The Tension of Holiness vs. Relevance




Resonate Church show

Summary: As Christians, we're called to be holy, to live set-apart lives, to not conform to the world. But does that mean we should escape the world entirely, separate ourselves from anyone who doesn't share our beliefs, and live fully "holy" lives where the world can't touch us? Or maybe it's the opposite. We can become all things to all people to save some, so does that mean we should be doing everything nonbelievers do so that we can gain their trust. It's easy to live holier-than-thou lifestyles that don't make a difference to anyone, or to try so hard to fit in with the world that we fall into the very things we want to pull others out of. There's no one answer to whether we should live set-apart lives or live alongside "unholy" people in the world. The truth is in the tension.