Verse a Day

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

The Times We Live In


Romans 1:28 - 32 (NIV) 28 Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31 they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them.

We live in days that look an awful lot like the above. I can not believe that men and women that should be intelligent, can't even think on a ninth grade level anymore. There is a moral, mental, emotional and reasoning lack in our society.
The church has defected as well on so many counts. In the acceptance of homosexual ministers, living together before marriage, conceiving out of wedlock, etc.. This is the social acceptance of immorality within the church. Just where is it all going?
The church model I see in the Bible doesn't look like the club settings of today's churches. The idea pushed upon society of the world system has sadly been embrased by the church. Nobody wants to take any responsibility for doing it right because of pressure from society.
I have some questions for everyone that names the name of Jesus as their saviour:
Are you ready for His soon return?
When is the last time you thought about it?
What are you doing with the knowledge that you have?
Who are you telling about the Lord?
WHY are you here - What's your purpose?
Enough for now - think about it!

Pastor Kitner