Give us Barabbas!

I have noticed over the span of my life that the Christian movement is really giving way to the world. Over and over again we have been letting the world encroach upon us with our passive permission. It’s not just the crazy hairstyles I am referring to either.

Lets examine one of the weaknesses of the church today. There are so many holes in the church’s armor that I am only going to talk about one today. Complacency. We have been so comfortable in our air-conditioned lives that we just don’t care anymore. As long as we have cable TV, football, air-conditioning, and a good income - who cares what goes on in the world? While we are being distracted by television, we are forgetting about abortion. Christians don’t care about abortion. Christians don’t care about the Islamic religion gaining a foothold in America. Christians don’t care about the ever-increasing laws that are aimed at eventually wiping out our freedom of speech and the free exercise of our religion. Mangers are out, ‘Merry Christmas’ is out, and the Ten Commandments are out. Christians just roll over in their comfortable beds like nothing is happening.

Christians are saying, “Give us Barabbas!” (Luke 23:18). Just to remind you, Barabbas was the murderer that Pilate released at the request of the audience. They could have chosen Jesus, but no, the religious right would rather have a murderer released to them. The same thing is going on today. Christians are electing Pro Choice (what a deceptive label) candidates, and then complaining about the country. They want murderers to rule over them so of course the country is becoming like Sodom and Gomorrah! What do you expect when you vote for Satan? Just look at the decline of the nation since abortion became legal.

I have talked to Christians about the upcoming elections. They say they favor certain candidates that are clearly Pro Choice i.e.…. Murderers. Even when I point out that they want murderers to reign over them and to create their laws, they don’t care. They look at me like I am out of my mind. Are they so blind to see that electing these people will eventually be the downfall of the church in America?

Realistically, as large as the Christian vote is (76% or America claims to be Christian according to ARIS - http://www.adherents.com/rel_USA.html#religions), if the church ONLY voted pro-life regardless of party affiliation then we would have only pro-life candidates in office. But sadly, the Christian’s vote is canceled out by the Christian sitting right beside them in church. They don’t even call themselves Christians; they call themselves Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, or Republicans. Instead of saying, “enough is enough!” they vote with their pocketbook in mind. Instead of saving countless millions of lives, they would rather have someone that could guarantee their social security! Instead of saying “Merry Christmas!” it is OK for the Christian to say “Happy Holidays”. Instead of having the Ten Commandments be our moral compass, its ok to impose laws that restrict our neighbor’s right to govern himself.
Things aren’t going so well for the church right now because our hands are full of blood.
Isaiah 1:15 And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood.

Do the math. Two plus two equals four. Right? Then voting murderers in office means that our hands are bloody.

Oh well, there’s a game on TV. I can’t be bothered with this!

Maybe a few lions chasing us around in the coliseum would wake us up?