Today there are a lot of moral issues that the church often ignores or treats with diffidence. The reason for this is to pacify those who may differ with the church, regardless of how clearly the scripture may define a particular sin. In any given congregation today, there are many people who have experienced one form of moral failure or another. Many, although repented and redeemed, still experience extreme guilt over past moral failures and do not want to be reminded of them through church activism. The result is blasé churches with lukewarm worship, riddled theology, extinct evangelism, and shadowed commitment resulting in “spiritual weight loss.” And it needs to change.
Today, if the church is going to be the “salt of the earth,” it better be the voice of purity and Biblical inerrancy. This voice must actively speak out against social injustice, moral failure, and prevalent sin. It must speak forgiveness and the love of God.
If God were a pacifist creation would have a taken a millennium not a week!
If God were a pacifist He would not have flooded the earth!
If God were a pacifist He would not have allowed Israel to be in slavery in Egypt!
If God were a pacifist He would not have made the 10 Commandments.
If God were a pacifist He would not have allowed Israel to be in captivity in Babylon.
If God were a pacifist He would never have created Elijah and Elisha!
If God were a pacifist He would not have instituted the covenants with Israel.
If God were a pacifist He would not have sent His Son to be born of a virgin.
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have healed the sick.
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have made the lame to walk.
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have had compassion on the poor.
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have made the blind to see!
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have made the sick well!
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have raised the dead!
If Jesus were a pacifist they would not have nailed Him to a cross!
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have died on the cross for you or me!
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have rose from the dead!
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not have ascended into Heaven!
If Jesus were a pacifist He would not be coming back for His church!
If the Holy Spirit were a pacifist you would not be sensing what you are feeling right now!
If you truly want to walk the path of Christ’s example, you will be actively proclaiming the forgiveness and the love of Christ to a lost and dying world.
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