Kamal Weerakoon critiques Justin Brierly's republished 2024 "Spectator" article which can be found here : https://justinbrierley.beehiiv.com/p/a-christian-revival-is-underway-in-britain. "The Spectator" is a British political and cultural news magazine. Brierly looks at the evidence for the apparent secular change of direction in the West. Weerakoon does not necessarily correlate a belief in God as a certain precursor to a Christian revival, but notes that the present environment of interest can open up conversations.
"We don’t have to agree with everything that inquirers already believe. They don’t expect us to. What this kind of centred-set hospitality does expresses is the reality that we are both on a journey towards Jesus. Christians who have stepped ‘inside’ the boundary are further along the journey than inquirers who have just begun. Inquirers know that. That’s why they’re asking us for directions. And the fact that we are further along the journey gives us credibility to draw boundaries in ways which demonstrate the value of those boundaries in our journey towards Jesus. If inquirers are really interested in the real Jesus, then they’ll be willing to know what the Bible really says about him."
https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/engaging-with-western-post-christian-inquirers-today
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