It is a very disappointing reality how Christians come up with all manner of excuses for not supporting the truth when it's challenged. In this world riddled with worldly ideas on the Bible, God, creation, the sin nature etc. we do no one any favors by shying away from respectfully stating the truth, in love. Particularly when our children are watching, we ought to teach them how to model standing strong amidst error properly. How they need to see what their parents are teaching them is not isolated just to home!
I thank God we have a church whose pastor is unabashedly a believer in the authority of Scripture, is a literal 6 day creationist, and who speaks the truth about what it means to be a Christian. Coming from a Catholic background, I appreciate so much when pastors don't play around pretending that Catholicism is synonymous with biblical Christianity. It is too bad that we don't have more people coming alongside us as parents openly supporting what the Bible says is true. Opportunities are rare to model defending the faith in the face of adversity, and when they do arise, too many let the pitch go by. It all comes down to priorities, and often today not offending unbelievers is tantamount to defending the faith. If we really believe the Bible is true and truly believe people who have not repented will go to Hell when they die, why aren't we more steadfast and verbal? Our example alone is not enough. In Scripture, sharing the gospel meant using words.
I thank God we have a church whose pastor is unabashedly a believer in the authority of Scripture, is a literal 6 day creationist, and who speaks the truth about what it means to be a Christian. Coming from a Catholic background, I appreciate so much when pastors don't play around pretending that Catholicism is synonymous with biblical Christianity. It is too bad that we don't have more people coming alongside us as parents openly supporting what the Bible says is true. Opportunities are rare to model defending the faith in the face of adversity, and when they do arise, too many let the pitch go by. It all comes down to priorities, and often today not offending unbelievers is tantamount to defending the faith. If we really believe the Bible is true and truly believe people who have not repented will go to Hell when they die, why aren't we more steadfast and verbal? Our example alone is not enough. In Scripture, sharing the gospel meant using words.
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