The world has become churchy, and the church has become worldly.
— Florida Made (@RichardMIATL) February 8, 2015
You can't tell the difference between the church & the world (and vice versa) nowadays. The church has become worldly, and the world has adopted a church mentality. Keep in mind that I have NO problem with secular society adopting a church mindset because there are unsaved folks that are more Christlike than Christians themselves, which is crazy but it's the truth. Some unsaved folks know more about Christianity and God's word than Christians, but that's another topic. If more of the secular world adopted the church mindset, there would be a major shift in society. Many of society's ills would be wiped off the map.
My issue is with church folks adopting a worldly mindset. You have some Christians who are scared to speak against immorality for fear of being disliked. I like Joel Osteen's preaching style, but I have to be real: When Houston mayor Annise Parker (Houston's first openly lesbian mayor) went on a rampage against various Houston ministers, Joel should've spoke out on their behalf. It's by God's grace Annise didn't go after Joel, but if a fellow brother or sister in Christ is being attacked, Christians are supposed to stick up for them. By Joel not speaking out against homosexuality, to me he condones the lifestyle.
When I say some Christians have adopted a worldly mindset, I was serious. Many Christians are so concerned with building a comfortable life for themselves that sometimes they forget about hurting people. Christians should want to live comfortable; that's evidence of God's blessing upon them. The Bible warns against the dangers of selfish ambition because some Christians get caught up in their ambition that they make it their God. There should be no surprise as to why many unsaved folks don't come to Christ, because some Christians are just as secular as they are, so you can't tell the difference.
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