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Shepherding requires all the counsel of God.

The Work of Shepherds (6)

“But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.” Acts 1.8

Christianity and Liberalism
J. Gresham Machen (1881-1937)
“When a man takes his seat upon the witness stand, it makes little difference what the cut of his coat is, or whether his sentences are nicely turned. The important thing is that he tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. If we are to be truly Christians, then, it does make a vast difference what our teachings are, and it is by no means aside from the point to set for the teachings of Christianity in contrast with the teaching of the chief modern rival of Christianity.”

Today some church leaders want to present Christianity in the garb of Christianity’s chief modern rival, either in its rationalist or postmodernist expression. We embrace the trappings and tools of our secular age – management, marketing, pop culture, psychology, sociology, and so forth – and practice the life of sheep in the garments of wolves. But this is merely to confirm a preference for the spirit of the age over and against the timeless Gospel of the Kingdom and the Spirit and Word which alone bring life (Jn. 6.63). We must bear witness to the truth against the spirit of the age, and call the world to repentance from sin and folly to renewal in Jesus Christ. The truth is sufficient to equip us for every good work, but if we choose to do our work with the tools of our secular age, we should not be surprised when our churches prove ineffectual in turning our world rightside-up for Jesus.

Like the sons of Issachar, shepherds need to understand the times, so that they will know how to equip and lead their churches for the progress of the Kingdom (1 Chron. 12.32). How do you equip yourself to discern and respond to the spirit of the age?

Introduction to Spiritual Theology

Whatever we’re trying to build in the Name of the Lord – our souls, congregations, or movements – if we do not follow the Kingdom agenda of our Lord, we will not realize the promises He holds out to us. How does the Gospel of the Kingdom affect an individual believer, a local church, and the culture and times in which that congregation exists? We address this question in our course, Introduction to Spiritual Theology. It’s free and online, and you can study at your own pace. To learn more or to register, click here.

The Fellowship of Ailbe is supported through the generous and faithful gifts of those who benefit from and believe in our work. Does the Lord want to use you in this way? Please look to Him in prayer over this question. You can contribute to The Fellowship of Ailbe by using the Contribute button at our website, or by sending your gift to The Fellowship of Ailbe, 19 Tyler Drive, Essex Junction, VT 05452. Thank you.

Except as indicated, Scripture taken from the New King James Version. © Copyright 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.All quotations from J. Gresham Machen,
Christianity and Liberalism(Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans, 1923, 1974).

T.M. Moore

T. M. Moore is principal of The Fellowship of Ailbe, a spiritual fellowship in the Celtic Christian tradition. He and his wife, Susie, make their home in the Champlain Valley of Vermont.
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