June 30, 2009

Please check out an Ken Ham's (Answers in Genesis) 2009 State of the Nation.
http://www.answersingenesis.org/media/video/ondemand/state-of-the-nation/state-of-the-nation

We went out to my parent's cabin Sunday. We had a great time. Tyler did some fishing, and I got to read an excellent book, Standing Firm through the Great Apostasy by Steve Gallagher. It's about how today's church is producing false converts. The book is an eye-opener.
"Scripture makes clear that there is no salvation without repentance" p. 26. This statement makes me think of the seeker-sensitive movement going on within churches that don't want to offend so there is very little talk of sin or repentance. Typically they are just feel good messages.
Mr. Gallagher goes through an entire list of what he calles evidences of true faith. Faith proven by childlikeness, change, obedience, and by fruit. I find myself often thinking of the last. What kind of fruit have I produced? I typically equate this last to telling other's about Christ, which is somehow terrifying to me. At least to strangers and those that I know who have a differing view. What does it say about me, if I am not willing in this life to "rock the boat", for fear of... what? If I really love someone, should I not be more concerned about where they spend eternity vs. whether they like me or not?
Can I be a silent witness for Christ? Can my actions be a witness all by themselves? That can't be. I'm a sinner. A big one at that. What do my actions, my speech really say about me?

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