“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first. If you belonged to the world, it would love you as its own. As it is, you do not belong to the world, but I have chosen you out of the world” (John 15:18).
A relentless wave of fear has and is sweeping into the Body of Christ.
Today, we are far, far removed from homosexuality being the crisis.
Today, anything goes. There is no right or wrong. Not only this, but personal morals are now equated with civil and legal rights.
In many respects the dividing line seems to be whether or not the Bible is inspired and without error in its original delivery to the prophets from God, or whether it is just a collection of myths and man-made opinions.
Largely due to complacency, we are now witnessing and shall continue to witness the following if we, The Church, do not stand up and do exactly what Christ Jesus called and commanded us to do.
– The relentless assault and further denigration of Biblical authority.
– We have witnessed, and we shall continue to witness a complete and total loss of a coherent definition of family.
– Already widespread, especially in America, we shall continue to witness the exploitation of children.
Many are now standing so far on the side of grace that truth is being neglected, if not totally dismissed.
Truthless grace accomplishes absolutely nothing.
Since when should a culture war dictate to The Church what the Church should believe? God’s Word transcends any culture.
In terms of The Church, the Church’s integrity is compromised when those professing to be Christian misrepresent Christianity. When people claiming to follow Christ misrepresent Him through immorality, Christians need to speak up and present the Truth.
We have and we are straying much too far from our accepting the Bible as the Word of God, as the sole authority in all matters of faith and practice.
It is not too late.
I believe, when The Church is functioning at its best, meaning The Church holds to the Lordship of Christ and to the Truth and Authority of Scripture, the Church “then” positively influences society and culture.
Where does our surrender and our allegiance begin? By returning to…
“Greater is He who is in you…” (1 John 4:4).
“…we are more than conquerors…” (Romans 8:37).
“…we can do all things through Christ who strengthens us…” (Philippians 4:13).
And…
“I will praise your name for your loving kindness and your truth, for you have magnified your word above your name” (Psalm 138).
Together, we can make a difference.
Where does our surrender and allegiance to Jesus begin?
By putting God’s Word in its proper place.
Pastor Phillip Lee
Executive Director
His Way Out Ministries
His Way Out has been faithfully ministering to men and women seeking a way out of sexually broken lifestyles since 1994. We could not do it without the support of Christians like you. Every dollar that you give to His Way Out Ministries helps to further this vital ministry. Won’t you take a minute to prayerfully consider a monthly donation to His Way Out? Please consider making a one-time donation or set up a secure monthly PayPal contribution on our donation page at https://www.hiswayout.com/donate/. Thank you, Pastor Phillip Lee