Marks of a Christian – Purity
2 Corinthians 6:14-7:1
The depth of immorality that permeates our nation today is obvious. You see it every day.
Dr. David Jeremiah writes, “America’s …moral compass seems no longer to have a true north. The needle spins crazily, looking for a direction on which to settle, a direction that can lead a nation on a path of integrity and morality.”
There is no doubt that much of the turmoil that appears in families, the economy, and our government is the result of that wildly spinning moral compass. The most vivid description of America’s present moral situation may be found in Stephen Hale’s book, Truth Decay, where he compares America to a sinking ship especially the Titanic after it collided into the iceberg. He proclaims, “our ship is taking on water”. He goes on to elaborate more by stating, “We are a nation that finds itself in deep, dark, unexplored waters, groping for answers, searching for direction, and looking for some familiar landmark that will put us back on course.”
To a great extent the churches of the United States are largely to blame for this as they have abandoned the Word of God for moral relativism and lost their own way. You can’t see God while you are pursuing the world. As we have tried to win the lost we have forfeited our soul. We must reclaim the pursuit of God and sanctification ourselves or the morality of our land will continue to sink further into darkness, with the churches of our land sinking right along with it.
