Seeker Friendly

We must awaken the collision. The possibility of offense must again be preached to life. Only the possibility of offense is able to waken those who have fallen asleep, is able to break the spell so that Christianity is itself again. Woe to him, therefore, who preaches Christianity without the possibility of offense. Woe to the person who smoothly, flirtatiously, convincingly preaches some soft, sweet something which is supposed to be Christianity! Woe to the person who betrays the mystery of faith and distorts it into public wisdom in order to take away the possibility of offense! Woe to the person who speaks of the mystery of the Atonement without detecting in it anything of the possibility of offense.

I think Kierkegaard describes perfectly what a lot of churches have become today. Its called seeker friendly, cotton candy Christianity, watered down gospel where we get together and just make people feel good or better known as "pampering services" Kierkegaard calls it lemonade twaddle and describes it as a bunch of sweet, silly, and tedious talk. He is absolutely right the fear of offense has replaced the Truth in the Church today. I am so thankful for the people in my life that aren't afraid to tell the truth.The truth is the only thing that sets you free.