(James 4:17)
One of the biggest problems
we have in our churches and in public ministries is compromising the Word of
God to conform to this politically correct day we live in. I have always
appreciated the work Dr. Laura did on her radio program in being bold enough
to give Godly, biblical advice to those who called. I have, and continue to
pray that her eyes may be opened to know Jesus Christ as her personal
savior. She was one of the very few in the secular world, with a national
platform, sharing biblical principles in relation to day-to-day life. As
you know, she has been recently under fire for her stand on gays and
lesbians. It has hurt her new television program. While I do not agree
that homosexuals are biological errors, since it is a conscious choice they
are making to rebel against God, she is correct that it is a perverse
lifestyle to God's plan, just like a man and woman living together without
being married is against God's plan. Her recent apology was troubling, since
it seemed to be motivated by a desire to save her professional career and
is an example of what many in the Christian community do daily.
My friend, there is no compromising the Word of God. I took much heat last
week during the five-part series on honoring your mother and father, mostly
from people who had been victims of abusive parents. I have taken much heat
in the past from many of the subjects I deal with in my Devotionals. That is
fine. However, the attacks should not be directed at me, since I am only
bringing forth what God says in His Word. If someone wants to challenge
whether homosexuality is a correct lifestyle choice, or honoring parents
that may have abused you is proper, or eating too much is a sin, then you
need to take it up with God, not me. All I am doing is proclaiming for you
what God is saying in His Word. And please, never blindly accept what I say
to you. Check it out for yourself. What I share with you is coming right
from His Word. The job God has given to me is not to say things to make you
feel good, although I pray you will find comfort in much of what is written.
But it is meant to help you stay focused on what God expects of your life,
and if that is in contrast to where you are at, then you need to discuss it
with Him.
I believe one of the main problems we have had in our churches over the last
30 years is the liberal theology that has infested the body of Christ. The
theology that is almost Unitarian saying "if you are a good person and try
hard, help some people along the way, you will make it to Heaven." Please
hear me. That is straight from the pits of hell itself! It sounds nice,
but it misses the one key element..our sin problem. Jesus said it the best,
"I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but by
me." My friend, in this day of excess, easily accessible sin, an
abandonment of our morals, now more than ever the church of Jesus Christ
needs to be preaching a message of personal responsibility. A message of
what God expects from our lives. An uncompromising message that it only
works God's way. A message that you must die to self daily. A message that
it is not our life any longer, but His. A message that does not compromise
the precious truth of His Word.
I love you and care about you. Now more than ever, we are living in a day
when we are chastised for not being "politically correct". Well, they hung
our Savior on a cross for not being politically correct, for not
compromising. That is the example He has set for us. Now more than ever,
we need to follow that example. There is no room, no place for compromise
in God's Kingdom.
