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Is Christianity the
Commentary
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As
the
world
continues
to
plunge
into
further
darkness
and
despair, ”new”
spirituality leaders
say
it
is
the
church’s
fault,
particularly
that
of
rigid
Christians
who
won’t
bend
their
beliefs
or
convictions.
While
Christians
certainly
are
not
without
sin,
true
believers
are
not
causing
the
world
to
fall
apart.
It
is
happening
for
one
reason
alone
…
man’s
sinful
condition.
We
are
each
responsible
for
the
sin
in
our
own
lives.
The
Bible
is
clear
that
the
penalty
for
sin
is
death.
We
all,
each
and
every
one
of
us,
have
had
a
death
sentence
meted
out
to
us.
But
we
have
also
been
offered
a
free
gift
of
salvation. As Christians, God expects us to reach out to those suffering and in need. When Jesus dwells in a human being, He convicts and He communes with that individual. He has saved us from destruction, and He desires to live in us and fellowship with us. And He compels us to live righteously and care about those less fortunate than ourselves. The world is in trouble because of sin. And Jesus commissioned us as believers to go out into the world and preach the wonderful Good News of His free gift of salvation to all who come to Him by faith. Satan hates this Gospel message, and he hates the messenger, the church. Is it any wonder that as this new, self-deifying reformation takes form, its followers will grow increasingly hostile to those who preach the biblical Gospel of Jesus Christ? Ironically, the emerging “progressive” church, which says its main goal is to help the suffering and to help eradicate the world’s problems, is not pointing the world to Jesus Christ and His body. Rather it is rejecting the atonement, locking arms with a religion (Catholicism) that teaches we are justified by works rather than by grace alone, embracing mystical practices and altered states of consciousness, and pulling these suffering lost souls further and further away from the only thing that will ever help them—a personal one-on-one relationship with Jesus Christ, who explains very clearly who He is:
I am Roger Oakland. This has been a biblical perspective to help understand the times.
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