Dial down on the inconsequential seditiousness, okay, Jedediah? Relax. Go into the desert and get focused. The church is currently so divided and defeated with such minutiae ? that we can?t agree on which shade of white to use for our surrender flag.
That said, however, there?s a time and place for a biblical throw-down and an ecclesiastical split from political policies and parties:
· when the taking of an unborn life is the issue, or · when marriage is being redefined, or · when runaway judges are attempting to expunge God and his law from our country?s national life.
For a minister to seek unity when secularists are trashing and rewriting scripture with impunity, is to side with evil and allow darkness to succeed. On these kinds of issues, the minister cannot group hug the secular or quasi-Christian thugs who profess them.
? And those are just three of the reasons for the muted ministry. Stay tuned for the rest and for my ClashPoint!
Doug Giles? latest book, ?Ruling in Babylon?, is available via Amazon.com . He pastors a church in Miami and hosts two award winning radio programs [www.clashradio.com].