In his excellent book Toward an Exegetical Theology, Walter C. Kaiser writes,
It is no secret that Christ’s Church is not at all in good health in many places of the world. She has been languishing because she has been fed, as the current line has it, “junk food”; all kinds of artificial preservatives and all sorts of unnatural substitutes have been served up to her. As a result, theological and Biblical malnutrition has afflicted the very generation that has taken such giant steps to make sure its physical health is not damaged by using foods or products that are carcinogenic or otherwise harmful to their physical bodies. Simultaneously, a worldwide spiritual famine resulting from the absence of any genuine publication of the Word of God (Amos 8:11) continues to run wild and almost unabated in most quarters of the Church.
The modern day church is in poor health because it has exchanged verse by verse preaching for methodology. The majority of church are driven to methodology because of church debt. Therefore… they must try to think of ways to draw in the masses… so that they can meet their bank requirements.
This is so true. Most churches are in Hugh debt.
Lord – please bring your true church forward and let there be a recommitting to verse by verse preaching. This is the only way to real salvation, and subsequently love – peace – harmony – growth of the true church.