I can identify with Lot in that my spirit is tormented as I live in this increasingly toxic culture. On the one hand I want to run away and hide and the next minute I want to scream at someone. I have learned that the culture is clearly not our friend as Christians but it is not our enemy either. Ed Stetzer is spot on again:
“As followers of Christ, we won’t always fit into the world in which we live. In fact, we’ll often find ourselves going against the flow of popular culture in certain areas of life. It’s necessary for us to have a solid biblical foundation to stand on in the midst of a rapidly shifting cultural landscape.
We need to know how the eternal Word of God shapes our understanding of current issues and how we can share the gospel compassionately and courageously with the people around us.
Here are four possible responses to cultural change.”
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