How Religious Pious Mush Has Made Millions of Christians Culturally Irrelevant
The after effects of the Robert’s decision on Obamacare got my blood boiling as I read blog posts and comments about the decision. I fully agree that “God is sovereign” and “God is in control,” but that does not absolve us of the responsibility to act. God designed us to reason, make choices, and act.
Too many Christians say a prayer, repeat that God’s in charge, and then go home and wait for God to act. This is not the biblical way:
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“What use is it, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but he has no works? Can that faith save him? If a brother or sister is without clothing and in need of daily food, and one of you says to them, ‘Go in peace, be warmed and be filled,’ and yet you do not give them what is necessary for their body, what use is that? Even so faith, if it has no works, is dead, being by itself. But someone may well say, ‘You have faith and I have works; show me your faith without the works, and I will show you my faith by my works.’” (James 2:14–18)
The court’s decision is going to affect all of us in ways we’ve never dreamed of. Considering that the healthcare bill is 2700 pages of government doublespeak, only God knows how lawyers, judges, and bureaucrats will interpret and apply the law.
When Joshua and the Israelites suffered their first defeat after their exodus from Egypt, “the hearts of the people melted and became as water” (Joshua 7:5). Bible believing Christians are disheartened with the way things are going in Washington and what may be coming down the political pike.
Joshua voiced his concerns to God. “Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell on the earth on his face before the ark of the LORD until evening, both he and the elders of Israel” (7:7). In a word, he prayed . . . hard. What did God tell him to do? “So the LORD said to Joshua, ‘Rise up! Why is it that you have fallen on your face? Israel has sinned, and they have also transgressed My covenant which I commanded them’” (7:11). In effect, God told Joshua to stop praying and act on the evil that brought them the defeat!
So what will we do? The Robert’s decision is a wake-up call. Now we need to act. A majority of the Supreme Court and Congress are making a mockery of the oath they took before God to uphold the Constitution.
Some Christians are saying with this ruling that we must submit to the government authorities. True enough. We’re not revolutionaries [or are we? Jesus certainly turned his world upside down]. But we’re not quietists either. We’re not living in first-century Israel where Jews had no political rights or freedoms. Paul used his Roman citizenship on at least two occasions that we know of (Acts 22 and 25). We have in the First Amendment the right and responsibility to “petition the government for a redress of grievances,” and even if the Constitution didn’t give us this right, we would still have it.
Theodore Roszak describes much of modern-day Christianity: “Socially irrelevant, even if privately engaging.”[1]
AMEN, AMEN, AMEN!!!!
This blogger could NOT agree MORE!
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“Some Christians are saying with this ruling that we must submit to the government authorities. True enough. We’re not revolutionaries”
Uh, Barb, yes we are. We’re the descendants of Rebels and Rebels ouselves, except from God. We like our forebears, believe in exhausting the peacable possibilities first but, when they are, well, ask the Brits about it. Nothings changed.
I agree, Dave! The author actually contradicts himself when he says this because he does go on to say we are activists – we must put our faith to work and act on it! I know I’m getting pretty tired of writing & saying the same things. I know I have to find additional outlets, more ways to give & be involved! That is how we will take back our lives & our nation!
Indeed so! BTW I stole that rebel line from my new post on Conclub. Hope you like it.
Love it, Dave!! lol Once a hippie, always a hippie!
Guess I did too many drugs though, actually my post on the 4th, Oh, well.
No! You did … drugs? Ah the good ole days, eh? A little humor is absolutely necessary at a time like this!!!
Well, alkyhol, caffeine, and nicotine count, don’t they?
Would have done some reefer but, absolutely hate the smell.
hahahaha I’m taking the 5th! Quit all but 1 cup of coffee in the AM and a glass-o-wine a few nights a week after work! It’s all about ATTITUDE~! lol
Even God is not our nanny. I trust God a heck of a lot more than any govt.
Publius Huldah sent me a paper, she’s furious- she wants them impeached
who? She wants who impeached?
That’s what I like about you–you are the epitome of political incorrectness. If we have a Republican president, I expect you to remain just as politically incorrect as your are now.
hahaha if it’s Romney, you can COUNT on it, or sure! lol