Comment on Gideon Strauss's post about NeoCalvinist public intellectuals by David Whitcomb
My ponderings over the past few weeks and months have brought me to a point where it is not just a movement that will bring people to see the beauty of neo-calvinist thinking, but a change of heart that must witness the power of a lived neo-calvinist theology. This has been the most powerful tool for my life, and for the life of the students with whom I work. [...] Sadly, in my work at a presbyterian church, when I think about most of the church members I work with, they have no concept of honoring Christ with their work, other than doing it well, and their standard of living combined with a paycheck will keep them in the unfulfilling and "of the world" jobs that they work. We need to renew our teaching on vocation as well, which has been mentioned before. Most men and women in the church, but their end is usually not to glorify God, it is simply to provide for their family and tithe enough (which will glorify God partially). Our churches need a neo-calvinist vision to live by, that is centered on the life and teaching of Christ, so that we do not just change lives, but hearts as well.
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