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February 1, 2006
It's a Matter of Spirituality not Sexuality
As all eyes are on the upcoming General Convention of ECUSA, many anglicans are confused as to where conservative episcopalians within ECUSA or the alternate anglican movements, resultant of ECUSA's liberal revisionism, will go from thence forward. Sadly enough sexuality seems to be the point of contention for many that has undermined the very mission of the church, namely continuing the salvific mission of Christ until His second coming!
If dalliance with sexuality and compromising with secularism be the way a church should lead people, then they ought to know, the going is not right and not good. A church's focus needs to be Spirituality--leading its people to the encounter of a profound experience with God while engaging them in building God's kingdom on this earth, reconciling people with God and not sin with God. And combined with this is the sense of morality. A sense of right and wrong is essential. Otherwise the entire plan of salvation, Christ's Passion, Death and Resurrection, would be in vain. Because this world fell into sin, God came down to redeem us from sin and not to embrace sin. If someone is teaching otherwise then they are wrong regardless of who they are.
Jesus' mission was to embrace the sinner with grace while totally crowding out sin with His grace and mercy. But He told the woman caught in adultery: "Has no one condemned you? Neither do I; Go but sin no more". Many are embracing the compassion of Christ but ignoring the aspect of sin, from which He came to release us as the Lamb of God and our sins for which He died on the cross.
Christian faith is not a matter of convenience, adapting as we go with the ebb and flow of the society. At times it could be the lone voice in the desert, "Prepare the way of the Lord, Make his paths straight". We may the only lone voice standing up in fidelity to the cause of the kingdom. The church has a mission and a duty to keep the faith of the people in tact until He comes and reaches out to those who are marginalized in society in every way and to succor to them spiritually and bring them closer to the heart of Christ and His kingdom values. Why should a church be caught up in a debate on sexuality? There is enough admonition for us in the Bible to beware of the false prophets. Again, "When the Son of Man comes will He find enough faith on this earth?" Great consideration for all of Christ's followers, the faith once given to the saints, the faith for which millions have laid down their lives. We have a responsibility to pass on to the next generation, one of fidelity to the Lord and not convenience. In the spiritual realm, convenience is certainly a path to perdition.
With mistaken orientation and misplaced identity, a church can not lead its faithful in the wrong direction. If it does so it is certainly not an apostle of Christ.
Posted by frleo at February 1, 2006 11:59 PM
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