It’s easy to praise God when life is easy. It’s easy to have faith when things go your way. However, when life seems to be stacked against you, that’s when true faith is revealed. Will you blame God for the storm, or have faith that He will carry you through the storm? Deut. 31:8
The Apostles, Paul, early Christians were brutally murdered for spreading the Gospel. They were mocked and tortured just as Jesus was. They lost everything and gained even more for their faithfulness. Now many supposed Christians won’t even risk losing an acquaintance for Jesus.
“Christianity, if false, is of no importance and, if true, is of infinite importance. The one thing it cannot be is moderately important.” - C.S. Lewis
Nobody could read the Bible from Genesis-Revelation and conclude that God delights in homosexuality.
People come to this view because they already believe that homosexuality is okay, and they just go to the Bible to twist certain verses to align with their sinful beliefs.
Contrary to the popular narrative of today…
Not every single time people leave the church - is it the church’s fault or wrongdoing. Sometimes, people walk away from the church, because they have run back to sin.
Before sin, Satan is the tempter who whispers, "you should do this!"
After sin, Satan is the accuser who whispers, "how could you have done this!"
Satan kills through temptation and then buries with guilt.
Lord, lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
Amen.