Found this great Machen quote here
In reading through J. Gresham Machen’s Notes on Galatians (p 33), I found this interesting quote. It first appeared in Christianity Today in January 1931. Machen died in 1937. I assume this comment is a product of Machen’s more mature thought:
“In the second place, Christians should by no means adopt a negative attitude toward art, government, science, literature and other achievements of mankind, but should consecrate these things to the service of God. The separateness of the Christian man from the world is not to be manifested, as so many seem to think that it should be manifested, by the presentation to God of only an impoverished man; but it is to be manifested by the presentation to God of all man’s God-given powers developed to the full. That is the higher Christian humanism, a humanism based not upon human pride but upon the solid foundation of the grace of God.”
1 comment:
Truly excellent. This issue has been a dilemma for me in terms of time given to reading outside of theology etc. Submitting these interests to the glory of God is a wonderful way of viewing our enjoyment of things not specifically designated as 'spiritual'.
Thanks for sharing this quote Gary.
Post a Comment