The emergent church is probably here to stay. We should be familiar enough with it to see if it departs from the fundamentals of the faith. A thought to ponder is this: If the culture changes, does the message have to change?
How far does the messenger go to adjust his delivery? Jesus said, “I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it” (Mt. 16:18).
Each local assembly must be evaluated against the Word. If a church rightly divides the Word and preaches truth while simply adjusting the “bells and whistles,” it is like the sustaining manna for the children of Israel. If, however, in the name of culture, it adopts humanistic elements and departs from the truth of the Word, then it will be like spoiled manna that reeks with a terrible stench.
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