November 2007 - Protestant Reformed Churches in America

State of the Reformed Faith in Germany
This gaia-centric theology denies the understanding (comprehension)
of God, of man, of salvation as the Reformers treasured
it.
As this theology is proclaimed today in Germany more or less
openly from the lecterns and the pulpits, perhaps you can estimate
roughly what the state of the Reformed theology in Germany
is: It does not exist!
2. The State of the Reformed Faith in Germany
(with regard to the evangelical world)
However, I still want to give a second answer to the question
about the state of the Reformed faith in Germany.
So far, one might argue that what I am saying here is true of
the theology at the liberal and postmodern faculties. But you might
wonder: Are there really no Christians in Germany, that is, people
who know Jesus Christ as their Savior and Lord and who read
their Bible daily Is there not something of a Reformed faith
there Isn’t anything of the Reformed faith available in these
Christian communities
In answer, I point out first of all that there are considerably
fewer of these “free” churches in Germany than here in the US.
The number of Christians is substantially lower. But, unfortunately,
even there I must inform you of a disillusioning picture.
In the free churches (congregations), confrontation with the world
is no longer wanted. Instead, the search for compromises is more
or less the norm.
Yes, it is true that gaia-centric theology is not propagated.
(Presumably many have not yet heard the word.) Actually, feminist
theology is not wanted either. But instead of these the gospel
is put across as “seeker-friendly,” “seeker-orientated.” This means
that Christianity is popularized. This popularization of Christianity
looks quite different from the thoroughly liberalized version, but
at the core it is always all about putting the gospel across “softly”
to people.
On the one hand, plenty of activities are offered in the free
churches. There are groups for all possible interests: children,
teenagers, elderly people, women, men, addicts, foreigners. People
gather in order to do handcrafts, to play, and to talk about all pos-
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