Dear Crosswalkers,
This Sunday we will begin a mini-series from Matthew's gospel called "The Real Reason for the Christmas Season." We will feature Christmas songs and a very straightforwardmessage about what Christmas is really all about. It's called, "Why God invented Christmas," and if you have some friends or family members who need to hear the gospel, this would be a great Sunday to invite them to join you in worship!
Recently I read a blog by James Emery White. He was issuing a warning to beware of the deceptive message that in encoded in American Culture. This deceptive message stems from the 10 big lies our culture insidiously wants us to believe. Obviously there are more than ten, but here is his list:
1. It doesn’t matter what you believe as long as you are sincere, since all religions are basically the same.
2. Christians are anti-science/anti-intellectual, and anyone who is a Christian must have checked their brains at the door.
3. Marriage and family are purely social constructs and are therefore fluid and malleable by the current society.
4. Personal significance and importance lies in gaining fame and wealth.
5. There are no absolute, transcendent truths in the moral or spiritual realm. All such truth is relative.
6. Sex is physical, not spiritual. Do with it as you will.
7. Science is the ultimate arbiter of truth and determinant for both fact and meaning.
8. The separation of church and state necessarily means the separation of religion and the public square.
9. Churches are man-made organizations that you can take or leave, inherently corrupt and compromising of true spirituality.
10. The Jesus of the New Testament is a fabrication and not historically accurate. It should not be believed.
Perhaps you can think of some others. If so, why not email me and I'll add it to the lists for on-going study for the future. It is crucial that we stand for God's truth in a society that is becoming more and more hostile to it. What is remarkable is how the Christmas story in some way refutes most of these lies! Come this Sunday as we look at the truth of Christmas from a different perspective!
See you Sunday!
Love in Jesus,
Pastor John
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