The Church in Babylon
by Erwin W. Lutzer | Book Summary
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Author: Erwin W. Lutzer
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Though the challenges we face are great, the God we worship is even greater. The Church in Babylon is a wake-up call for the church to understand the time we are in and a call to faithfulness in the midst of a wicked culture. It was written that we might "impact the culture without being spiritually destroyed by it" (p. 42). Though we live in our own Babylon, God has called us to faithfulness and equipped us to be a light in the darkness. |
Erwin Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church, where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He holds degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and Loyola University. Dr. Lutzer is the featured speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 1,000 outlets in the United States and around the world. He is also an author of numerous books, including Rescuing the Gospel, He Will Be the Preacher, The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent, One Minute After You Die, When a Nation Forgets God, and Hitler's Cross. Dr. Lutzer and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.
The Church in Babylon
by Erwin W. Lutzer
[ Book Summary ]
| Author | Erwin W. Lutzer |
| Publisher | Moody Publishers |
| Date | 2018 |
| Pages | 280 |
Overview:
In a culture that is increasingly drifting away from Christian values, believers are finding it increasingly difficult to stand firm in their faith. Political movements, ideologies, shifting moral standards, other religions, false teachings within the evangelical movement, and various other challenges can tempt believers either toward assimilation or retreat. It should encourage us, however, that Scripture speaks directly to the situation we are in. Daniel and his friends lived in Babylon in a culture that was not that different from ours, and his story is a model for how Western Christians can be faithful to God in the midst of a wicked culture.
Though the challenges we face are great, the God we worship is even greater. The Church in Babylon is a wake-up call for the church to understand the time we are in and a call to faithfulness in the midst of a wicked culture. It was written that we might "impact the culture without being spiritually destroyed by it" (p. 42). Though we live in our own Babylon, God has called us to faithfulness and equipped us to be a light in the darkness.
Erwin Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church, where he served as the senior pastor for 36 years. He holds degrees from Dallas Theological Seminary and Loyola University. Dr. Lutzer is the featured speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 1,000 outlets in the United States and around the world. He is also an author of numerous books, including Rescuing the Gospel, He Will Be the Preacher, The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent, One Minute After You Die, When a Nation Forgets God, and Hitler's Cross. Dr. Lutzer and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area. They have three grown children and eight grandchildren.