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Chapter 4 The Culture Clashes
The Offense of Family Reformation
The Legacy of Sola Scriptural in Calvin's Geneva
By Scott T. Brown

A people who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will be persecuted because their countercultural lifestyles stick out like a sore thumb. When family patterns are reformed, it is so public that everyone notices. Family, friend, co-worker and church member are easily offended by family reforms. The tumult from the reforms of family life that Calvin experienced in Geneva caused the same kind of turmoil that every father and daughter experience when they change from immodest to modest clothing. I have a friend who received hate mail because he and his daughter objected to modern dating patterns. They determined that she should have her first kiss at the alter instead of the back seat of a car before marriage. They felt the modern dating patterns of the culture were defiling, so they defied the social structure to be faithful to the Biblical commands for sexuality.
This attempt at family reform was met with hatred from the Christian community. The truth is, you may get more compassion from church goers if your teen daughter gets pregnant, than if she dresses modestly. Family reformers are an offense to those who fear man and maintain the status quo. When the power of the gospel begins work in our hearts to change us, and then tangible lifestyle changes occur, we become a source of irritation to those who hate the Word of God.