The Daniel Code: Living Out Truth in a Culture That Is Losing Its Way
How can we learn to be effective culture warriors?
We live in dangerous times. Not only does violence stalk us in the form of terrorism and crime, but our culture itself is crumbling. Our society tolerates and even praises what would once have been barely spoken of. If we stand up we are branded as intolerant, the term today’s culture considers the inexcusable offense. If we don’t speak up, people won’t know biblical truth. How is a Christian to respond?
Inspired by the story of Daniel in the Old Testament, bestselling author O.S. Hawkins shows how we can engage our broken culture with integrity. Daniel was a young man who “wrote the book” on how to survive in a pagan, permissive, and perverse culture. His value system was challenged at every turn.
Daniel steps off the pages of scripture and into our modern culture today to reveal some timeless principles—a sort of “Daniel Code”—that enable you to not simply exist in our culture but to engage it and survive it as well. You will discover that the same God that ensured Daniel’s victories is here for you today.
Top Highlights
“We cry out for law and order in the streets and, at the same time, teach kids in our classrooms that there are no moral absolutes. And we wonder why relativism runs rampant in our society! And the list goes on. While crying out to stop the rapid rise of illegitimate births, we at the same time allow the government to continue to subsidize the type of behavior that guarantees its rise. We are concerned about the high rate of teens involved in sex, but instead of emphasizing abstinence, we provide them free condoms in public schools. We speak of the dire need to keep families together while we liberalize divorce laws so that it becomes easier and easier to simply walk away. And on . . . and on . . . and on.” (source)
“Daniel Code,’ that can enable us not to simply survive in our culture but to engage it, thrive in it, and even be used by the Lord to transform it.” (source)
“Christ has called upon us to be salt and light in this dying and dark world (Matthew 5:13–16” (source)
“ from the furnace was not nearly as significant as deliverance from within the fiery furnace” (source)
“choose to confront the culture and engage it by speaking truth in love.” (source)
Product Details
- Title : The Daniel Code: Living Out Truth in a Culture That Is Losing Its Way
- Author: Hawkins, O. S.
- Publisher: Thomas Nelson
- Publication Date: 2016
- ISBN: 9780718085674