Headed to Dallas tomorrow
for another PK gathering. I always love
it but this year I am a bit concerned about some of the promo that has preceded
it. I am wondering if somewhere in the
mix, PK has begun to preach to itching ears.
I will find out over the next two days, but here is my concern.
Considering the current times, as Promise
Keepers, we must boldly and courageously stand for truth. We must defend
biblical marriage, champion the life of the unborn and protect religious liberty. We cannot stand back and allow moral
relativism, cultural decadence, spiritual apathy and ecclesiastical
indifference to hinder us any longer. We must draw our battle lines without
compromise.
Hey guys, it’s time to get
grounded. We are about following
Jesus. While I love the fact that we
have religious liberty in this country, take care in including it when you [we]
draw our lines in the sand.
Jesus said that we would
be persecuted. The prophets before us
were persecuted.
The sanctity of life—all
life—yes!
Religious liberty—This is
an American
thing not a biblical command.
Religious liberty is an
American concept not something that we as men of integrity, Disciples of
Christ, followers of Jesus need to have as our rallying cry.
This is not well grounded. I ask
that you reconsider the mantra you have put forth. We may very well lose the battle over
religious liberty [I pray that we don’t] but we must never concede our
allegiance to Jesus. Faithfulness not
liberty is what we must stand for.
We have been blessed for
decades not to have to wrestle with this issue but now that we do, we as
Christians must know that the battle cry is not for religious liberty but for
faithfulness to our commander—Jesus Christ.
Religious liberty provides
freedom for all faiths—even those that are offense in some way to us. Religious liberty is a wonderful freedom
provided by our constitution.
Faithfulness in the face
of religious persecution should be your third area of focus. I hope this is clear to you and you have a
receptive spirit and not just a polished routine that you don’t want to revise.
Please prayerfully
consider this.
I look forward to hearing
you this weekend in the Dallas area.
Semper Fidelis,
Tom Spence
Post Script... Don't get me wrong. I will love this weekend and won't let this one point disrupt what promises to be a blessing to many, including me!
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