Nevertheless, the people refused to listen to the voice of Samuel, and they said, "No, but there shall be a king over us, that we also may be like all the nations, that our king may judge us and go out before us and fight our battles.1 Samuel 8:19,20 .
Holy Nation
God wanted Israel to be a special people, a Holy Nation different than the surrounding nations. To be a light among the nations and preached unto them the good news of the kingdom. Likewise we Christians are supposed to be so. We ought to be the light in a world deep in darkness. The speakers of truth to a world in love with error.
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:6
Samuel you are old
They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.1 Samuel 8:5.
The slide into apostasy always start when we start saying the message is old and is no longer relevant to the current generation. The question that is always asked is how do we appeal to the masses?
We then tell preachers who hold strictly to the Word of God that they are traditionalists and are not up to the times. The Bible call the message we preach the "everlasting gospel" for a reason. It does not need to change. Christianity is not about mass appeal , but life saving truths. So how do Christians relate to the people around them and still be the people of God according to this thought process?
Be like the Nations
The response that has always been provided by a back sliding people is to be just like the nations around them. Israel did not like to be different and Christians today do not want to be different. Yes they may say that they want to be different than the cultures around them, in reality they are doing the opposite. Instead of leading the world, Christians are now following its precepts. The world has become our teacher and since the world preaches darkness, there is no question as to what we are learning. For example the world preaches equality of man and women in all things, which is really not about true equality but sameness (ignoring the different roles the sexes have). It is a satanic teaching at it's core. The church soon follow by bringing in women ordination, ignoring the fact that in the scripture only man can be priests. The world promotes homosexuality as progress and enlightenment and the church follow suits. They Christianize the arguments brought fourth by satanically inspired people in order to make it appealing .
Dead Fishes swim with the current
Dead fishes always swim with the current. Only a live fish swim against the current. Many Christians by following the world's philosophies have become dead spiritually and are just going to the current. It takes conviction and courage to go against the crowd (world), but Christians are afraid to preach truth against darkness, because in truth they don't want to be face the scorn that comes with being different.
Be ye separate
As Christians we are the called out ones. We are called by God to be different, to be his representatives on earth. We should not try to be like the nations, whether in customs, philosophies and way of life. Christianity should not be taken as a business that is seeking to appeal to customers' need; by doing surveys finding out what people want in order to give it to them. God has called us to be different so that his truth may be revealed to the world . The world is sinking deeper and deeper into darkness, its philosophies and ways lead to death. Let us therefore not follow them to destruction like dead fishes, but let us ask God for faith and courage to be a Holy nation that will not be afraid to reveal the world's works of darkness so that many may be saved .
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.1 Peter 2:9
Holy NationGod wanted Israel to be a special people, a Holy Nation different than the surrounding nations. To be a light among the nations and preached unto them the good news of the kingdom. Likewise we Christians are supposed to be so. We ought to be the light in a world deep in darkness. The speakers of truth to a world in love with error.
For you are a people holy to the LORD your God. The LORD your God has chosen you out of all the peoples on the face of the earth to be his people, his treasured possession. Deuteronomy 7:6
Samuel you are old
They said to him, "You are old, and your sons do not follow your ways; now appoint a king to lead us, such as all the other nations have.1 Samuel 8:5.
The slide into apostasy always start when we start saying the message is old and is no longer relevant to the current generation. The question that is always asked is how do we appeal to the masses?
We then tell preachers who hold strictly to the Word of God that they are traditionalists and are not up to the times. The Bible call the message we preach the "everlasting gospel" for a reason. It does not need to change. Christianity is not about mass appeal , but life saving truths. So how do Christians relate to the people around them and still be the people of God according to this thought process?
Be like the Nations
The response that has always been provided by a back sliding people is to be just like the nations around them. Israel did not like to be different and Christians today do not want to be different. Yes they may say that they want to be different than the cultures around them, in reality they are doing the opposite. Instead of leading the world, Christians are now following its precepts. The world has become our teacher and since the world preaches darkness, there is no question as to what we are learning. For example the world preaches equality of man and women in all things, which is really not about true equality but sameness (ignoring the different roles the sexes have). It is a satanic teaching at it's core. The church soon follow by bringing in women ordination, ignoring the fact that in the scripture only man can be priests. The world promotes homosexuality as progress and enlightenment and the church follow suits. They Christianize the arguments brought fourth by satanically inspired people in order to make it appealing .
Dead Fishes swim with the current
Dead fishes always swim with the current. Only a live fish swim against the current. Many Christians by following the world's philosophies have become dead spiritually and are just going to the current. It takes conviction and courage to go against the crowd (world), but Christians are afraid to preach truth against darkness, because in truth they don't want to be face the scorn that comes with being different.
Be ye separate
As Christians we are the called out ones. We are called by God to be different, to be his representatives on earth. We should not try to be like the nations, whether in customs, philosophies and way of life. Christianity should not be taken as a business that is seeking to appeal to customers' need; by doing surveys finding out what people want in order to give it to them. God has called us to be different so that his truth may be revealed to the world . The world is sinking deeper and deeper into darkness, its philosophies and ways lead to death. Let us therefore not follow them to destruction like dead fishes, but let us ask God for faith and courage to be a Holy nation that will not be afraid to reveal the world's works of darkness so that many may be saved .
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.1 Peter 2:9
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