It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to perceive the rapid moral decline in our society. From the redefinition of marriage, a sex-obsessed culture charmed by everything promiscuous and perverted, to government corruption, and corporations governed by recklessness and greed – we are in a free fall. The abortion industry commits unspeakable violence against the defenseless, murdering millions of innocent unborn souls. Evil is called good and good is called evil. All the meanwhile an impotent church is content to operate in the safe-zone of “good works” and ” political correctness”.
The temptation to lose heart and grow discouraged is great. I know I am not alone in my identification with Lot when Peter described him as being tormented in soul “over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard.” (2 Peter 2:8) What is vile is honored among us. What is evil freely flaunts itself and struts about. For many of us, the downward spiral is accelerating at such a rapid rate our heads are spinning.
How can we reverse this? What are we to do in the face of it? There is only one answer: We are to preach Christ crucified. Why? Because the “Gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes.” (Romans 1:16) Nothing in the entire universe has the power to transform but the gospel of Jesus Christ.
This means that the Church will have to drop every crutch and empty herself of everything that reeks of the flesh and the earth. Christians will stand with fear and trembling – and like Paul, we will pray for the boldness to preach a “crucified Christ” to a hostile world.
Truth be told, I don’t have much confidence in my own ability to do this. I know myself too well. But, I take heart in the words of my Savior. “But Jesus looked at them and said, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” (Matthew 19:26)
Amen dear Sister, we under estimate the power of the Gospel when up against these huge problems. Thanks for the reminder and encouragement, Love, Margaret
very powerful and true,It is amazing how quickly this world is spiraling out of control. For instance the Miss USA pageant
contender lost the crown because she said that marriage should be between a man and a woman. The once subliminal messages are now
the norm.
Love Berkie
The devil has infiltrated every area of technology to lure the world into access at the click of a button to every kind of perversion and evil imaginable. Our children are the main target in this society of chat rooms and “social” networks. Parents, we need to be so vigilant with regard to what our children are watching on t.v.,surfing on the internet, and even accessing filth from their cellphones! Thank you, Chris, for your love and dedication for speaking the truth, however disconcerting it may be. Love you.
Your post reminds me of John Newton’s (author of Amazing Grace) last words before he went into the courts of heaven: “My memory is nearly gone. But I remember two things: that I am a great sinner . . . and Christ is a great Savior!”
May we come (and go) knowing nothing save Christ and him crucified!
This was beautiful, and straight to the point. It is obvious that we are definitely living in the last days. The world was so different when I was a child. It is amazing how things changed so much, so fast. Christ will come back soon.