Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Comfortable Churches

What do you think about this quote?
"It is quite common for people to say they are looking for a church they are comfortable with. I think that is a scandalous statement. When were churches supposed to be comfortable places? There is too much need in the world for Christians to be comfortable."--

Ajith Fernando, The Call to Joy and Pain: Embracing Suffering in Your Ministry (Crossway, 2007)
Hat Tip: Pure Church, Vitamin Z

There's an old saying about a preacher's job being to comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable. Sound right to me.

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