The Devil’s Mission of Amusement

Jeff just sent me an email. We've been looking at church websites lately and there's an overwhelming amount of "entertainment" going on out there; even more than I was aware of, actually. I know that GCA is unique in that it emphasizes nothing but doctrine, theology and Bible teaching. But, when we compare GCA to the general church world, we seem downright unusual.

Anyway, back to Jeff's email. I'm including it here because it's so interesting. Just think of Jeff as today's "guest blogger."

Enjoy.
============================================================

In light of all the “junk” entertainment we have been seeing in the church lately, I ran across this article that summed it up well. You might think the author was writing on the “recent” state of affairs in the church. However, this was written over 100 years ago by a contemporary of Spurgeon – Archibald Brown.

Quotes:

“The devil has seldom done a cleverer thing than hinting to the Church of Christ that part of her mission is to provide entertainment for the people with a view to winning them into her ranks.” (This is the exact methodology we see used today)

'Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature,' …. 'and provide amusement for those who do not relish the gospel.'

It is a little long (5 pages), but well worth the read:

http://www.pentictonfpc.org/churchentertain.htm