>>I don’t think the passage from Paul-(you quote)- means going for the lowest common denominator.<<
Exactly right. To suggest otherwise is to deny that the power of God’s word, through the Holy Spirit can work in anyone.
Churches don’t need to conform to culture in order to be effective. Likewise, God’s word does not need to be cheapened in order to reach out to teens and the lazy. The problem is not with the church, but with the people who reject God.
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