If there is one reason Christians are not the lights shining in the darkness, it is precisely their lack of centeredness in the very word of God. “My opinion” reigns supreme. We have professing Christians who are both far right and far left. Mostly they seem to be vouching for their opinions over the word of God. We have become a class of people who frequently value our opinions over the word of God.
Yet the scripture tells us that ALL scripture is inspired and is profitable (2 Tim. 3:16) for doctrine and reproof, for correction and instruction in righteousness. It used to be (I lament!) the go-to place for Christians to find answers to the problems they are facing. No longer! It is the conscience that is the first go-to place
What sounds reasonable and compassionate is what dictates “Christianity” to many. Left behind is serious consultation with the Word of God. It has been too long since Edwards reminded us that we are “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God”. People have become too proud over their ability to think, and their conclusions are often against the very principles that Christians purport to keep. A simple corrective would be to check the Bible and find out what God says.
He says that “all have sinned” and “come short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). It is not difficult to figure out and is one of the basic foundation verses of the Bible, yet today it is often ignored in favor of compassion. We face militant groups who proclaim to us their own righteousness and ignore the Scripture.
What ought to be done? We need to throw ourselves on the mercy of God and dig deeply into his Word. Our days are here and gone before we know it, and wasted years are measured in the time when we are not becoming like Jesus. God is probably not going to be at all interested in how we voted; but he is intensely interested in what we did with his Son.
Those groups of sinners who advocate for exempting their sinful behavior are not going to escape judgment. We Christians need to remember that truth is a vital component of love, and we need to seek gentle but firm ways to let people know how to escape the judgment of God. Only by accepting the sacrifice of his Son can any one of us escape judgment. There is no exception for “vulnerable” groups. For us to pretend otherwise becomes ultimate hypocrisy; for us to believe otherwise makes us grow in apostasy. Our outcome will not be good.
Have you studied the Word of God yet today? The Word of God is the source of truth. “And the Word was made flesh, and we beheld his glory, the glory of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.” There remains for the Christian one source of truth—ignore it not, at your peril.
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