HARD QUESTIONS
WHEN GOD FINALLY ANSWERED Job out of the whirlwind, He answered the man’s questions with some much harder questions of His own. In the spirit of hard questions, I have a few I’d like to ask of the contemporary church.
Why is the divorce rate inside the church nearly identical to the divorce rate outside the church?
Why do so many Christian men perform aggressively at work and remain so disengaged and passive at home?
Why are so many Christian parents negative about having and rearing children?
Why do so many Christians say their secular job is their ministry, but show so little fruit for their effort?
Why do Christians talk about family values while their lifestyles are virtually identical to the average non-Christian?
Why have so many Christians in full-time ministry washed out because of immorality and impurity?
Why is the fifth commandment —to honor our parents–neglected by large numbers of Christians?
Why do less than 10 percent of all Christians regularly tell others about God’s forgiveness and the new life found in Christ?
If Jesus Christ changes lives, then why do 50 million American’s claiming to be born again have such a marginal impact on society?
I believe the answer to each of these questions can be tied to failure to obey and take seriously the lordship of Christ in our lives. When we learn to humbly trust and obey God, He brings personal transformation. And that’s how cultures are changed—one person and one home at a time.
NOTE: This article was taken from the book Family Life and Marriage Bible by Dennis and Barbara Rainey.
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