I was recently asked how I planned to change the culture that is continually going against the Bible. I didn’t have a good answer at the time. I really didn’t like the question. I didn’t know why.
It finally occurred to me- I don’t think Jesus tried to change Roman culture. He tried to change the Jewish Church culture sure. But I don’t think he was yelling at the Romans- Stop making Caesar your God! Stop the infanticide! Stop the naked wrestling! Stop all of it!
No I think his goal was to change hearts and He knew those hearts would change the culture. Roman civilization is no longer a problem. Our sinful hearts still are. How did He stop sin? Well if you read the Old Testament we find a God who does all He can to stop people from sinning. A nation with no king but God? Done. A world with only one family in it because everyone else was destroyed for their sin? Done. Did any of that stop the sin? Nope. The answer was God would take on the sin Himself. Forgiveness is the answer. Jesus is the answer. I want my life and all that I do to point to Him. Do I fail at it? Yep. Does the church fail at it and need correction? Yep. But yelling at the culture to stop sinning seems silly. Point out what those sins leads to and more importantly point to Jesus who saves from sin.
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