Destructive Divisions in the Church, Part III

The second division that has caused great destruction is the divide between the sacred and the secular. Christians live are called to live in two separate worlds, but one of them is to be Heaven. But too many Christians commute between the private world of family and church where their faith is expressed freely and the public world of work and recreation where their faith expression is suppressed.

When asked, "What does it mean to be a Christian on your job?" most will respond with something like being honest, having a prayer meeting before work or a Bible study during lunch. While these are all good and should occur, we need to see that even our work places can be areas where our faith and truth prevail.

Remember Esther? "For such a time as this you have come into the Kingdom." It may be at that board meeting or office meeting that standing for the truth, or seeking to bring justice to a wronged person is exactly why God has you there.

When the public square is condoned off from our faith, our lives become fragmented and splintered.

Two statistics that just do not go together: they tell us more people are going to church but America is becoming more secular. If this is true, then the disconnect and the divide is alive and well.

The last word...tomorrow.