“I think that the church in America today is so obsessed with being practical, relevant, helpful, successful, and perhaps well-liked that it nearly mirrors the world itself. Aside from the packaging, there is nothing that cannot be found in most churches today that could not be satisfied by any number of secular programs and self-help groups.” ThinkingWorldWellsSelfHelpingTodayAmericaFoundChurchNumbersSuccessfulGroupsSelf HelpProgramMirrorsPracticalsSatisfiedObsessedHelpfulRelevantSecularAmerica TodayPackagingChurch Today Book:Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church Source: Christless Christianity: The Alternative Gospel of the American Church
“When salvation is viewed as man's program, it is left up to man as to whether he will let God do this or that, but when it is viewed as God's program, there is a confidence and a certainty that no one whom God regenerates will be a carnal Christian.” MenChristianLeftLetting GoProgramSalvationCertainty Book:Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel Source: Putting Amazing Back into Grace: Embracing the Heart of the Gospel
“Excellence is being thwarted not only by laziness but by reckless attachment to causes, programs, and - in some cases, leaders.” CausesLeaderCasesProgramExcellenceAttachmentLazinessReckless Author:Michael Horton
