It has been said that the greatest threat to the Christian faith in our culture today is not overt persecution, but apathy and slothfulness among Christians. C.S. Lewis highlights this reality in a winsome way with his book, The Screwtape Letters. In it, Lewis takes the point of view of a senior demon advising his nephew on how to separate a man from his church and his faith. More than once, Screwtape’s advice is to allow the man to think he is Christian as he attends church and goes through the motions, while in fact, the man’s true and deep faith has long since grown cold and stale.
From time to time we should reflect on whether we are in that believer’s position. Have we begun to rely on repetition and comfort for our relationship with God, and if so, have we slipped that much further from the depth God wants in our lives?
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger, pastor at Quail Lake Community Church, and Director of Dayspring Center for Christian Studies.
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