Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

TIM Good morning, I’m Tim Wise, Senior Adult Minister and Sanctuary Choir Director at Central. In the world today, you will encounter folks, both Christian and non-Christian, who have good intentions and are good people. They may have different political beliefs than you do. They may have different practices than you do. They may be of a different faith than you. Do any of these circumstances make them bad people? No. Should we abandon these people no? We can be friends with all types of people! However, you should be leery of people who try and distort the Gospel. (And yes, often, this can even include followers of the Christian faith too.) Galatians 1:6-10 says this: “I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— which is really no gospel at all. Evidently, some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let them be under God’s curse! Am I now trying to win the approval of human beings or of God? Or am I trying to please people? If I were still trying to please people, I would not be a servant of Christ.” When someone presents something to you that you know is in opposition of the Gospel, be brave and defend your truth! Don’t try to win that person by agreeing with them when you know it’s wrong. You can believe differently and still love each other. Don’t sacrifice your faith to please a person - who is not serving Christ.

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