2 Corinthians 6:4-10 KJV
But in all
things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in
afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,
In stripes,
in imprisonments, in tumults, in labours, in watchings, in fastings;
By pureness,
by knowledge, by longsuffering, by kindness, by the Holy Ghost, by love
unfeigned,
By the word
of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand
and on the left,
By honour
and dishonour, by evil report and good report: as deceivers, and yet true;
As unknown,
and yet well known; as dying, and, behold, we live; as chastened, and not
killed;
As
sorrowful, yet alway rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having
nothing, and yet possessing all things.
As much as things have
changed in the two thousand years since Apostle Paul wrote these words, very
little has changed in the two thousand years since the apostle wrote these
words. Among the many contrasts Paul mentioned was this one, "as deceives
and yet true". America has made an about face from the days when almost
every American would have never dared to challenge the message of the Bible
even when they did not keep and obey that Bible in their personal life. We are
now reaching a critical period when very nearly the majority of Americans not
only disobey the Bible; they deny it is true.
Our day is becoming more like
the day of Paul. Not long from now, if things continue as they are, we will see
ourselves in a country where
· to have a Christian world view is the exception
rather than the rule
· practicing faith will be an act of faith and
· being a witness will be more like becoming a
martyr[1]
I think this could be good
news. The Bible clearly demonstrates how to be a believer in a world like that.
It is practicing Christianity in a world that is friendly to Christianity that
has no biblical precedent and has proven to be our downfall.
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