The Worst of Humanity

   “Of all the bad men, religious bad men are the worst.” – C. S. Lewis 

   We expect atheists and other non-believers to denounce and reject God’s teachings but those who claim to be Christians who mislead the faithful are far worse than any atheist. 

   At least the atheist is being honest in their dismissal of God.  The Christian who misleads others for their own benefit or to acquiesce to the whims and desires of society are betraying the God they claim to love as well as the faithful they are ordained to shepherd.

   In the world today there are more and more religious leaders who refuse to stand firm on the truths of God, willing to appease society in some of its most perverted desires rather than condemning the sinfulness of those desires.  These “leaders” of Christianity are worse even than the religious leaders of Israel who demanded the crucifixion of Christ.

   Christ warned His disciples, “Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a great millstone hung around his neck and be drowned in the depths of the sea.” (Matt 18: 6).  There will be a reckoning, a price to pay, for those who mislead the faithful and the price will be great.

   I pray that there will be an awakening in the churches and that these imposters will be rejected and dismissed.  We need religious leaders who are sincere in their faith and follow the ways of the Lord rather than the ways of a perverted and sinful society.