The Fear Of God - The Missing Foundation In Modern Christianity Series

I expect the world to be godless and evil. That is the nature of anybody who wishes to live apart from the grace and mercy of God, choosing to be both reprobate, reprehensible (Romans 3:10-18), daring Him to do something about it. The world smugly believes that this life will go on forever with no fear or concern for consequences or be held accountable for their behaviors (Proverbs 29:1). Get off your phone or other device for a moment and look around you. Christians worldwide are being slaughtered, maligned, mocked, and subject to brutal persecution more than ever, and few even blink an eye in concern or care. The world system hates us, so explain to me why we are trying to imitate then with services and concepts that include laser and light shows, cool bands playing syrupy lyrics that sound like the Lord Jesus is an adolescent boyfriend or part of the "crew", or have so-called "preachers" who prefer to have "dialogues" instead of messages from Scripture who dress like an outdated member of a 90's "Grunge" band, with their hair in a "man bun" and sipping a latte' while on stage?

Pardon me, America, and anyone else who subscribes to this idea of "church", but the Lord Jesus Christ did not die a horrendous death on a cross for our sins, the only means by which we can escape eternal damnation, and who rose from the dead in victory just so you can sip on a mocha frappe fat-free cup of coffee while watching the "worship team" do their thing! News flash...youth are leaving the church and the faith at an unprecedented pace, and this kind of lame excuse for entertainment disguised as a service is not cutting it. Just saying. I come from a background that may just be a thing of the past. I was taught to love God, revere the Scriptures, and love Jesus for what He did for me at Calvary. Because of Him, I will not end up in the hell I so richly deserve. If there were more messages on hell in the pulpits, there would be a lot less of it in society. The trouble is that neither the church nor the world fears God anymore!

Do you realize that you cannot take your next breath without Him? Do you have any idea of how much He has blessed you by having a roof over your head, food in the refrigerator, a job, or a relief program, clothing, a mode of transportation, health, medication, clean water, plumbing, electricity, friends, and common grace such as rainfall and fresh air? Do we take the time to thank Him for the salvation we possess in Christ? Do we thank Him that we have a copy of His Word in the language we favor? Do we comprehend the decisions we make and how they do or do not please God? Do you now see what we have in Christ? (For a lot of you, the answer is NO!) Think on how precious the gift of salvation is and that every day, millions decide to ignore it, cast it aside, disbelieve it, mock it, deny it, argue against it, or desire to rid the world of it and reap the eternal horrific consequences afterwards.