Being Relevant?

The church need to be relevant with today’s issue but what does this mean? Some says this means dealing with community issues that arise. Whether there is upraise of violence, sexual perversion, or a law that may pass to allow abortion a clinic or a bar in a community.
Some say being relevant is using secular and worldly opinions to build a church like using secular music, always preaching positive, never preach about sin, or allowing certain life styles; all this regardless if the Bible calls them sin. Also saying you don’t have to worry about your sins because Jesus will still accept into heaven.

There are so any churches, ministries, and ministers trying to be so relevant they forget what Christianity is all about. Christianity is about Jesus Christ; showing and directing those who are in sin to have repented life styles with Christ.


First of all, let deal with using secular music in church. Not all secular music is bad, but some should not be allowed. Like playing a sound with the lyric “All my ex’s live in Texas” during a community church events. Does this mean that church is saying that divorce is okay? Is this church saying that this is no longer a sin? But what is sad that this church is now having a serious problem about marriage. Almost every class is about marriage and relationships. They also just lost a pastor because of this.

Secondly, preaching positive and never preach about sin. This is every dangerous! Once a church, ministry, or minister starts doing this they don’t realize the judgment that comes upon them. Yes, the church may grow but at what cost? Ministers don’t realize that preaching a soft gospel allows sin to run rapid in their church. Even sometimes it controls it.

The last issue is how churches are singling out certain sinful life styles that are wrong but yet knowingly allow other sinful life styles to be allow in church. For example, the church has single out the gay community but allowing more and more excuses for ministers to have divorces and still be a pastor. What about ministers lying or starting rumors or allowing rumors to run around about some of their members in order to protect that minister’s short comings or sin that they committing them selves.
It is the same when pastors that are caught having an affair, some churches or denominations will allow the minister to continue but with counseling. But if the minister is caught having an affair with the same sex, he or she losses their licenses, Period. Why is the church so against gays but sympathize with those who are having an affair. Aren’t both sexual perversions? Aren’t both sin?

The church need to quick focusing on certain sin because “everyone has sin and come short of the Glory of God”, we need Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior because if we don’t except him, there is no other way to enter heaven.