About the Series: Cultural Convictions

It can be a confusing time to be a Christian.

Whether you’re new to faith or a long-time follower of Jesus, it’s clear that historic Christian beliefs increasingly run against the grain of culture.

It’s not that surprising when non-Christians doubt or criticize Christian claims. We servants are not greater than our Master. The world criticized Jesus and will criticize us.

But what rattles so many Christians these days is how easily even other Christians seem to be jettisoning clear biblical teaching.

Some do it by casting doubt on core Christian teaching — especially related to the exclusivity of Jesus, the authority of Scripture, and anything related to sexuality — echoing the words of the serpent who asked, “Did God really say…?” (Gen 3:1).

Others do it by ignoring God’s commands related to love and serving the vulnerable, forgetting that faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead (James 2:17).

In the midst of this confusion, the leaders of Redemption Church sensed the importance of clarifying and reinforcing a number of our biblical convictions. We do so knowing that, in each case, what we believe and how we hold it will likely make us countercultural.

We don’t see a great deal of value in being countercultural for it’s own sake — the shock-jock approach is great for clicks, but not for shepherding God’s people. Rather, we aim to be faithful in a world that needs the grace and truth of Jesus.

With that in mind, we invite you to connect with any of your local pastors, elders, and leaders as you process through the series. If you hear something you don’t like, don’t storm off. Instead, lean in, invite leaders to help you process, and search the Scriptures to see what God has to say.

What convictions are we covering?

2/23	BIBLE
3/1	LOVE
3/8	JESUS
3/15	GENDER
3/22	SEX
3/29	VULNERABLE
4/5	SALVATION

Please join us in praying for this series. We hope that it will be helpful, clarifying, and strengthening to our church family.