“Syrupy Christianity”

“Syrupy Christianity”
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection,
and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable
unto his death;” Philippians 3:10
We shun ” … the fellowship of his sufferings, … ” preferring
resurrection without it. However, the process of conforming
to the image of Christ demands this fellowship.
Syrupy Christians do not want suffering. I am very
grateful that I was able to travel to Haiti with Evangelist
Harold Boyd, and to visit the Soviet Union with Dr. Bob
Billings. There I observed a level of biblical Christianity that
syrupy Christians do not want:
… messages against sin and based on God’s Word.
… sermons going beyond an hour.
… singing old hymns birthed out of trusting Christ.
… giving tithes and offerings to God’s work.
… church pews without padded comfort.
… pastors burdened over the sins in the church.
.. accountability of church discipline.
… being told to win the lost to Christ.
… buildings without air-conditioning or sufficient heat.
… prayer meetings without coffee breaks.
… told to be faithful to all services.
Syrupy Christians also do not want anyone to write what I
have just written! What kind of Christianity do you practice?
Does it include membership in the “Fellowship of His
Suffering?” Just asking. – G.G.

Prepared by Roger Fulk, from the “Baptist Bread”, September 30, 2022, by author Dr. Guy Goodell, Pastor, Bible Baptist Church, Hudson Falls, NY. With permission from Tim Green, editor of Baptist Bread.

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