I woke up early one recent morning at 5 a.m. with this thought running through my mind. I'd been toying with the idea of doing a supplement in our paper with a few articles that might spark some thought and conversations. I wrote this with my community in mind.
It's easy to see that many in my generation have been influenced by insidious temptations to ignore and delete passages of Scripture in the name of being more relevant and acceptable to our culture. But what does one do when the culture is hostile to Scripture?
Can Israel negotiate with Iran, when Iran's only solution is the eradication of it's "peace" partner?
How can the church sit and make peace with culture, when culture will only be still when the Scripture no longer speaks to its failings?
We can not sit at the table of compromise and drink coffee in the pursuit of acceptance, because while we become more relevant to our culture, we become less true to the very character of what it means to be a Bible-based Christian. On Facebook our real convictions are broadcast, not by what we say, but by what we do.
Dolly Parton was loved by our culture because she sang gospel songs so prettily while blatantly being the poster girl of a Biblical harlot. No, she's not relevant to our current culture, but she is relevant in that she is the epitome of what our world would like our Christian women to become. Sadly, in the growing cancer of compromise, some have become, and are becoming the Dolly Parton's of Christianity. Take a look at the daughters of compromise; singing pretty songs, all the while becoming another casualty in the war agaiust holiness and modesty.
God help me. God Help us.
Editorial Note: Bro. Scott Phillips pastors New Birth Pentecostal Church in Clinton, Mississippi. He is a prolific writer and a strong supporter of faithfulness to Bible truth. We salute you for taking a stand for righteousness. Righteousness exalts, but sin is a reproach.
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