1 Peter 4:16-17 “However, if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but praise God that you bear that name. For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God and if it begins with us, what will be the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?”
Dear Lord, Peter wrote this almost 2000 years ago! I believe that the Dark and Middle ages with their plagues were judgments to the church at that time because it no longer obeyed Your gospel. Then during the Reformation, You led Calvin, Luther, Knox, and men like them to bring the church back to what You intended. But now, again, apostasy is ramped in those denominations and others have been added, perverting the gospel to be an “all roads lead to Heaven”, or “Good Works”, "Properity and Social gospel”.
If Your church does not obey the gospel of God…what will become of all the unbelievers who are deceived by the false churches? They will die in their sins! Deceived by the very ones who should have conveyed the true “Hope of Life”! Whatever the apostates call themselves: Christlam, New Age, Ecumenical whatever; unless they preach Jesus Only and by Grace Alone, they will fall under judgment from You for leading unbelievers astray. If we, true believers who obey the gospel of God fall away, become ashamed, or pervert Your Gospel, we will fall under the same judgment!
Satan does not care what unbelievers believe as long as it is not the Gospel. He wants mankind to be religious to a fault…just not born again true Gospel Christians. Lord, help all of us who are true Christians to follow closely and to never be ashamed of the beautiful gift You have given us, but to be willing to share it with all we meet.
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