Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Repentance and Restoration to the Means of Grace!

I feel and believe that the modern evangelical movement is moving further away from believing that God can strengthen and edify us as His people by created means (Sacraments). "Despite its internal differences, the modern evangelical movement is united in its quest for a higher and purer direct experience of the Christ of faith. It is not, however engaged in a more profound search for a more biblical understanding of God's communion with His people through the signs and seals of the covenant." -R. Scott Clark
Clark goes on further to say we are denying ourselves of Christ's benefits. "American evangelicalism is a pietist, experiential religion that is too busy with cell-groups meeting to be troubled with the Lord's Supper at the same time, we have functionally excommunicated ourselves and, to borrow Calvin's language, robbed ourselves of Christ's benefits." So if the Protestant Evangelical religion is going to get back on track there will have to be repentance for our unbelief that God can use created means for strengthen or edifying us as His people.
http://www.the-highway.com/supper_clark.html

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