Here’s a novel idea, make more Christians.
Is
it a coincidence that in the last thirty years, as the church has
increasingly turned to political action to achieve spiritual aims, that
we’ve seen the largest decline in church membership in our history? So
today we’ve been reduced to bogus claims of a war on religion and
religious liberty to explain the sad fact that we are a church in
decline. Our so called leaders much prefer that excuse than a long look
in the mirror.
You want war, go to
Somalia, ask them what Christian persecution means. We live in the
freest country in the world in terms of the right to practice our faith
and we can’t fill a sanctuary an hour a week, while the church is
thriving in the most inhospitable places on earth. Places where to
self-identify as Christian can cost you your life.
So
why does the faith prosper there and falter here? Why are our leaders
whining about legislation instead of focusing on salvation? You want a
nation with respect for family values? Make more Christians. You want
the institution of marriage strengthened? Make more Christians.
Interested in sexual purity? Make more Christians. Peace, charity, a
nation where widows and orphans are cared for, and our elderly and the
poor are honored rather than considered a burden? A church alive with
purpose? Yep, make more Christians.
Maybe
if our leaders spent less time running around like rock stars filling
stadiums at $25 a pop, and instead followed the lead of our brethren in
Somalia, China, or Pakistan we’d have a church as vibrant as theirs.
War
on religion? You don’t need to make war on the church in America,
they’re too busy advocating legislation, sub-contracting our faith to
politicians who every four years ring our Pavlovian bells, only to take
our votes and money till the next election cycle comes round. If a New
Testament believer were suddenly transported to present day America
they’d be appalled. Would they recognize us or turn away in disgust?
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