Jesus more” and witness to all and sundry, there is almost no meaningful reference to or practical application of covenant in the everyday life of believers.

The problem with grace alone, faith alone, and the Bible alone is that without understanding of the structure and force of covenant, there is no power. The Faith is reduced to a personal relationship between God and each believer, who interprets that relationship more or less as s/he pleases.

As Ray Sutton wrote over 20 years ago (That You May Prosper Institute for Christian Economics 1987), there is a very practical everyday application of the covenant, which Christians need to learn about and live out at work, play, etc. It applies to every aspect of life, from church and family, to government, work, arts, education, media, law (perhaps especially law), sport, recreation and so on.

Christians need to more fully integrate their worldview, behavior and relationships around the covenant structure set out in scripture, living out the implications in whatever field they operate. And they need to bring covenant lawsuits against the ungodly wherever appropriate (and as mentioned in your post, that is almost everywhere we look today, from the G20 summit, to immoral corporate behavior to neighborhood crime and respectable churchianity).

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