Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Where Is America Headed?
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. (2 Timothy 3.1-5) Does this not sound like America today? There are examples of this verse all over America today: Gambling (Lovers of Money), Nagging children in grocery stores (Disobedient to Their Parents), Drunk driving (Without Self Control, Reckless), Having sex before marriage; Getting high on drugs; And Partying (Lovers of Pleasure Rather Than Lovers of God). Those are only a few examples of this verse. Is there any hope for change? To start Christians could start living like Christians and not like the world. Romans 12.1-2 (ESV) I appeal to you therfore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptible to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. This is one of the main problems that America faces; Christians conforming to fit in and not transforming to stand out.
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I agree with this, it is very true. This very passage is coming true in our day, right before our eyes. It is important now, more than ever, to to stand as lights for Christ in a world so desperately dark. We must show them Jesus, not claim His name and show them themselves.
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