Our readings in this series are from the book, Understanding the Times Here is a brief excerpt from page 35:
“The problem with sustaining meaningful relationships in an age that cuts itself off from God is that everyone is ‘looking out for number 1’ – to recall a widely-read Robert Ringer title from the ‘70s. In our secular and materialistic world, people are regarded as means to ends, objects to enjoy, use, and discard as we see fit, only there for what we can get from them.
“And while there are of course many exceptions to this truth – and these only because of the grace of God – the fleeting nature of happiness, contentment, and durability in relationships confirms Solomon’s warnings about the vanity of relationships in a world without God. We know that we need them, that we are made for relationships, but our experience of relationships in a secular world is all too often self-serving, predatory, hurtful, disappointing, and mean.
“People today are made for community, for relationships, and for love, but they struggle, and mostly fail, to realize the full potential of such relationships, because they lack the power of God to make them work.”
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