[sr4402]

The salt is loosing its saltiness. The Southern Baptists couldn't or wouldn't discipline Bill Clinton even after the adultery was proved and the Catholic Bishops won't deny communion to Kerry even though he promotes abortion.

Americans hate hypocrisy. There must be no disconnect between what you say and what you do.

The light must so shine before men, that they see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven. We need more Mother Tereasa's and Billy Graham's, folks who uncompromisingly stand up for Christ and shine like the noonday sun.

[kittymyrib]

No, what we need is a thorough-going persecution. The church is watered with the blood of martyrs. There are few weak Christians in the Sudan where the Muslims have been killing and enslaving them for 50 years. Everything becomes crystal clear when you have to decide if you will confess Jesus and die, which means you will live eternally, or if you will deny Him and live, but spend eternity in hell. Persecution toughens the church and gives it muscle instead of the flabby fat we see today. Of course, the entire society, believer and non-believer alike, suffers through these holocausts as
society is torn apart. The wheels of God's justice grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly fine.