Mainstream Christianity

   “And this is the judgement, that the light has come into the world, and people loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.  (John 3: 19)

   I think one of the greatest dangers for Christians is the desire to be part of mainstream society.  It’s natural to want to belong but belonging to the wrong group leads away from Christ.  Mainstream society is flawed by sin and immorality.  It is the domain of Satan and we have no place there.

   I hear people say what they believe but then add the caveat, “but I can’t force my beliefs on others.”  This is nothing more than a cop-out, a way of trying to have it both ways.  Certainly, we can’t force our beliefs or anything else on others, but if we don’t stand up for them ourselves we are denying Christ.  We are admitting that they aren’t important to us after all.

   How many politicians have used their supposed Christianity as a political ploy, hoping to get the votes of Christians?  Over and over they claim to be pro-life but never really take any action on those promises.  They tell us they will stand up for the right to life, but thousands upon thousands of innocent babies are still slaughtered by abortion each year.

   We must remember that we, as Christians, have never been and were never intended to be part of the mainstream.  We are the people of God and God’s people have always been in the minority; ridiculed, rejected, and persecuted.  In our efforts to be an integral part of society we bring shame upon those who have stood strong for their faith, even dying if necessary.

   Society will never fully accept the Christian faith so we should expect to always be the outcasts, the oddballs in this mixed up, sinful world.  We must take courage and comfort in knowing that even our Lord, Jesus Christ, was denied and crucified by the society in which He lived.  We should expect no different today.

Society seems to be Satan’s domain.

Help us turn from him.

Our faith separates us from the mainstream.

May that faith bring us home to You.

Amen