Martyn Lloyd-Jones says

"The glory of the gospel is that when the Church is absolutely different from the world, she invariably attracts it. It is then that the world is made to listen to her message, though it may hate it at first. That is how revival comes. That must also be true of us as individuals. It should not be our ambition to be as much like everybody else as we can, though we happen to be Christian, but rather to be as different from everybody who is not a Christian as we can possibly be. Our ambition should be to be like Christ, the more like Him the better, and the more like Him we become, the more we shall be unlike everybody who is not a Christian"

Comments

[Wanda]

Well, I love this. And it is right on target for today. The church is seeking to look like the world to attract follwers. Why should they come, if we look just like the status quo, why would our offering make a difference to their already upside down, needful world? Thought provoking my friend.
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[matt]

Indeed! Sometimes I think we strive to be more relevant than transformational... I know that's a struggle daily with me. It's immensely easier to be relevant than holy.

Thanks for stopping by Wanda!