Attitudes

This week I would like to share with you part of an article from the most recent Gospel Advocate.  In his article “Contrasting Mindsets” Phil Sanders notes several differences between the postmodern worldview and the Christian worldview in the area of religion. Postmodernist reject the Christian claim that Jesus is the only Lord and Savior.  They also refuse to hold the Bible as the only authoritative religious book.  The true Christian, by contrast, “seeks to please God” and expresses this in his devotion to God’s will as given to us in His Word. Brother Sanders provides valuable insight into the two mindsets saying:

• The postmodernist says, “I’m looking for a truth that works for me.”  But the Christian says, “I’m looking for the truth that sets me free, found in the words of Jesus” (John 8:31-32).
• The postmodernist says, “I can only try to see life from my own perspective; reality is too complex to understand it all.”  But the Christian says, “I can read the Scriptures and understand God’s will for my life” (2 Tim. 3:16-17; Ephesians 3:1-5).
• The postmodernist says, “I’m interested in the values of my group and my community.”  But the Christian says, “I’m interested in the morals and teachings of Jesus that will bless me and will be the standard by which I am judged” (Matt. 7:24-27; John 12:48).

I encourage all of us to make it a habit to routinely examine our own attitude about such things and make sure we are properly aligned with what God has revealed to us through His Son and His Word. It is much easier to correct the course at the first sign of going astray than after we have changed our bearing completely.

With love,

Thomas Sneed