The Agenda of Jesus
Posted by Candace
"Then Jesus came near to them and said, 'All authority
has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go, therefore, and MAKE DISCIPLES
of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of
the Holy Spirit, teaching them to OBSERVE EVERYTHING I have COMMANDED you. And remember, I am with you always, to the
end of the age.'" Matthew 28:18-20
Contrary to popular opinion, even in the church, social
justice was never Jesus’ point...making disciples is. As a matter of fact, Jesus was very clear
that the poor would always be with us.
There is a huge difference in social justice and making disciples. Social justice will always require
compromise...making disciples requires us to be uncompromising. Social justice will scream for unity...making
disciples will divide brothers and sisters, fathers and mothers, sons and
daughters. Social justice will pull at
the heart strings of society…making disciples will bring persecution from
society. Social justice will often use
guilt as a fundraising tool… making disciples will convict the world of sin and
unrighteousness. Social justice will
leave behind some kind of visible temporary change or betterment….making
disciples will leave behind an eternal impact and legacy that is not always
seen in a change of circumstance.
World Vision announced publicly yesterday that they are now
hiring homosexuals as long as they are married because you cannot work for this
organization if you are an adulterer.
Richard Stearns is a smart man, I've read his book. Unity of Christians could NOT be the intention
here. I'm not sure what is, but it's not
unity of the Church. He's got to know
that this will separate far more Christians than it will ever unite (I've just
read 4 different blogs on the subject that were EXTREME differing opinions from
Christians). But still he claims it is
unity they are after. Then he says that
they are not condoning a lifestyle or taking sides on this issue, but leaving
it to the church. Wha?? Like I said, he's a smart man. I don't think he can really believe his own
reasoning. And in this case, whether I
agree with the decision or not, he has given reason not to trust this organization. This all makes me very sad...World Vision has
done great work around the world in the Name of Christ. However, I think by picking and choosing
which standards of the Bible to abide by, they have put themselves in dangerous
territory. As an organization that
influences many, many Christians around the world, they have just become a
proponent of same sex marriage whether they wanted to or not. Don't think for a moment, this will not be
used in many ways to advance the Devil's agenda to water down the Gospel
(because after all the power of the blood of Jesus is not strong enough to save
us from homosexual tendencies, we just have to accept those and get married so
we can be saved from our adulterer tendencies). We can give all we have to feed
the poor, and our bodies to be burned but if we exchange truth for a lie, we
aren't really loving and it is all for naught.
"Love does not rejoice in iniquity, but rejoices in the
truth." I might be on the wrong
side of the spin ("The poor suffer while Christians resist condoning gay
marriage"), but when I think about what Jesus would do (like everyone is
suggesting we do), I just don't see Him making a public statement like World
Vision's. You remember that ONE tree in
the garden that the Lord told Adam and Eve not to touch. It only took that one piece of fruit to
change EVERYTHING. There are many
uncompromising organizations out there that are making disciples for Christ and
reaching the poor around the world with the unadulterated Gospel. World Vision has just moved itself into the category of social justice.
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