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Much of the world’s “political correctness” is in the Lord’s church, just as it was in Isaiah’s day. In Isaiah 30:9-10, God says, “This is a rebellious people, lying children, children who will not hear the law of the Lord, who say…do not prophesy to us right things; speak to us smooth things, prophesy deceits.” Many did not want to hear God’s truth then, and they do not want to hear it now. Paul said the time would come when people “will not endure sound doctrine; but, having itching ears, will heap to themselves teachers after their own lusts; and will turn away their ears from the truth, and turn aside unto fables” (2 Timothy 4:3-4).
Many in the church do not want to hear what the Bible says about hell, drinking alcohol. dancing, adultery, lying, instrumental music, denominationalism, marriage, divorce, and remarriage, or any sinful activity that will cause people to be lost. For this reason many in the church are not preaching the whole counsel of God. Some are preaching ONLY what the people want to hear. Many of the sermons being preached would be readily acceptable in any denominational church.
We must have a desire to hear the truth of God’s word, Paul says: “Because they did not receive the love of the truth, that they might be saved. And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie, that they may be condemned who did not believe the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2;10-12).
Those who refuse to preach all of what God says will be held accountable. God states: “When I say to the wicked, you shall surely die and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life, that same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood I will require at your hand.” We become guilty when we refuse to preach all the truth of God’s will. Paul says: “I am innocent of the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare to you the whole counsel of God” (Acts 20:26-27). If we refuse to preach “the whole counsel of God,” we will cause others to be lost, and we will also lose our own soul when we stand before the Lord in the Judgment. We must teach all of the Lord’s will so we can be pleasing to Him and go to Heaven.
Ron Boatwright
Ellabell church of Christ
Ellabell, GA