The Fairborn Paper

I have been hearing for some time now about how Christians should have relevance in their message and lifestyle for today’s world.  It seems all the preachers have taken the same look of jeans and a button down shirt, there is no more pulpits everyone is teaching from a table!   

I have grown tired of the ‘tricks’ & ‘promotions’ to get someone to see the necessity of receiving the Lord as Savior.  The word relevant or relevance is an adjective or a word of description meaning to have a bearing on or connection with the matter at hand.  

We need to realize that we are not a social service organization!  We are THE social service organism!  We are the body of Christ and 2 Corinthians 5:20 reminds us that we are here for a purpose!...“Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech [you] by us: we pray [you] in Christ’s stead, be ye reconciled to God.”

The message and lifestyle of Salvation was, is, and will continue to be relevant!  “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ; for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”  Romans 1:16

We have been given the ministry of reconciliation!  Our purpose is to LIVE and speak the gospel of Christ, proclaiming His Lordship in the entire world!

Maybe I’m just old fashioned or just plain old but I still believe that He is able to powerfully show Himself in all of His relevance!  Relevant?  How much more relevant can we be preaching the good news of the gospel and being saved from a devils hell?!