The Social Gospel

2. The Social Gospel A Series Gospel is a Redemptive Message The Distinction in Individual & Church History of the Social Gospel Movement What Builds Faith, Edifies, & Causes Growth Dangers Among Us

3. Gospel Message Is A Redemptive Message Review - #1 Gospel Addresses Man’s Need: Sin Gospel Gives A Remedy: Christ Gospel Has A Message: Salvation Gospel Does Not Address: Social Needs

4. Review - #2 Distinction in Individual & Church I. Individual & Church Are Not The Same II. Blurring The Lines III. Maintaining The Distinction

5. History of the Social Gospel Movement Review - #3 Background of Modernism Impact on Denominations Impact on the Church

6. A Great Shift Spiritual Social

7. What Builds Faith, Edifies & Causes Growth Review - #4 Faith Edification Growth Feelings

8. The Social Gospel A Series Gospel is a Redemptive Message The Distinction in Individual & Church History of the Social Gospel Movement What Builds Faith, Edifies, & Causes Growth Dangers Among Us

9. Dangers Among Us

10. Dangers Among Us Forget How Apostasy Works

11. Forget How Apostasy Works Comes Slow & Gradual (Heb. 2:3)

12. Hebrews 2:1 “Therefore we must give the more earnest heed to the things we have heard, lest we drift away” (NKJV) Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip. (KJV) Footnote KJV “run out as leaking vessels”

13. Forget How Apostasy Works Comes Slow & Gradual (Heb. 2:3) Illustrated in 1800’s – Instrumental Music

14. Mid 1800’s Midway, KY Gradual Steps Toward Apostasy 1. Change in attitude 2. Talk about new ideas - long before suggested. 3. Slowly introduce questionable practices 4. Full innovation

15. Instrument Introduced Slowly

16. Forget How Apostasy Works • Comes Slow & Gradual (Heb. 2:3) • Illustrated in 1800’s – Instrumental Music • Some Don’t See Any Problem – Until Full Apostasy • Long before – were attitudes • Long before – was drifting • Long before – was changing

17. Forget How Apostasy Works Comes Slow & Gradual (Heb. 2:3) Illustrated in 1800’s – Instrumental Music Some Don’t See Any Problem – Until Full Apostasy Any Shift Today – Subtle & Slow

18. A Great Shift Spiritual Social All the while Still holding that Spiritual Is Very Important

19. Dangers Among Us Forget How Apostasy Works Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s)

20. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) • Orphan’s Home • Question of Bible Authority (2 Jno. 9) • Confusion of individual & church • Took passages directed to individuals & applied to church (Jas. 1:27; Gal. 6:10) • “Whatever the individual can do – the church can do”

21. “The church is composed of Christians; what the church does, Christians do; what Christians do, the church does, generally speaking. We cannot separate the Christian's work from the work of the church....Actually, we may say that whatever is the duty of a Christian is the duty of a congregation of Christians.” V. E. Howard, "Institutionalism, Orphan Homes, and Church Cooperation," [1958] pp. 6-7

22. “They make a difference between Christian duties and church duties, Christian responsibilities and church responsibilities, Christian work and church work, all of which is absurd on its face.” G. C. Brewer, [1948] The Harding College Lectures, p. 113

23. “Any good work which the individual, as a Christian, is obligated to support financially, the church is equally obligated to support financially.” Batsell Barrett Baxter, “Questions and Issues of the Day”, [1963] p. 23

24. Individual Church “If any believing man or woman has widows, let them relieve them…” (1 Tim. 5:16) “...and do not let the church be burdened, that it may relieve those who are really widows” (1 Tim. 5:16)

25. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) • Orphan’s Home • College in Church Budget • First issue before Orphan’s Home • Orphan’s home used to sell the College… • Confuse the individual & Church

26. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) • Orphan’s Home • College in Church Budget • “Social Gospel” • Church kitchens & fellowship halls • Church recreation (multi-purpose blds) • Confuse individual & church • Goes further & further

27. Issues that Separate Us Now

29. Issues that Separate Us Now

30. Issues that Separate Us Now

31. Issues that Separate Us Now

32. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) Orphan’s Home College in Church Budget “Social Gospel” Know What The Real Issue Was

33. Common Meals – Individual Matters 1 Cor. 11 20 When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper. 21 For in eating every one taketh before other his own supper: and one is hungry, and another is drunken. 22 What? have ye not houses to eat and to drink in? or despise ye the church of God, and shame them that have not? What shall I say to you? shall I praise you in this? I praise you not. More than an abuse of the Lord’s Supper!

34. Eating In The Building The Issue: Was Not: Is the bld sacred? Can one eat inside the Building? Can one eat on church property? Was & Is: Can the church have a common meal for social and recreational purposes?

35. Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) Orphan’s Home College in Church Budget “Social Gospel” Know What The Real Issue Was • When we don’t know our history, we are doomed to repeat the same mistakes! • Belshazzer did (Daniel 5) • Brethren did (forget 1800’s – repeated 1950’s)

36. Dangers Among Us Forget How Apostasy Works Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) Fail To Distinguish- Individual & Church

37. Fail To Distinguish- Individual & Church • In Our Teaching • Assume – all understand (cf. Deut. 6) • Fail to teach principles • Fail to teach history • Raise a generation don’t know (Jud. 2:10)

38. Fail To Distinguish- Individual & Church • In Our Teaching • In Our Talk • “Church group” going….. • “Church Potluck” – “Church pitch-in” • “Church team” • “Our church gets together & plays ball”

39. Fail To Distinguish- Individual & Church In Our Teaching In Our Talk In Our Advertisements

43. Gospel Meeting July 3-9 Speaker: John Doe Time: Monday – Saturday 7:00pm Sunday 9:00am; 10:00am & 6:00pm 123 Main Street Somewhere, TN 37111 Saturday Fun For Teens Volleyball, Softball Pizza & Hamburgers (at home of Jim Jones, 321 3rd St.) * Not a work of the Main St. church

44. Dangers Among Us Forget How Apostasy Works Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) Fail To Distinguish- Individual & Church Argue That Social Is More Important

45. Argue That Social Is More Important Would Not Say That – In Those Words But Look For Social – While Compromise The Spiritual

46. Preach truth • No error • Do Deal with…. • Distinctive • Dry speaker • Gives a lot of scripture • Preach truth • No error • Not Deal with…. • Non-Distinctive • Interesting speaker • Tells lot of stories Tolerate Sin Tolerate Teachers of Error Conservative Stand - Sin Not TolerateTeachers of Error Social Activities But not as much as others Lot of Social Activities

47. Dangers Among Us Forget How Apostasy Works Forget What The Issues Were (1950’s-1960’s) Fail To Distinguish- Individual & Church Argue That Social Is More Important Argue That Social Builds Faith

48. Argue That Social Builds Faith • How The Argument / Contention Goes: • Not say: “Social relationships / actions is what builds my faith – not the word” • “Need a church with more social activities” • “Can’t grow without more social” • “Need this kind of good fellowship (eating / playing) to be stronger”

49. Argue That Social Builds Faith • How The Argument / Contention Goes: • Gives A False Sense Of Security • While involved in social – I’m being spiritual • Those who really socialize are really strong, spiritual people • If do a not with other Christians – I’m strong!

50. Argue That Social Builds Faith • How The Argument / Contention Goes: • Gives A False Sense Of Security • If Social Activities – Essential To Spiritual Growth – Why Can’t Church Be Involved • Edify? – make it a church activity? • Build faith? – make it a church activity? • Such argumentation – one step away from church sponsored meals, recreation, games, etc.