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Harry Reeder exhorts the church to consider the traditions it has received humbly, while being prepared to hold them loosely enough to ensure they always serve our mission:
“Therefore, we cannot dismiss the past nor should we live in the past. The church must learn from the past yet avoid becoming a museum of the past. We must live in the present but not accommodate the present or simply seek to be “trendy.” Finally, we must, by God’s grace seek to change but never wait for the future. This is what Peter means by stating that can “hasten” the coming of the Lord which obviously effects the future through our faithfulness to the God of the past and our engagement for the Glory of God in the present.”

It has become abundantly clear that the contemporary church is convinced that the effective church is one that is timely (i.e.in step “with the times”). Obviously, this is true to a certain degree. But, I would suggest it is equally true that the effective church is also “behind the times” and “ahead of the times.” In other words, effectiveness is not in just being “timely” but also in being “untimely.” We must be “timely” in addressing the needs … Read More

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