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Essay on Why the New Testament is Relevant for the 21st Century
In many ways this is a very difficult time to be living on planet Earth. I am sure that every period of time in the earth's history could be described by the preceding sentence, but there are certainly a variety of new issues and decisions being forced on today's inhabitants of planet Earth. Just being born is an accomplishment on a planet where millions of human lives are being snuffed out before birth occurs. After one is born, there is the question of genetic screening--questioning whether some people should be allowed to live or to reproduce based upon whether a map of their genes reveals that they will develop an inherited disease.
Those who have a problem are likely to be encouraged to kill themselves with the assistance of a physician so they do not soak up large amounts of money or endure pain in the process of dying. The process of producing a child is becoming more technological for those who have a problem in conceiving a child. Invitro fertilization, artificial insemination, and a variety of screening processes designed to cull out unfit humans are all things that our technological world is forcing upon us. The choices involve morality, and they impact us all as we attempt to share our faith with others.
The New Testament contains numerous itinerant preachers. John the Baptist, Jesus Christ, the Apostles, the Seventy, Philip, Paul, and others traveled proclaiming the gospel. Even though there are numerous examples of itinerant preachers in the New Testament, there are three distinct pictures that clarify what an evangelist is to do in the Church. It's hard to believe that a simple prayer request would create a national furor. That's what happened, though, when the Southern Baptist Convention encouraged congregates to pray each day for Jewish individuals you know by name that they will find the spiritual wholeness available through the Messiah.....
