The following is the final part of a blog by a friend of mine, Jack Carter - God used it this morning to speak to my heart and I thought I would share-- Little has changed in our world. After 2000 years of testimony people still systematically reject Jesus. The world culture is turning to a secular, traditional, and oral law and is beginning to despise anyone who does not agree. In western culture, it is the law of secular tolerance and relativism that rejects the concept of sin, and refuses to tolerate anyone who believes in it. Having been blinded to the consequences of sin, our postmodern culture feels no need for a Savior. Non-western cultures still recognize their need for God, but search for Him through animism, the attribution of authority to created things, whether they be people such as Buddha, or objects and animals. In many places in the world Christians are persecuted, even unto death for professing their faith in public. More Christians have been martyred in the last 100 years than were martyred in the previous 1900. Jesus came to bring love to a world filled with apathy and hatred. It is only through the testimony of Christians, a testimony of truth that is wrapped in love for all people, will this world turn to Christ. Let us not allow those of us who are part of the body of the Church of Christ be as the Jewish leaders and find ourselves blinded to Jesus true purpose, and through that blindness, lead the lost into the abyss. Let us rather put aside our pride and submit ourselves totally to God, seeking to listen to His Holy Spirit as we seek to bring the world to saving faith. Yes, Jesus did come from Bethlehem, born as a Man. But Jesus was also the Word who became flesh and dwelt among us, the One who provided a way for us to see God, returning to the right hand of God. In this He was also fully God. As the world sees the Man, let us help them see the Messiah who came to save us from our sins.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 10:26:23 +0000
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