church and society

 

 

 

PTSCAS COLLEGE AND ADVANCE STUDIES

Carlos Trinidad Ave, Salitran IV, Dasmarinas City.4114, Cavite, Philippines.

 

Church and Society.

Reflection

Paul Kevin B. Cezar

A.B Theology.

 

The church and Society have three parts according to D, H.Hart in Christian society as follows. First is cultural, second is political and the third is economic.

These three are really very important in the society interacting with it in a country or town if developed and recognize what its culture is. Especially in the Philippines, there are many cultures, rich economies and political differences.

The question is how especially in our country how does society value churches?

Christians should have a deep appreciation of the church as well as how they value society. Which should be central in a Christian's life? The society or the church?

By the 1940s there were already various debates working with fellow Christian scholars.to restore Christian civilization to America. There are those who argue that the church should reach out and some things of cultural doctrine using. For me it is possible to reach the people of Evangelization to talk when the time comes when they face God they have nothing to justify. In the society of the Philippines the country has many different religions and from a child heard the word of God .one thing people must do is live the words of God. Because economic oppression is the lack of fear of God the leaders. if the leaders of our society already have the fear of God especially the development of our country. The purpose of the church is for many people to know Christ and to lead people into sin. As the reformed tradition seeks to lead or change the culture and society and establish the kingdom of God. Like Machen there is a high view of the minister. Should be to the leaders of politicians and even to the leaders of the church. That they serve not for money but for the glory of Christ. In our time there is still no stopping the debate about doctrine, it is sad to think that there are leaders who teach society that there is no hell  and everyone is safe. This is something that will harm society when this is the teaching of the church.

It is mentioned here in the book of reformed tradition and transformation of culture that liberalisms have left the custom of recognizing God and the Bible and sin which does not mean that they are bad people. For me it is if there are people who do not believe in God is due to lack of faith in the word of God and some of them have been blinded by the knowledge of the world. They are also like us who still need God's grace. Relationship between church and culture. In 1942 there was a disagreement between the OPC and NAE that modernism was accepted by other Christians and liberalism was embraced by another group. But many embraced Presbyteriasm and Calvinism. But what is seen here is a discipline for cultural change. hart is thinking of ways to fix everything for the better .so hart told Machen he made a correction for the popularity of the culture.to achieve that is politics. The responsibility of the church in our time. According to machen that the battle is not in the flesh but in the spiritual battle.be responsible at all times especially we Christians in our time today. One thing is that Machen said that human life is not in the length of history. But how man is justified from sin. God is alive because the God who speaks is Life. The family, school and college and teaching play a really big role. So a Christian should have a wide appreciation for education not to be proud but to teach others the importance of education. to Christian children that if they have the ability to go to Christian schools, they should strive to graduate there. Because of that school, they will grow even more in appreciation for the church.

By the end of this book I fully understood is to appreciate what deserves what is good especially in today's generation. There are many disputes in different perspectives but one thing is true that God is alive and his word is just the right pattern in the life of Christian. All is wanted is pawing good how to appreciate the society and faith of the church but to our reader is to accept what is good and always read the word of God.