"Go out into the world..."

"And legislate the gospel."

Something about that seems off...

hmmm....

Oh, right! Silly me!

"Go out into the world and enforce the gospel."

No, that still doesn't look quite right.

Oh right, it's:

"Go out into the world and PREACH the gospel."

It seems that a lot of Christians have forgotten what our job is. It's not to make Christianity the law. It's not even to make sure our laws are the same or nearly the same as the Ten Commandments. Our job is to share the Good News of Christ's death and resurrection.

Legal homosexuality does not change that!

Legal drug use does not change that!

The gender/race/religion/party of our elected officials does not change that!

Our job is the same no matter what, and our job is to preach the gospel.

When we get so spun up about the state of our legal system, or the policies our government supports, or the number of Muslim immigrants into our country, we lose sight of what our actual job is. We get so focused on the things that mean nothing to our mission, that we give up ground on our actual mission.

I am called by God to share the message of His death, burial, and resurrection with all sinners. We are to be a light in the darkness, not a light in the lightness! We cannot truly shine for God unless we find ourselves surrounded by darkness. The fallen nature of the world should make us rejoice, because the Light of Christ will shine all the more brightly through us.

Just some thoughts...