I recently purchased a book based solely on the title. The title is: The Application of Christianity to the Commercial and Ordinary Affairs of Life and it is a series of sermons given by Thomas Chalmers back in the early 1800;s. [1] The reason for the purchase is because the current state of Christianity, both in churches and at publishers, is more focused on “feel good” theology than it is on the more difficult topics of what the Bible says about how we are to live our lives. I wanted to see if someone from another time period would actually address the issues of ordinary and business life.
The reason why I wrote my book, The Renovation of Our Soul is because I saw that Christianity is ignoring the Biblical teaching on the new life we are to live and on the change of our soul so it is like God. Chalmers’ book shows this was a problem in his day as well.
So, for the next few Sundays, track what the sermons at the church you attend are about. Can you take what is said and apply it to your job? Does what is said help you improve your relationships with friends and family? Does it challenge you to make changes in your life? And in the next few blogs we will see what Chalmers has to say.
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[1] Thomas Chalmers. The Application of Christianity to the Commercial and Ordinary Affairs of Life. Hartford: Oliver D. Cooke, 1821. Reprinted by Sagwan Press.
