"Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter." (NIV)
If any ancient text describes the way things are today, this is it. We see it on every hand. For example, there was a time when it was a big plus if a candidate for political office was a Christian. Now, if a candidate even mentions the name of Jesus, he or she is referred to as a fanatic. One candidate in the last presidential election was a member of an Assembly of God Church. You would have thought that she was a Muslim. (Oh, wait that wouldn't be bad, speaking of calling evil good. This makes me an Islamophobe.) There was no doubt that a lot could have been said against her candidacy, but being a member of an Assembly of God Church was not one of them. I remember my sarcastic reaction was "Oooo that is real scary." I have known a lot of people who were part of the Assemblies of God and not a one of them ever scared me. In fact, I've found them to be fine Christian people. There are issues that are even more sinister than this. I will mention one while I still can without getting in trouble with the law. Who would have thought a man marrying a man, or woman marrying a woman, would have been even considered legal in this country? If you oppose what the Bible condemns every time it is mentioned, you are a "homophobe." If you were proven to be a "homophobe," you would be deemed a terrible person. I'm not afraid of homosexuality, nor do I hate homosexuals, but I can't call good what the Bible condemns. This country is split 50/50 on this issue. A lot of the 50% in favor of homosexual marriage have to be members of Christian churches. On this, and many other issues, we are in serious trouble spiritually. Our moral values are based on what the polls say. I guess that if the polls said that a majority of Americans believe that it is alright to murder your enemy, we could start murdering our enemies. That is extreme, but it makes as much sense as a lot of other issues we face today. Let's pray that this can be turned around. It won't be turned around by political parties. It will be turned around when Christians get serious about their Christian faith and stop giving in to public opinion. Bro. Joe
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