Apathy

I think that the primary crutch of the church is apathy. I see it all the time and I am one of it's greatest allies at times. It seems that when people are fed sugar water gospel and have everything done for them it leads to an apathetic spirit that buckles when forced to do what the "preacher" is "supposed" to do. I believe this stems from the fact that our view of ministry comes more from the civic clubs and coffee shops in small towns and not from the Bible as we so proudly claim it does. We have long abandoned the sola scritura (Bible alone) idea of the church and ministry and have adopted a pluralistic view that easily fits into our lives. This has created an apathy toward devotion. I could be wrong but the greatest reformations that have ever taken place in the whole of Christianity revolved around trying to break this cycle and promote God-focused, Bible centered faith rather than the alternative; culturally adapted Christianity. This form of Christianity has a form of godliness but denies the power thereof.