The Simplicity Of Christ

The Simplicity of Christ

By

Bishop Melvin L. Maughmer, Jr.

OPENING:- When we look around and see the asinine events that are taking place we realize our world of today is in utter turmoil as people strive for preeminence and superior individuality, we can quickly become overwhelmed with all the difficult complexities and confusing decisions that are being played out rather in the political arena and the so-called upper echelon of society that affect all of us in some way or another.

The Constitution of the United States of America whose chief aim and purpose was to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that the fundamental rights of the people would be at risk, is being twisted and manipulated to benefit a certain select group or individual(s) and is faced with the threating reality of being abolished all together.

Criminals are being heralded as champions of society, right is being called wrong, Democracy is being dismantled, unity is a curse word nothing makes sense anymore. A man can legitimately loose an election, refuse to submit to the voice of the democracy, call for the Vice President to go against all things ethical and deny an election, insight a riot causing thousands to storm the Nations Capital, be found guilty of over 30 felony charges, have top secret classified documents stored in a bathroom of his home, and still be the nominee for President of the United States, while a person having a tin full of CBD pills to help them sleep is arrested by TSA agents and is facing years in prison, something is wrong!

The combination of moral, spiritual, ethical, political, economic, and social corruption has caused great complexities and demands in our society. It’s no longer what is good for the well-being of mankind but what is convenient for certain individuals. Understand carnal efforts are not going to solve the complexities we are facing, the government is unable to help us survive or capable of bringing a change because it is too morally, ethically, and spiritually corrupt. However, I am reminded of a song that says, “In Times Like These We Need a Savior, In Times Like These We Need an Achor, Be Very Sure, Be Very Sure Your Anchor Holds and Grips the Solid Rock – That Rock is Jesus”.

Rest assured that God in Heaven, the One who sits high and looks low is seeing the moral mayhem, the economic emasculation, the political corruption, and the spiritual decline that is running rampant in the world today and I know He will not let it go on too much longer.

So, as we strive to deal with the complexities of this corrupt world, we must remember that Christianity was birthed and flourished under an empire that was corrupt and hostile against it much like what we are seeing and dealing with today. The spiritual leaders had a form of godliness but no power, they were more concerned about the high seat, the titles, the garb, and rubbing elbows with the political elites trying to be politically correct and neglecting the spiritual when Jesus came with simplicity and offered salvation and life more abundantly.

THE SIMPLICITY OF CHRIST.

PRAYER

SCRIPTURE: - 2 Corinthians 11:3 “But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtlety, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ”.

2 Corinthians 1:12 “For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom, but by the grace of God, we have had our conversation in the world, and more abundantly to you-ward”.

Romans 12:1-21 FOCUS ON VERSE 8 “Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness”.

DEFINITION: - Complexities refer to a multitude of parts, layers, or intricacies that make something harder to understand or deal with. Example: - The complexities of the political system.

Simplicity refers to the state of being simple, uncomplicated, or straightforward, there’s no layers, stumbling blocks, or intricacies that need to be experienced. Example: - the simplicity that is in Christ”.

Our Focus verse says, “Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness”. These verses of scripture were all written by Paul and he is warning the preachers not to become corrupted with hard sayings, enticing words, and a bunch of nonsensical garbage that causes people to become lost and confused but as the old adage says K-I-S-S keep it simple stupid or keep it short and simple, now you can pick which adage you like the best.