Loving people vs. pleasing people

Published: July 9, 2017, 10 a.m.

Plenty of people have witnessed the church at its worst. Because churches are made up of sinful people, every church has its ugly moments - including ours. That\u2019s why it\u2019s so important for churches to remember Christ\u2019s design for them - a design whose beauty is in its simplicity, a design that keeps the body of Christ working at its best. Today we see that the devil tempts Christ\u2019s church, in its love for people, to simply tell people what they want to hear. While such people-pleasing might lead a church to be popular, it isn\u2019t giving people what they most. Christ\u2019s church is at its best when it heralds the Bible\u2019s message of sin and grace.