Francis A. Schaeffer -- Two Contents; Two Realities
Francis Schaeffer pulls the cover away from the prosperity message that has been perverted...it's middle class values made absolute!
Thursday, March 5, 2009
Is Christianity Just for the middle class?
...Bible-believing Christians who stand against the liberal theologian when he would say there are no absolutes in the Bible can make the opposite mistake by adding other elements as though they were equally absolute. in other words, the absolutes of the Word of God can be destroyed in both directions. That is, the liberal theologian can say, "After all, there is no such thing as an absolute, and specifically the Bible does not give absolutes," or the evangelical can reach over into the middle-class standards and say, "These [middle-class] standards are equal to the absolutes of the Word of God."
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Is it the middle class values that stand for prosperity?
I think Schaeffer is arguing that! When some people talk about "prospering" they are talking about Christians universally living at least at the level of a Middle class American family!
This message eliminates the need to truly trust God. We claim it, recite the Jabez prayer, and the gates of heaven are supposed to open. It's supposed to be automatic. If it doesn't happen, God has failed us.
But of course, He hasn't failed us. True trust is understanding that God is still God in the storm. He has promised to be with us to the end. For some, He calms the storm. For others, He calms them instead. And whether through the quiet whisper of the morning, or in the midst of the midnight storm, He is just as strong and in control.
That is true prosperity. Understanding that no matter our class, our possessions, our past or our potential, God can be just as real to all.
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