One major focus of politicians, special concern groups, and the American people in general is pollution. The pollution of air, water, and everything else around us is seen by many as a large problem. Pollution talks have created the "idea" of "Global Warming" and has been blamed for cancer and death. Companies, organizations, and individuals have accepted a "going green" policy to try and make the earth (which was created by God) a healthier place for us to live.
Believe it or not there is type of pollution that I am more concerned about. It is the pollution of a perfect Gospel. A perfect Gospel that is based around a perfect Jesus. People have tried for centuries to pollute this message. We have preachers that stand in pulpits and speak opinionated messages and tell stories that relate to nothing but senseless humor, self-esteem, and the world. People have taken the word "believe" in the verse John 3:16 and replaced it with "think". I have heard sermons that talk about salvation but not the cross or Jesus Christ.
The world has taken a cup filled with purity and tried to combine with something that has no resemblance of God at all. People have tried to pollute the purest words ever spoken! My question is, why would we try to fix something that's not broken. The answer to my question is that people would rather change something perfect to make themselves look better and more attractive or create any easier path to their choice of life. We have forgotten that the true Gospel doesn't only show the light but it brings it. We forget that Jesus and his life gives us life but often its not the life that we want. The life that many people want is one wrapped around themselves and sin which is death is disguise.
Jesus' death was a bloody one. The cross which he died on was soaked in his innocent blood. He chose to pay the debt of all people with that blood. Why are we trampling through it? Why do we deny the truth? Why do we deny him? Why we preach messages that make things seem easy to give false hope? Why do we forget that the great commission is about saving souls and making disciples and not just putting names on a church role?
While people are focused on going green, lets focus on going Jesus. How about, we call it what it is and accepting it as that. Salvation comes with a cross. A cross that we should be proud to bare because it resembles my Jesus. Preach The Truth. Preach The Gospel. Preach The Blood. Preach The Cross. Preach Jesus.
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