We’ve created a church culture who think that to lead people to the Lord or to win souls we have to be gentle and non-offensive.
This has influenced the way we think about love.
The most loving thing you can do when someone is looking the wrong way and about to drive off a cliff is holler real loud to get their attention.
This is because we’ve become a powerless church, relying on fancy platitudes and espresso machines rather than the power of the Holy Spirit.
We considered church growth something we could manipulate through fancy presentations.
We’ve become more concerned about not offending than telling the truth.
Edmund Burke said, “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” – Edmund Burke.
We can all tell stories of people who were lured into an addiction, a dangerous investment, a bad relationship, an abortion, or an infidelity. We see the warning signs. We even mention it to our other friends. But in the end, we regret that we didn’t say something to the one teetering on the edge of failure before it became a huge issue.
It’s always easier to do nothing in a difficult time, but it’s not what we were created for. God looks for people who will take the initiative, speak truth in hard places, say what needs to be said, and cut off tragedy at the pass.
Yes!