Whatever Happened to Heaven Quotes

“Like Dostoevsky’s Grand Inquisitor, the Reconstructionists would seem to look upon the return of Christ to this earth as unwelcome interference in their plans for establishing the millennial kingdom. It seems strange, indeed, that the King Himself is not allowed to set up His own kingdom, nor even to be present to reign over it. He has gone to heaven – a place which increasing numbers of His blood-bought people seem only willing to enter when forced by death to do so. And He must remain there, out of their way, because they have a long-range program for improving this world in His absence. They mistakenly believe that the church is in this world to eliminate evil, when in fact it is only here as God’s instrument of restraint. It is not our job to transform this world but to call out of it those who will respond to the gospel.”
― Dave Hunt, Whatever Happened to Heaven

“The increasing social and political activism of today's church seems paradoxical, if not hypocritical, alongside its careless regard of doctrinal purity. The unwillingness of its leaders to involve themselves in the necessary process of correcting one another can only encourage the growing contempt for truth. The resultant blindness is evident in that fact that at the same time they are waging an important battle against pornography, abortion, and homosexuality, many Christian leaders are giving their blessing to the equally evil and more seductive elements of humanistic psychology that are infecting the church. In its zeal to selectively impose biblical standards upon the world, the church is neglecting the only sure foundation for morality -- its commitment to sound theology -- and thereby assuring its own moral corruption.”
― Dave Hunt, Whatever Happened to Heaven