A Call to an Ancient Evangelical Future

http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2006/september/11.57.html

I'm really encouraged to see this statement from some in the evangelical world. Many Christian churches are too easily manipulated by political parties and ideologies (conservative and liberal) today. The Church can't be caught up in the zeitgeist.

One thing I've thought a lot about is what churches need to do to set themselves up for the long haul. Imagine what would happen if Christ doesn't return until the year 3500. What will your neighborhood Lutheran or evangelical church believe in 3006? Any guesses? Now, what will the Catholic and Orthodox churches believe in 3006? I have a pretty good idea.

My point is that the ancient churches have shown that Holy Tradition based on Holy Scripture is a combination that stands the test of time. So far we've made the transition from living under a pagan Roman Empire to the Dark Ages to Islamic rule to the Enlightenment to a totalitarian communist rule to the world of today. No doubt changes have occurred in liturgy, etc., but the core dogmas remain essentially the same. A Christian from the 4th century could feel pretty much at home in the Orthodox church I go to today. And I think that's pretty darn cool.