A robust, red-blooded, widely held Christianity without Christendom is a self-contradiction. The right kind of Christianity inevitably produces Christendom.
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Andrew Sandlin: "A robust, red-blooded, widely held Christianity without Christendom is a self-contradiction. The right kind of Christianity inevitably produces Christendom."
Amen and Amen!
What was Christendom (Christians dominionizing society on behalf of their King) in early 1600 America has tragically devolved into mere four-walled, stain-glassed, pewtrifying Christianity.
The bulk of today's Christians are opposed to biblical dominion and are thus best depicted by Christ in Matthew 5:13 as salt that's lost its savor, good for nothing but to be trampled under the foot of man.
Part of the problem is found in that Christians have failed to distinguish between church and ecclesia:
"...When you hear the word “church,” what comes to mind? For most people, the word “church” means one of two things, depending upon the context:
1) A building they frequent once, twice, or three times a week in which to pray, sing praises, and listen to preaching.
2) The people who allegedly make up the church, aka the body of Christ, who frequent a building known as a church to do the things depicted in Option #1.
"What doesn’t come to mind is a community of believers in the fullest sense of the word—a biblical community established, not only on the Word of God, but also on the moral laws of God.14 When obedient to our ecclesia commission, these biblical communities will be established not on the Ten Commandments alone, but upon the Ten Commandments and their respective statutes explaining the Ten Commandments and their respective civil judgments enforcing the Ten Commandments and their statutes, adjudicated by biblically qualified men of God who are a continual blessing to the righteous and a perpetual terror to the wicked, per Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 4:5-8, Psalm 19:7-11, Romans 13:1-7,15 etc.
"There is not a living person today who hears the word “church” and thinks of what’s depicted in the paragraph above. And yet this description represents the true meaning of the Greek word ecclesia, which has been tragically translated 'church.'...."
For more, see "Ecclesia vs. Church: Why Understanding the Difference is Critical to Our Future" at Bible versus Constitution dot org. Go to our Online Books page and scroll down to title.
I figured out what's previously been confusing about responding to your articles - it's the "Leave a Response" about 3/4th of the way down the page. Today, I scrolled all the way to the bottom of the page and found the proper place to respond.
I'm sure others have also been likewise confused by this.
Andrew Sandlin: "A robust, red-blooded, widely held Christianity without Christendom is a self-contradiction. The right kind of Christianity inevitably produces Christendom."
Amen and Amen!
What was Christendom (Christians dominionizing society on behalf of their King) in early 1600 America has tragically devolved into mere four-walled, stain-glassed, pewtrifying Christianity.
The bulk of today's Christians are opposed to biblical dominion and are thus best depicted by Christ in Matthew 5:13 as salt that's lost its savor, good for nothing but to be trampled under the foot of man.
Part of the problem is found in that Christians have failed to distinguish between church and ecclesia:
"...When you hear the word “church,” what comes to mind? For most people, the word “church” means one of two things, depending upon the context:
1) A building they frequent once, twice, or three times a week in which to pray, sing praises, and listen to preaching.
2) The people who allegedly make up the church, aka the body of Christ, who frequent a building known as a church to do the things depicted in Option #1.
"What doesn’t come to mind is a community of believers in the fullest sense of the word—a biblical community established, not only on the Word of God, but also on the moral laws of God.14 When obedient to our ecclesia commission, these biblical communities will be established not on the Ten Commandments alone, but upon the Ten Commandments and their respective statutes explaining the Ten Commandments and their respective civil judgments enforcing the Ten Commandments and their statutes, adjudicated by biblically qualified men of God who are a continual blessing to the righteous and a perpetual terror to the wicked, per Exodus 18:21, Deuteronomy 4:5-8, Psalm 19:7-11, Romans 13:1-7,15 etc.
"There is not a living person today who hears the word “church” and thinks of what’s depicted in the paragraph above. And yet this description represents the true meaning of the Greek word ecclesia, which has been tragically translated 'church.'...."
For more, see "Ecclesia vs. Church: Why Understanding the Difference is Critical to Our Future" at Bible versus Constitution dot org. Go to our Online Books page and scroll down to title.