Uncorrupting Christianity | Rev. Brooke Hartman

Christianity is not corrupted by sin. Christianity is founded upon the conviction that sin abounds in each human heart and we are in constant need of the grace of Jesus Christ to save us from our sins and enable us to grow in faith. Christianity is corrupted by idolatry which equates participation in a cultural practice or attitude with right relationship with God. Such idolatry creates a religion wholly different than Christianity because the foundation of such idolatrous religion is obedience to a law, and often culturally conditioned, selectively applied interpretation of a law, rather than on a saving and sanctifying relationship with Jesus Christ. In 21^st Century America, those with more progressive views often make an idol out of a certain political ideas and on the right we make idols out of other political ideas, in East Tennessee we often make an idol out of Tennessee Volunteer athletics, and sometimes within the church we even make idols out of our favorite worship styles and sacramental practices. If we are to live in the saving grace and lasting freedom of Christ, we ensure our identities are based on the Rock of Ages, not the idols of our age. 

Scripture - Galatians 1:6-7, Galatians 3:1-4, 3:23-29