Europe: God is Not Finished Yet
August 28, 2009 – 3:21 pmBill Muehlenberg, whose articles have been featured on MM more than once, gives some thoughtful comments about his recent visit to Europe and serves as a reminder of Europe’s need of the gospel.
While I do not condone many of the solutions that Muehlenberg brings to the table (e.g. praising the breakdown of denominational structures, “as believers of differing backgrounds realise [sic] the importance of working together for the cause of Christ”, see the sixth paragraph from the bottom), his Culture Watch blog is an excellent reference point for those of us on the other side of “the pond.”
He ends the sobering article with a point in the right direction:
God is not finished yet. The good thing he has started he will bring to completion. These are indeed exciting times: times of challenge and opportunity. But the promises of God remain: “He who has begun a good work in you will carry it on to completion” as Paul tells us in Phil. 1:6.
When King Theoden was set free, he summoned his army and went forth into battle. As Jeff Fountain asks, “What is the state of the church in our nation? Still bent and crouched, listening to Wormtongue’s twisted tales? or standing tall and straight, reaching out to grasp her long-disused weaponry?”
On the surface Europe is not looking very good right now. But God is often at work inside, where those without spiritual vision cannot see. But God is working nonetheless, and if he can awaken a comatose Europe, there is tremendous hope for the rest of the world as well.
Read the entire post.
I recommend his site to readers who would like to stay abreast on the topics of religion, society, politics, family and the culture wars in Europe, Australia, and America. Though he lives in Melbourne, Australia, Bill spent five years as a missionary in Holland and was born in America. View his complete biography.
