That's
it. All the plans, programs, personalities and promises are useless, unless we
proclaim the Word in the power of the Spirit. It doesn't matter the
denomination, age or culture, that is what the church is called to do, and that
is what the world needs. In 2017, world leaders will come and go, celebrities
will die, economies will boom and bust, fashions will go out of fashion and
trends will detrend, but one thing is certain – the Word of God is rock solid.
"Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away" (Matthew
24:35). If that is the case then surely the church as the custodian of those
words should just get on with believing, proclaiming and living them? Lets stop
trying to adapt, change and make them more comfortable to the culture. Let's
challenge and change the culture by proclaiming Christ through his Word. Let our
motto for 2017 be "preach the word and see what happens!"
David Robertson is minister of St Peter's Free
Church, Dundee and associate director of Solas CPC. Follow him on Twitter @theweeflea, and find the rest of his
series on Revelation here.
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