The Man in the Mirror – Ch 3, Biblical Christian or Cultural Christian? (1/26/2008)

The Man in the Mirror, Solving the 24 Problems Men Face: Chapter 3 – Biblical Christian or Cultural Christian?

The Big Idea: To be a Cultural Christian is to love this life more than the next life.

1 John 2:14-15, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Matthew 13:12-23, Revelation 2:2-5 & 3:15-20

1. Today the following picture of a cultural Christian was presented:

• He loves the world and the things of this world
• He is attached to things
• He produces limited fruit
• He has lost his first love
• He is lukewarm
• He reads his Bible for comfort, but his Forbes for direction
• He follows the God he underlines in his Bible
• He is a Christian on his own terms
• He seeks the God he wants

How prevalent do you think these characteristics are among Christian men you know personally?

2. How do men become cultural Christians?

3. Are you a biblical Christian or a cultural Christian, and why? If you have been a cultural Christian, did you pray the prayer constructed from Revelation 2:5 and 3:19,20?

Video Study:  Click here to see Patrick Morely teach this chapter (Running time 40 mins, 54 secs)

- Courtesy of www.ManInTheMirror.org, where audio versions and downloads of these studies are available too!