When Do We Learn To Live Spiritually? with David Kenebrew, Th.D.
2022 May 22nd Streaming
My intent this week was to discuss “Who is the Bride of Christ?” But that message will come at another time appointed by the Father. Instead, I will look at a subject I was moved by from an email I received this from our dear brother Mark Hopf in Australia. This one of the things brother Mark said.
“I have one question. Let’s say a request. The next time any of the body of ours, has a message on how do we live in this world we don’t belong to! Then let me know, because I will be there in full anticipation.”
I was moved by his words “how do we live in this world…”. You see years ago when I was in Bible College, I read a book by Francis Schaeffer called “How Should We Then Live?” At the time I was in the USAF and lived in Minot N.D. One of our professors found out that Dr. Schaeffer was having a lecture in next door Minnesota. So, they rented a bus and we went to his lecture. I got to meet Dr. Schaeffer and his wife Edith. Who signed the book I brought there? There were many things I read in the book at that time but didn’t connect with. As I was moved by brother Mark’s email, I pulled out the book (couldn’t find mine so I had to buy another one) and started reading it again. The things he said in the book about the church and its future decline was very eye opening with that is happening in the church today. It is simply incredible. The book was published in 1976. I don’t think he was writing prophetically, but he was writing concerning from the history and decline in western thought and culture. He wrote on the church and religion moving away from what he called “Biblical Christianity”. As we survey the landscape of what many call Christianity and the Church today this dear brother saw the train coming to the station forty+ years ago. His thesis seems to set before the church the idea that if we continue with its current way of thinking and living, we will lose our identity, form and freedom. I would have to say when this was written the church and politics had just started dating. They seem to prophetically be headed toward a marriage of convenience. Our brother was saying, if we know what’s happen in the past “How Should We Then Live” to prevent this from happening. Let’s talk about it…