Political Correctness

Michael, from my Friday night small group Bible Study, has been writing Christian messages from notes that he has taken in his weekly Men's Christian group and emails to share them out to people within the church who were not there. I like to post a block of them for you to get a chance to catch a glimpse of this dear man of God's heart and feel his love for the Lord.

Micheal writes; Our challenge is to view the “politically correct” culture of this world from God’s heavenly vantage point, for we have been seated with Him in the heavenlies. To keep our compass aligned to true north, we must remember not who we are, but whose we are.  I was crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live, yet not I but Christ liveth in me.

The culture and its PC Police will scoff and scorn those who do not bow down to the doctrines of secular humanism, egotism, hedonism, moral relativism, and instant self gratification.  According to Jesus, “blessed are they when men shall revile you, and persecute you for my sake, for great is your reward in heaven.”  In this fallen world, we will have tribulation.  However, Jesus said, “be of good cheer, I have overcome the world.”

Psalm 1:1-2 says, “Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”  Meditating on the Word is the key to keeping our heavenly perspective to see the world through the lens of truth. 

The theme of Psalm 2 is that despite man’s vain attempt at ridiculing truth and the integrity of the Word, God is still on the throne, he is still sovereign, he is still in control. The context of this Psalm is the culture of the times when David penned these words. Our culture is similar to those dark days:  Man has denounced God's authority and has exalted himself to sit on the throne in opposition to God's divine authority.  Thinking themselves to be wise, they became fools.  

Psalm 2:1-12 Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?  The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against The Lord, and against his anointed, saying, Let us break their bands asunder, and cast away their cords from us. He that sitteth upon the heavens shall laugh:  The Lord shall have them in derision. Then shall he speak unto them in his wrath, and vex them in his sore displeasure.  Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.  I will declare the decree:  The Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my son; this day have I begotten thee.  Ask of me and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance and the uttermost part of the earth for thy possession.  Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shall dash them into pieces like a potter's vessel.  Be wise now therefore O ye kings:  be instructed O ye judges of the earth.  Serve The Lord with fear and rejoice with trembling.  Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little.  Blessed are they that put their trust in him.  

As Shakespeare said, "He who laughs last, laughs best." God said to His prophet Jeremiah before he pronounced judgement upon Israel:  Be not afraid of their faces...  for I am with thee to deliver thee saith the Lord.  As followers of God through the enabling power of the Holy Spirit our challenge is to walk in the confidence of the path of righteousness.  Jesus Christ is the narrow way; he is the way, the truth and the light. Jesus came not into the world to condemn the world, but that the world through him might be saved.  We are not called to deliver the world from the darkness of sin and iniquity.  Rather we are called to introduce sinners to the savior from sin.  As John the Baptist said, I'm not the bridegroom, but while the bride groom is present, my duty is to introduce the Bride of Christ to her bridegroom.  I must decrease that he might increase.

We must ask ourselves, "are we trusting enough to keep our hearts, our actions, and our tongues righteous before the Lord in the face of man's accusations...  when the politically correct twist the truth to pronounce evil good and good evil?"  To stand against the political correctness of this world, we must remember the political correctness of our heavenly homeland, for we are citizens of heaven.  The apostle Paul said, "be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good."  Abraham Lincoln said that the best way to defeat your enemy is to make him your friend.  In the darkness of the times, God has called us for such a time as this... to bear the light of the Truth of Jesus Christ.  Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.  For we have this treasure (the light of the Holy Spirit) in an earthen vessel that the excellency of the power may be of God and not of us.

Your brother in Christ, Michael