Description
One of the most neglected and difficult areas of the Christian life is that of the relationship of the disciple of Christ to the contemporary world. What did Jesus mean when He prayed that His followers should be kept from the evil of the world? What does the New Testament refer to when it warns Christians against loving the world?
How can modern Christians maintain a vital contact with contemporary society so as best to win men and women as disciples of the Lord without becoming sinfully entangled in worldliness themselves? Do Christians and non-Christians differ essentially as to speech, attire, recreational activities, organizational affiliations, attitudes toward wealth and possessions, conceptions of citizenship, and the like, or is the Christian free to order his earthly live much the same as the non-Christian?
It is the thesis of this book that being a child of God calls for a radical discipleship in life, that the Christian must make a total break with the sub-Christian standards and practices of contemporary society, and yet that he must enter vitally into the life of his community as an ambassador for Christ with His gospel.
The view of the Christian life here delineated resembles closely that of the early Christians of the first century. The author consciously seeks to apply New Testament Christianity to life in the twentieth century.
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