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Question 6

The “dye pack” illustration suggests the world leaves visible marks on its friends even when they try to look innocent in worship; what “red dye marks” might show up in a church’s priorities, tone, or lifestyle even if it loudly claims faithfulness?

Another way to ask: If the world leaves “dye marks” on its friends, what signs might show up in a church even if it says it is faithful? What might those marks look like in what the church cares about, how it talks, or how it lives?

Direct Answer Bercot suggests the “red dye” shows up when a church’s values and practices move with the world’s changing attitudes—so its priorities, moral standards, and even preaching start reflecting the culture more than the unchanging teachings of Jesus.

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Illustration point: “Just like that dye pack, the world leaves an identifying mark on its friends.”
Even in worship: “When friends of the world lift their hands to worship Jesus, what he sees are the red dye marks.”
He says the mark remains “regardless of how loudly a church protests otherwise.”
Test offered: “Whatever social mores, attitudes, and movements go through the world will likewise move through that church.”
Contrast: Jesus “is the same yesterday, today, and forever… commandments never change.”
A church not of the world keeps “the same values and… lifestyle as the New Testament church,” and “moral standards don’t change every decade or two.”

Discussion Follow-ups What issues has your church “shifted” on mainly because culture shifted? How can a congregation check whether it is being led by Scripture or by the social current?

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