Why did I start a blog called The Neighborhood of Christendom (TNOC)? I'll begin to explain the answer to that question and continue to elaborate on the topic in future blogs.
For years I have been interested in the whole concept of Christendom. That was not always the case. When I first became a teenage believer in Christ, back in 1969, just about everyone seemed to think of themselves as Christians. My reaction, and that of my Christian friends, was to reject that kind of "Cultural" Christianity as bogus. It was obvious from the Bible that not everyone who claimed to be a Christian actually was one. So instead, we thought of ourselves as counter-cultural Christians, which was a very contemporary notion in the 1960s and therefore not very counter-cultural at all, but that's another topic. To make a long story short, after gaining a deeper understanding of the Scriptures and a broader understanding of history I came to appreciate the role Christendom played in God's Providential plan for His children and in my life as a follower of Christ. Consequently, I'm convinced that a discussion of the role of Christendom today is relevant for 21st century believers.
About Me
- Bob Alouise
- What I believe about God, Christ, man, sin, etc. is conveniently summarized in the historic Protestant document, The Westminster Confession of Faith.
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In some ways I believe that this discussion is the only relevant topic for believers. I think as we begin to engage in this topic we cannot allow ourselves to be superficially connected to perceived outward manifestations of that Christianity, especially those we unconsciously carry with us because of our western mindset. As we move towards practicality we begin to hang our Christianity on various other ideologies: Capitalism, Democracy, human Logic, Science, etc. It is necessary to step outside of these, and recognize they cannot save us. That is not to say they cannot have positive and even spiritual features, but our understanding of them should be rooted in our spirituality and religious understanding, not the other way around.
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