“...let us go on...” The early Hebrew Christians were exhorted to “go on,” not to “go back.” The Church of today is mostly living in the past. What could be a glorious present is sacrificed for the memories of a golden past. Memories can be blessed and beneficial, as long as we do not forget they are, at best, just memories. We do not need so much a resurrection of a dead past as a revival of living in the present. It’s not an encore by the old players of the last act, but the curtain going up on the opening night of a new act with fresh talent.
The Church in the Cradle
The Church in the Cradle
The Church in the Cradle
“...let us go on...” The early Hebrew Christians were exhorted to “go on,” not to “go back.” The Church of today is mostly living in the past. What could be a glorious present is sacrificed for the memories of a golden past. Memories can be blessed and beneficial, as long as we do not forget they are, at best, just memories. We do not need so much a resurrection of a dead past as a revival of living in the present. It’s not an encore by the old players of the last act, but the curtain going up on the opening night of a new act with fresh talent.