February, 2018
Christian Life Committee:
(8) Christian Life
Committee. It shall be the responsibility of this committee to study
moral, social and cultural conditions of society and bring reports and
recommendations to the convention as it may deem advisable. It shall
report to the convention leadership current matters of public affairs
relating to the realm of Christian life. It shall seek to assist churches and associations in educational programs to inform them of moral issues and Christian citizenship responsibilities.
Issues of our society, of the nature of moral and cultural that are impacted our churches, families and communities. And even though there are numerous issues to be mentioned, the focus of those that are priority for our present day and future.
Action that I desire to see from this committee and WVCSB leadership is to do the following:
1. Be made aware of the issues at hand;
2. Inform of the agendas, votes, and consequences of these issues on our state, counties, communities, churches, families and our own individual selves;
3. Give instruction for response to these issues;
4. Follow through with plans of these responses to issues from churches and/or individuals;
1. DRUGS:
At the beginning of this century, 1999 into 2000, drug overdose deaths were in the dozens per year. But over the last 18 years, we have seen the escalation, along with our nation from the dozens, to the 100's, and now approaching 1000's of deaths in our state. These deaths, impact the state, churches and communities and families deeply. For the spiritual side we know the reality that most of our state is lost and without Christ. The drug culture is taking them into eternity faster than we can reach them. And the greater damage is that there is only signs of increase, not 'leveling off' or decrease in the deaths.
The government is proposing to remedy the drug addictions and overdoses with more drugs. the church is proposing nothing.
2. LGBT:
Although President Obama pushed this abomination agenda into our society, schools, and mindset, they was not able to advance legally many of the laws and judicial edicts for their evil agenda. So they began to take it from the national level to the county and city levels. They have flooded the city councils and county commissioners with laws that advance the 'bathroom' issue for trasngenders in public and schools.
The marriage issue of DOMA was defeated by the failure of the church to respond. The issue of marriage is still an issue before us, and more so in the churches.
3. SEXUAL IMMORALITY:
--unwed mothers giving birth at 43% in 2015;
--pornography use in society as well as in the church and it detriment to family, individuals;
--divorce and marriages collapse; structure of traditional family is all but extinct;;
--sexual abuse - teacher/student; minors being abducted; sex trade; parents & family members abusing children, robbing them of innocence, and being naive;
4. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
--Supreme Court case is to be read in June of Cake company in Colorado vs. Colorado; this private business stands upon their right to serve/make a cake for whom they want or don't want, based on their religious beliefs; They have been sued and are trying to be forced to serve any and all despite their religious convictions. If they can do this in a private business, they are one step away from doing it to a local church.
--Metro City Church in Riverview, Michigan was hosting a conversation to young people about gender and what the Bible says about it; The LGBT and state legislators came against the church and its leadership with threats, against the church, the pastors, his family if they did not cease. This warfare is upon our land, and the church largelly is unaware or unwanting to engage in it.
The Response of the Church:
1. Pray
2. Proactive
3. Unity in its voice and stand;
This will require of us to stand with all the body of Christ, not just our own WVCSB.
4. Evangelism
I expect lost men to do lost things. and because the church has all been but extinct in leading men and women to wholly follow Christ, we see the damage from it. they follow their master, the Devil, and he has sunk our nation in immorality, death and dying and destruction. Winning them out of darkness into Light, out of hell bound into heaven bound, out of blindness into seeing is the most powerful thing to happen to a state, society, and community.
But we cannot win them on our own means and methods; we must be endued with power from on High. Led by the Spirit to see them doing 'godly sorrow unto repentance'. 'One sows, another waters, but it is God that gives the increase'. this is the spiritual awakening that so many are talking about and praying for. But this will not happen until the church cleanses itself from sin and is filled with the Holy Spirit to labor as He would have us.
5. Revival
A W Tozer said, 'Revival brings change to the moral temperature of society. If there is no change in the culture, then there was no revival from God.'
Many are coming to the knowledge that a Divine outpouring of God's Manifest Presence is our only hope. We have tried humanism, gimmicks, gadgets and gizmos in the church to do what only the Lord can do. When God's Holy Spirit comes upon the church, they will be cleansed, and empowered. This will send them out to society, family, communities and see the lost converted. These moral issues will wash away as the mindset and heart conditions of a state is turned toward God and His ways. Revival always begins with His church, pulpits and pews.
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