Freedom
In Christ
The
threat of the Christian to the rest of the world is our freedom in Christ. The
world realizes that we will never conform to their way of thinking because of
the power and freedom we enjoy in Christ Jesus. That power makes believers
uncontrollable in the mind of the world. True Christians cannot be persuaded to
work on the side of darkness because of the light that in-fills their lives;
neither can Christians be convinced that darkness is light and light is
darkness.
Isaiah
wrote, “Woe to those who call evil good
and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who
put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter (Isaiah 5:20).”
The above statement is prevalent in
America today. Our culture embraces evil and ridicules good. The Bible is plain
about homosexuality (Romans 1:26-32). Nevertheless, if one does not agree with
homosexuality he or she is called a bigot or a hater.
That
is only one example of the times we are living in as a culture. There was a
time when one could speak freely about his or her convictions. One still can
today, as long as they are what the mainstream wants to hear. However, it is
not acceptable to “rock the boat” and share counter views to the culture.
Even
so, no matter your situation you are free in Christ. That is not to say that
there will not be consequences. It is to say that the Christian must still
stand for what Christ has told us to stand for.
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