Resisting Humanism in the Church
Every age has its reigning philosophies, and ours is deeply humanist. Humanism, once an intellectual movement celebrating human potential and dignity, has evolved into something more pervasive — a worldview that subtly but powerfully declares man is the measure of all things. It’s an outlook that prizes human reason, emotion, and experience as the ultimate sources of truth. And while it thrives in secular culture, it has also quietly entered the church. From God-Centered to Man-Centered Faith Classical Christianity has always been theocentric — God-centered. Scripture teaches that “all things were created by Him and for Him” (Col. 1:16). Our purpose is to glorify God and enjoy Him forever. But modern humanism reverses that order. God, if acknowledged at all, becomes a means to fulfill human desires. The question subtly shifts from “What does God require of me?” to “What can God do for me?” This inversion shows up everywhere: in preaching, worship, and even in the language we use abou...