Once upon a time altars were
filled during the invitation (altar call) because people drew an unmistakable
line between right and wrong, true and false, good and evil.
There was a time when
we were guilty and found ourselves openly confessing with shame our sinfulness
and shortcomings; but slowly the fog of confusion began to roll in. All the evils of the world, once black as
tar, turned to a shade of gray. Instead
of our seeing them clearly as wrong and fleeing, wrong, falsehood, and evil
became fuzzy and excusable. Explanations
for sin began to abound, such as…
Ø Alcoholism is not a sin, it’s a
disease.
Ø Anger isn’t a sin, it’s an
emotional disorder.
Ø Laziness on the job isn’t a sin,
it’s called burnout.
Ø Refusal to obey authority isn’t a
sin, it’s called self-expression.
Ø A lack of promptness isn’t a sin,
it’s called poor time management.
Ø Stubbornness isn’t a sin, it’s
called a strong will.
Ø Drug users are not sinners, they
are called addicts.
Ø Homosexuality isn’t a sin, it’s an
inherited trait.
It’s enough to make one want to
gag (a “Rouseism” for vomit); and so here we sit with all of our humanistic
excuses on why we do what we do, and we feel justified and we explain away our
sin. The result is that the Holy Spirit
is quenched and the church altars remain empty and revival tarries.
✞ Put away your humanistic reasoning and accept God’s Word, and act upon it beginning today.
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