The Puritans have a lot to teach every Christian because of the serious way in which they approached every aspect of their faith even during some tremendously trying periods. This entire article is worth the read, but I am just going to quote one portion of it for the blog.
"Rather than continually trying (and failing) to influence the monarchy to bring about reform in the Church of England, they focused on educating and influencing the next generation of leaders who were studying in Cambridge.
The Puritans embraced their minority status and changed their aim. They realized that a top-down approach wasn't working, so they switched to bottom-up. No longer focusing solely on those in power, they went about teaching biblical truth to the next generation of leaders. While presenting the power of the Gospel to university students, many were saved and developed a biblical worldview."
The breakdown of our culture is a symptom of Christianity disappearing from among the people, not vice versa. Only by true renewal can the tides of humanism, relativism and tyranny be reversed and it is that lesson we need to take from the Puritans.
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