Today as I read about the 138 Muslims who have signed a peace document and sent it to the Vatican, I am once again reminded of what Christianity really is and is not.
Following Jesus is what Christianity is about and he has been wrecking religion for awhile.
When Solomon was made king, God told him not to intermarry other faiths and traditions, but he ended up doing so anyway.
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh’s daughter—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites. They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love. He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray. As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been. He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites. So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done.
read more in 1 Kings chapter 11, verses 1-13
Today we face the same kind of problem. Our faith has been watered down and lukewarm because we feel we have to be tolerant of other religions, not pray in public schools, or display Christian artwork because we may offend other faiths. Good. Let them be offended. In effect, we have aligned ourselves with unbelievers and forsaken God and what He has called us to do. To follow the Lord completely.
In doing so, we have used God’s name in vain. We have broken His commandment. We must repent and believe, truly believe.
Let us not become like Jonah though. Jonah was called to Nineveh to preach against it, but he forgot to love the people. When they believed, Jonah went away frustrated with a God who could give them a chance to believe in Him.
This is our calling. To stand firm in our faith. To walk upright in the sight of God and man, and show the way to God is through Jesus Christ, and only through Him. Sure, it is exclusive, but the invitation isn’t.
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