Showing posts with label Worldiness. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Worldiness. Show all posts

Thursday, June 30, 2011

The Rich, Young Ruler And The Rest Of Us

"There are good people who. . . cannot believe [the rich, young ruler] would have been better off without his wealth. The multitude of those who thus read the tale are of the same mind as the youth himself—in his worst moment, as he turned and went—with one vast difference: they are not sorrowful."
- George MacDonald

Source: MacDonald, George. Knowing the Hearth of God. Compiled by Michael R. Phillips. Bethany House Publishers, 1990: p. 202.

Monday, October 4, 2010

Musings on Atheism

"My conclusion is that, contrary to popular belief, atheism is not primarily an intellectual revolt; it is a moral revolt. Atheists don't find God invisible so much as objectionable. They aren't adjusting their desires to the truth, but rather the truth to fit their desires."
- Dinesh D'Souza

Source: D'Souza, Dinesh. What's So Great About Christianity. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2008. p. 276. Print.

Monday, September 27, 2010

The Secular Sacrament of Sex

"The orgasm has become today's secular sacrament."
- Dinesh D'Souza

Source: D'Souza, Dinesh. What's So Great About Christianity. Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 2008. p. 274. Print.

Thursday, August 26, 2010

A Test for Worldliness

"Imagine I take a blind test in which my task is to identify the genuine follower of Jesus Christ. My choices are an unregenerate individual and you. I'm given two reports detailing conversations, Internet activity, manner of dress, iPod playlists, television habits, hobbies, leisure time, financial transactions, thoughts, passions, and dreams. The question is: Would I be able to tell you apart? Would I discern a difference between you and your unconverted neighbor, coworker, classmate, or friend? Have the lines between Christian and worldly conduct in your life become so indistinguishable that there really is no difference at all?"
- C.J. Mahaney

Source: Mahaney, C.J., ed. "Is This Verse in Your Bible?" Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. Print. 24.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Persecution and Prosperity

"Have you ever thought of prosperity as a test? Randy Alcorn once heard of a leader of the persecuted church in Romania say, 'In my experience, 95 percent of the believers who face the test of persecution pass it, while 95 percent who face the test of prosperity fail it.' Wow! That's a staggering statement. And I know one man who would agree."
- Dave Harvey

Source: Harvey, Dave. "God, My Heart, and Stuff." Worldliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. Ed. C.J. Mahaney. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. Print. 103

Thursday, June 10, 2010

Seduced, Not Persecuted

"Today, the greatest challenge facing American evangelicals is not persecution from the world, but seduction by the world."
- C.J. Mahaney

Source: Mahaney, C.J. Wordliness: Resisting the Seduction of a Fallen World. Ed. C.J. Mahaney. Wheaton: Crossway Books, 2008. Print. 22.