The Question Naturally Arises

Dwight Smith
Jan 21
1 min read

Man in black sweater sits on a brown leather sofa, hand covering face in apparent frustration. Dark, moody background.

“The question naturally arises, what happened to the church’s hold on tradition and authority?

Wells suggests that once we abandoned theology in favor of a social gospel, or community-based activities, we became just another voice in the crowd, just another source for community activities. We chose consumer-based marketing because that is the mindset of our current society. How and when did we abandon theology? It happened when we chose to grow our churches without a confessional foundation, hoping not to offend or challenge anyone. After all, theology is divisive and we want to build bridges. Bridges are fine, but what are we inviting them to cross over to?”

No Place for Truth

Or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology?

By David F. Wells. www.onthewing.org