Sunday, March 30, 2008

Salt and light (a message)

John 3:19-21 NIV
“This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that his deeds will be exposed. But whoever lives by the truth comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has been done through God.”

Matthew 5:13-16 NIV
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men. You are the light of the world. A city on a hill cannot be hidden. Neither do people light a lamp and put it under a bowl. Instead they put it on its stand, and it gives light to everyone in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven.”

Matthew 12:30 NIV
"He who is not with me is against me, and he who does not gather with me scatters.”

Either you are in the light or you are out if it. I don’t care if you’re Anglican, Baptist, Catholic, Methodist, Nazarene, Presbyterian, Salvationist, or any other denomination. If you claim to follow Jesus Christ, making you a Christian in name, you have no middle ground. You can’t be in the shadow! You can’t say, “I don’t like the light, but I love the shadow” No! There is no shadow. There is light and there is darkness. Why is it that those that point out these basic biblical truths are considered politically incorrect and eccentric? You can’t be in the light on Sundays, but clinging to the dark on Monday! You can’t be in the world, but not of it, on Sundays when you wallowed in worldliness all day Saturday! You’re either for Jesus or against him. Take your pick, stand your ground. Don’t flop back and forth. It’s not an option. Jesus isn’t fooled by your acts, even if everyone else is. Please, I beg you, choose where you stand and don’t move. Thank you.

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