The Church in Babylon Study Guide: Heeding the Call to Be a Light in the Darkness

by Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Publisher:

Moody

, 2018

Overview

How do we live faithfully in a country becoming more and more hostile to our faith in Christ?

Like the Israelites in Babylon, we must find a way to maintain our faith in the midst of a pagan culture. But that requires we answer two crucial questions: How did we get here? How do we prepare for the dark and difficult days ahead?

In The Church in Babylon Study Guide, Dr. Lutzer answers both of these questions. He will walk you through the many parallels between the church in America and God’s people in Babylon, and embolden you to be a gospel witness. As you work through the book, you’ll be encouraged not to compromise your faith even when under constant pressure from all corners of society. And more than all this you will have a fresh encounter with Jesus Christ, as you delve into the biblical role of those in exile.

This study guide will help you to engage the material via study questions, discussion points, and personal reflection.

Key Features

• Answers two crucial questions about living faithfully in a hostile culture
• Walks you through the many parallels between the church in America and God’s people in Babylon
• Helps you to engage the material via study questions, discussion points, and personal reflection

Contents

• Session 1: Welcome to Babylon—Finding God in Enemy Territory
• Session 2: Conflicts of Conscience—Keeping the Faith in a Hostile Work Environment
• Session 3: When the State Becomes God—Standing Strong While Others Bow
• Session 4: The Church, Technology, and Purity—The Courage to Confront a Deadly Enemy
• Session 5: Transgenderism, Sexuality, and the Church—Calling Out the Lies of the Culture
• Session 6: Islam, Immigration, and the Church—Balancing Compassion and Security
• Session 7: Five False Gospels within the Evangelical Church—Defending the Faith Once Delivered to the Saints
• Session 8: Taking the Cross into the World—Shamelessly Sharing the One Message That Can Save Us
• Session 9: Jesus at the Church Door—Prayerless Pulpits, Satisfied Saints, and Spiritual Blindness
• Session 10: The Church That Will Survive Babylon—Prevailing in a Hostile Culture

Product Details

• Title: The Church in Babylon Study Guide: Heeding the Call to Be a Light in the Darkness
• Author: Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer
• Publisher: Moody
• Print Publication Date: 2018
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 76
• Era: era:contemporary
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subjects: Christianity › United States; Christianity and culture › United States; Babylon (Extinct city) › In the Bible
• ISBNs: 9780802413567, 0802413560, 0802493556, 9780802493552
• Resource ID: LLS:CHRCHBBYLNSTGD
• Resource Type: text.monograph.study-guide
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-05-20T17:58:29Z

About Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is Pastor Emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago where he served as the Senior Pastor for 36 years. A renowned theologian, Dr. Lutzer earned his BTh from Winnipeg Bible College, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, a MA in philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LL.D. from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law. He is an award-winning author and the featured speaker on three radio programs that can be heard on more than 1000 outlets in the United States and around the world. Dr. Lutzer and his wife, Rebecca, live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight grandchildren.