In our country, since Roe V. Wade legalized abortion in 1973, more than 60 million children have been killed in their mother’s womb. In 2015, the Supreme Court ruled that states must allow same-sex marriage.
How should a Christian view the direction our society is going?
We live in a society where mass shootings have become more and more common; a society that celebrates death in video games, on TV shows, in movies, in musical lyrics; a society that wants to remove any sense of morality, and is not subject to God’s higher authority.
The Christian needs to look at everything through the lens of God’s Word. From that Word he knows there is a God who created all things He doesn’t accept what the evolutionists are saying.
The Christian is not to be conformed to this world, but is transformed by the renewal of his mind, (Romans 12:2).
The Christian understands the source of society’s problems. He believes in the existence and reality of sin and evil. “All have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23). As long as man keeps rebelling against God, he can expect more war, violence, and injustice. There really is a devil, and he is constantly tempting and seeking to destroy. He aggressively opposes God and His people.
Our society needs to see itself as being subject to God’s law. “Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man shows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life” (Galatians 6:7-8).
Our society’s misguided direction has reached Christians on a personal level. We read accounts on a regular basis. A Christian parent objected to an immoral book her child was assigned to read, and the child’s teacher refused to budge. A pro-life pregnancy center was providing tender care for expectant mothers. A state law forced the center to display a sign promoting abortion.
Somewhere along the line, Christians must stand up and say, “We’ve had enough! This has to stop!”
While it is true that we are to live in subjection to our governing authorities (Romans 13:1), this does not mean that we have to accept laws that say an unborn child has no human rights, and no worth; that the child may be deemed as inconvenience and a burden to society, and therefore can be legally destroyed. Just because we are subject to our governing authorities does not mean we have to support unbridled sexual license.
The society in which we live is not going to express the “Christian view,” but Christ’s followers not only need to express it, they must express it!
Danny Tunnell
