Six years ago I wrote this post about what it likely would take for a Christian “revival” of the kind envisioned by some ministries. My take at that time is that it was extremely unlikely unless there was a dramatic increase in oppression by the state. I listed a few ways that I thought the state could move in a more totalitarian direction. Little did I expect anything as dramatic as the Covid-19 “crisis” to push us so rapidly in that direction. Of course, that post was not intended to be a prediction, merely an outline of possibilities.
For whatever it is worth, I still believe that conditions are not ripe for a revival of interest in biblical Christianity. The ease with which the state has manipulated the church into shutting down or reducing capacity suggests that revival, if even possible, is still a long ways off. Have a look at what I thought six years ago and, if interested, let me know if you think my instincts about “understanding the times” are useful.
About one month ago I presented this message in Wascana Fellowship, but did not have the time to post it (as with so many lately). I will try to post a few others from previous months as I have time and I find the notes.
A pastor I knew once referred to a particularly wise group of people mentioned in the Bible as an example for those of us who wish to reach the world with the good news about Jesus Christ. These were people who knew it was time for the entire nation of Israel to appoint David as their king in place of the line of King Saul. [2 Samuel 23-32]
These are the numbers of the men armed for battle who came to David at Hebron to turn Saul’s kingdom over to him, as the LORD had said:… men of Issachar, who understood the times and knew what…
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