June 25, 2023

There is a new documentary out, Enemies within the Church, which documents the decline of evangelical Christianity and the rise of liberalism within the church.  Every Christian who is concerned about liberty needs to watch this film and share it with his friends.

‘); googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1609268089992-0’); }); document.write(”); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().addEventListener(‘slotRenderEnded’, function(event) { if (event.slot.getSlotElementId() == “div-hre-Americanthinker—New-3028”) { googletag.display(“div-hre-Americanthinker—New-3028”); } }); }); }

The film makes the point that the modern church has neglected any teaching about the law.  Truly, the Ten Commandments were given to Israel, but they are important to the Christian church as well.

Although no one was ever saved by keeping the law, the Ten Commandments were important to the founders of America.  The men who founded America knew their Bibles well.  They knew the importance of the Ten Commandments, not only in God’s relationship with Israel, but as a foundation of law in any community.  This evident fact was so important that in time, the Ten Commandments became the basis of criminal law in every state of the Union.

While the law is important, the idea of keeping the law leading to salvation is contrary to the Christian narrative.  The early evangelists preached the importance of repentance.  Their message was to repent and believe the gospel. 

‘); googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-1609270365559-0’); }); document.write(”); googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.pubads().addEventListener(‘slotRenderEnded’, function(event) { if (event.slot.getSlotElementId() == “div-hre-Americanthinker—New-3035”) { googletag.display(“div-hre-Americanthinker—New-3035”); } }); }); }

Repentance is a change in thinking.  Before anyone can believe the truth about what Christ did on the cross of Calvary, he has to change his thinking.  Our salvation depends on believing in what Jesus did in bearing our sins on the cross. 

Love is an important part of the message of the film.  The world would have us believe that love is the only message of importance.  They, therefore, insist that we love them enough that we will accept their deviant lifestyle, that we accept their sin.

But the Bible has a contrasting message.  We are told not to love as the world loves: “Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world.  If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him” (1 John 2:15).

Love is rarely found in the gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, but it is found often in the writings of the apostle John and throughout the New Testament.  It begins with God’s love for the world and demonstrating that love by giving His son to die for our sins.

For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. (John 3:16)

God loved us, and He gave us His son.  We are to demonstrate that same love to one another.