Today’s sermon recording is still work-in-progress. The following is a modified version of our sermon adapted from our tweets.
Sermon is starting. True & False series continued. We begin the sermon by looking into the idea of navigation, direction, and nature’s elements that affect the course.
The end point of navigation and the direction to the endpoint do not change, but the nature’s elements (windward and leeward drift) affect the course, causing it to be on/off the original course at times.
Consider: Canon is our creed & ruler. It does not change. The Bible is our direction. It does not change. As Christians, we strive for righteousness and obedience (or endpoint) while dealing with changing social contexts (like leeward drift), which often affect our pursuit of righteousness.
Someone asks: What other acts today, besides homosexuality, are deemed sinful & forbidden in Christianity?
Read Acts 14: 21-28, 15:1-32.
In these passages, it indicates the authority makes the decisions, and the decision making is inspired by the Holy Spirit.
The Q isn’t “How do we live with (being fine with) sin in this day & age?”
The Q is “How do we lead the sinful people back to righteousness and obedience?”
We can’t incorporate social context into our constant - Bible & Canon.
Who’s in this boat (Christianity), and how do we chart our course (towards righteousness and obedience)? Ephesians 4: 8-16.
Christ appointed apostles, pastors & teachers so we don’t need to bear the burden of interpreting the Bible. That is also the role of elder in our church. Trust in their leading, & focus on your pursuit of righteousness.
Lastly, contextualization is never an excuse for rebellion.
Ask the Lord, in that social context, “How do you continue on with the journey of righteousness?”
That is the end of our sermon today. Blessings on your week.