"It's not our business to make friends with all of the political leaders of the world," said Bob DeWaay, an evangelical minister from Minnesota whose book, "Redefining Christianity: Understanding the Purpose Driven Movement," critiques Warren's work.
"We have a message about how people get right with God, not about how the world is going to get rid of its problems," DeWaay said.
I came across this in an article about the McCain/Obama interview at Saddleback Church.
I have to say I am flabbergasted by this statement...
Getting people right with God has nothing to do with the world's problems???!!!?!?!?!
It seems like Jesus would disagree:
Luke 4:16-20
And it seems like the fulfillment of the promises in Scripture, in fact, would contradict the statement above:
Revelation 22:1-6
Ezekiel 41:1-12
We could go on, and on, but I will instead, encourage you to read for yourself! Does the Bible really teach that people living in a right relationship with Him will have no impact on what goes on in the world? What is the relationship between the state of the world and humanity's openness to God?
The next generation is watching, closely watching, how the Church will answer these questions!
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