Do you think we can ignore the problems facing Christianity in the twenty-first century and blindly continue with things the way they are? As Jordan Peterson would say, “Think again, Sunshine.”
The state of Christianity is in a sad, sorry state when a non-Christian philosopher calls her to repentance and action. Yet, in many ways, that’s exactly what happened when, on July 12th, 2022, Jordan Peterson released his video “Message to the Christian Churches.”
While some are outraged by Peterson’s presumption in daring to address Christians, others have been quick to embrace him as “one of us.” While none can know the state of Peterson’s soul, until he publicly confesses that Jesus Christ is his Lord, we must continue to pray for him. At the same time, this is a rare occasion where it seems that a nonbeliever has put his finger on a problem in the church, and it behooves us to listen to what he has to say: Young men have long been forsaken by the church,…