@joachimmugyenzi@YusufSerunkuma I agree. The thing also is while bad leaders can emerge through a democracy, they through democracy can reduce accountability, and go off course.
@joachimmugyenzi@YusufSerunkuma Its funny when you see democracy producing its weaknesses, it then ceases to be democracy. Democracy is not an all perfect system, it has serious flaws, that can be dealt with. Look at what Trump is doing to the US.
@SpireJim Well you are right, for these times. But taking on his context at the time of writing, where leadership based on persons and might, fear was an effective political tool.
@faith_nabushawo Well, shouldn't this be ironically a good thing? After all, the ultimate goal is to increase life expectancy and reduce mortality rates, though we can't attribute it to our health system.
The great question of the gospel is not how man can improve his image, feel better about himself, or become more religious. The great question is this. How can guilty sinners stand before a holy God and not be consumed?
“If You, LORD, should mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?” (Psalm 130:3).
This is the problem modern religion keeps avoiding. It speaks of purpose, healing, success, peace, and identity, but often refuses to deal with guilt before God. Yet Scripture does not begin with man’s felt needs. It brings us before the holiness of God, where every mouth is closed and the whole world becomes accountable to Him.
“Because by the works of the Law no flesh will be justified in His sight” (Romans 3:20).
A sinner cannot survive before God by sincerity, morality, rituals, tears, or good intentions. We need more than advice. We need more than encouragement. We need a sacrifice, a righteousness, a Mediator, and a Saviour.
“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23).
This is why Christ is not a religious accessory. He is our only hope. At the cross, God did not ignore sin. He judged it in His Son, so that sinners who trust in Christ may be forgiven without God ceasing to be just.
“He would be just and the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus” (Romans 3:26).
The gospel answers the deepest terror of the human soul. How can we stand before the Holy One? Not by hiding, not by boasting, not by comparing ourselves with others, but by being found in Christ, washed by His blood, clothed in His righteousness, and brought near by His mercy.
When morality is lifted above the gospel, both are ruined.
A man may preach clean living, family values, discipline, kindness, and public virtue, yet if Christ crucified is pushed to the side, that message cannot save anyone. It may polish the outside for a while, but it cannot raise the dead heart, cleanse guilt, or reconcile a sinner to God.
“For I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and Him crucified” (1 Corinthians 2:2).
The gospel does not produce careless living. It produces the only kind of holiness that is truly pleasing to God. Morality without grace becomes pride. Duty without Christ becomes burden. Reform without regeneration becomes decoration on a tomb.
“For while we were still helpless, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly” (Romans 5:6).
This is where many religious people go wrong. They think the answer is to make sinners behave better, while Scripture says sinners must be born again. The disease is not merely in the conduct. It is in the heart.
“Unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God” (John 3:3).
True morality grows from the gospel. Grace does not excuse sin. Grace breaks its rule, humbles the sinner, exalts Christ, and teaches the redeemed to deny ungodliness.
“For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation to all men, instructing us to deny ungodliness and worldly desires” (Titus 2:11-12).
Remove the gospel, and morality becomes either pride for the respectable or despair for the broken. But when Christ is preached, sinners are forgiven, hearts are changed, and obedience begins to flow from grace instead of fear, image, or self righteousness.
The tribal group-think and chronic sense of victimhood, that has become so prevalent in this space, has got to stop.
People will, with a completely straight face, try to hold men ‘accountable’ for things that occurred hundreds (or thousands) of years before they were even born, and which happened on the opposite side of the planet.
‘You start the wars!’
‘You wrote the law!’
‘You built the system!’
And so on.
Men will be scorned… as if they were there.
And more absurd, the person saying such things, seems to think they existed at such a time too –
‘You oppressed us for thousands of years!’
‘Us’? ....Really?
What are you talking about?
Both parties to this conversation live a life of privilege that would be unimaginable to those who came before us; so for one to blame the other (no less to try and extract remuneration) for such a thing, seems grossly inappropriate, unhelpful, and offensive.
Store your mind with Scripture by diligent reading, and you will soon discover its value and power.
The Word of God does not merely give information. It strengthens faith, exposes sin, corrects error, comforts the weary, steadies the anxious, and brings the soul again and again to Christ.
“Your word I have treasured in my heart, that I may not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11).
A mind filled with Scripture is not easily carried away by every fear, temptation, false teaching, or emotional storm. When the enemy lies, the Word answers. When the heart wanders, the Word brings it back. When suffering presses hard, the Word gives light.
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path” (Psalm 119:105).
Do not wait until the day of battle to search for the sword. Fill your heart with God’s truth now. Read it daily. Meditate on it deeply. Pray over it honestly. Let it dwell richly within you.
“Let the word of Christ richly dwell within you” (Colossians 3:16).
You may not always feel its power immediately, but over time you will discover that Scripture has been shaping your thoughts, strengthening your conscience, deepening your worship, and making Christ more precious to your soul.