Worldly Christianity?
When We Substitute Philosophy for Doctrine... The last few weeks in Missouri have not been without internet controversy for the religious community. On February 21, the preacher at First General Baptist Church in Malden, MO gave a sermon that landed him in the national news (and not in a good way). It seemed as though my Facebook feed was full of comments from religious and non-religious friends alike about the horribly carnal perspectives of the message. Among the valid claims against the sermon were these: It reduces the value of women in marriage to mere physical attraction. It implied that if a man commits adultery, it is at least partly the wife’s fault for not trying hard enough to be attractive. It claimed that man has an excuse to commit adultery (at least with his eyes) because we are “visually driven” and “God made us this way.” Points in the sermon included “Weight Control”, “Make Up” and “Flattering Clothing” The sermon included multiple jabs at women who did not...