Many in the American Church would have us believe that we should remain silent on the moral decay that pervades this nation and cripples our effectiveness as a body. We are told that we cannot speak up, or that might be considered “hate speech,” as if speaking truth in love could ever be hateful. I would contend that if you truly love your brother, you will speak to him of the error of his ways. True love demands action; I do not believe that true love is ever passive or muzzled. We must reject the false notion that calling sin a sin is somehow hateful; not speaking up is hateful. Watching your brother drive off a moral cliff that will have eternal consequences while you remain silent out of fear of hurting someone’s feelings is not love, that is hateful and that would make you an accomplice in their moral decline. I truly believe that not only will we stand and give an account one day f ...
I Will Not Remain Silent: A Call to Preach the Gospel
Many in the American Church would have us believe that we should remain silent on the moral decay that pervades this nation and cripples our effectiveness as a body. We are told that we cannot speak up, or that might be considered “hate speech,” as if speaking truth in love could ever be hateful. I would contend that if you truly love your brother, you will speak to him of the error of his ways. True love demands action; I do not believe that true love is ever passive or muzzled. We must reject the false notion that calling sin a sin is somehow hateful; not speaking up is hateful. Watching your brother drive off a moral cliff that will have eternal consequences while you remain silent out of fear of hurting someone’s feelings is not love, that is hateful and that would make you an accomplice in their moral decline. I truly believe that not only will we stand and give an account one day f ...