Prostituting Ourselves

Too many churches in America have abandoned the Bible as the only measure of truth. We have prostituted ourselves by welcoming the world and its ways into our daily lives and into our churches. Where holiness was once emphasized, now fun and freedom is. Christians once lived lives separated from the world, but now tolerance and an anything goes attitude prevails. We once boldly stood for the unchanging truth of God’s Word but we are now afraid to tell anyone that they are wrong, no matter how wrong they are. The church needs to be awakened from her slumber and complacency and remember that she is Jesus’ bride. Her purpose lies in edifying the saints and in saving the lost. We don’t need yet another church program or some new methodology: we need the Bible. God’s Word needs to be preached from our pulpits and taught in our homes. We need preachers who aren’t afraid that they are going to “step on toes.” They must once again tell of the grievous nature of sin. We need to hear that all sin–no matter how “small” we may feel that it is–is an awful affront to God’s holiness. We have slept as the enemy has crept into our camp and now, in many churches, he has taken over.
We need a return to the teaching of the Cross. We must live daily in the shadow of the Cross. The Cross is the central fact of all of history. All of the Old Testament looks forward to it, the New Testament reveals it as fact. When Jesus came to earth as a man and died on the Cross for us, He did something for us that we could not do for ourselves: He removed the sin-stains that separated us from our God. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice, we can now live holy before God and have heaven as our home when this life is over.