Death has been given the
name grim reaper and it is usually illustrated as a skeletal figure clothed in
black. So many times I have asked myself if we could see beyond the
veil of the physical world into the spiritual world would we be more alert to
the true intentions of this ominous threat.
Have you noticed that some
of the most intolerant people are those who shout the loudest for tolerance? As
Christ followers we need to be aware that the grim reaper is out and about
hijacking what is ours. In this world of political correctness it seems that
tolerance is defined as a total rejection of moral standards and of all which
is Judeo-Christian. This modern
tolerance redefines words like marriage, equality, absolute truth, judgment,
love and even Christianity.
In the past month I have had
several conversations where the topic of Islam was central and I highlighted
the injustices towards women and Christians throughout the Islamic world. I am
always perplexed by the flawed logic that is applied to these conversations all
in the name of love and tolerance. They sounded something like this:
Jeannette
Muslim women are being
mistreated and Christians are getting tortured in Islamic countries………
John
Doe (response)
Jeannette, don’t you know Muslims
are getting saved by the thousands? I know Muslims and I don’t believe we should
talk about Islam. I believe the battle will be won without talking about these issues.
Jeannette
My thought, is my speaking the
truth truly going to hinder a Muslims salvation. I rejoice when I hear
testimonies of Muslims getting saved but one issue has nothing to do with the
other. This blurred view of
reality is what is concerning. When we no longer can call out evil and when
truth is being hijacked in the name of secular tolerance the grim reaper gains
ground.
As I was mediating on these
conversations I remembered an interview I was watching where someone asked Dr.
Ravi Zacharias to define the word evil.
Dr. Zacharias went on to say “Evil
is ultimately that which violates the purposes of God for life and for living
with each other.”
Should we not speak against
that which violates God’s purpose? Why is it social justice when we
talk about sex trafficking, clean water, and curing malaria. Shouldn’t the same
logic be applied to every injustice?
Our culture is doing what
scripture said- it’s getting worse and worse. The Bible gives us instructions
on how we should live. We are to keep standing for righteousness knowing that
it will mean enmity with the world. Always, remembering that death has lost its
sting……………
No comments:
Post a Comment