I remember in college taking a course called The Sociology of Social Problems. In it we learned about social problems and theories as to their cause and solution. It was an interesting course. But it lacked a spiritual component.
Too often we Christians think about things just like our unsaved counterparts do. Sometimes we even defer to their “expertise” if the have a title or a PhD behind their name. I’m challenging you to think spiritually.
You may say “The Bible does not speak to our crime problem, our broken home problem, our hopelessness problem.” But it does. Ask yourself this. “What Biblical teaching has been ignored to cause this social problem?”
Broken homes? God has a lot to say about man/woman relationships. Hatred and violence? God has the answer to those things too. Hopelessness? God is the giver of hope. So many problems can be traced to disobedience. As Christians we will be much more successful in dealing with social problems if we think spiritually and deal with the problems at a spiritual level. The spiritual world and the natural world are not disconnected. Think about it.
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