Sunday, March 11, 2012

Saved for what?

Several years ago, I remember sitting around with a group of socially minded Christians, thinking about how we could change the world, when one person asked if personal salvation the point of the Gospel. There was an awkward pause as we all looked at each other. Finally someone broke the silence. No?

With a collective sigh of relief we all voices our frustrations with the gospel as it is preached in American Evangelical churches. A gospel that is laser focused on a personal salvation. A gospel that answers the question "What can God do for me?" Not that this isn't an important question. It speak to our very human condition, our brokenness and need for a savior.

But, the focus on personal salvation prevalent in evangelicalism comes at a cost. It puts blinders on us and makes us unable to see the larger picture of what God is doing throughout history and how we can play a part in it. We are saved by God, saved to play a part in his plan for the redemption of the whole world not just ourselves.

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