Are We Missing The Point?`

Dear Friends

This weekend we have seen the release of the movie, "The Davinci Code." I hope you saw my earlier blog that had a sermon concerning the book and movie. If there is an issue we are facing that can and does harm our cherished beliefs, it is people trying to discredit the scripture and the truth it contains. I believe God is all sovereign and will take care of the matter in his way, but I also believe that as Christians we need to ready ourselves for the fight that is here.

I do look at other blogs and I have read discussion concerning who our next SBC president will be and the other issues that are burning up the internet highway. Not that these aren't important issues, but I have begun to wonder if we are missing the point? The point is this, should we spend so much energy, time, and talents on these internal issues and neglect the fact that the world is being told a lie about who our Lord and Savior is? Or is there a better balance?

I am worried that these other issues have taken precedent on the web instead of trying to educate and exort people the truth of Christ in this post-modern society. I am not pointing fingers and talking about anyone. This is only a general statement of the few blogs I do read. We can debate, organize and shape how things will be done in our convention, but in the process loose our relevance in a society that desperately needs Jesus.

Personally each of us can get lost in the peripheral issues of our lives and miss the opportunity we have to serve Christ and show His love to others. How do each of us make a difference for Christ? Are we prepared to answer the questions that have and will continue to arise from Dan Brown's book and movie based on it?

I read one artice that was titled, "Forrest Gump Unravels The Da Vinci Code." Yes I see the humor in it, but I also see that Tom Hanks plays the lead role in the movie. We have had a love affair with Mr. Hanks since "Splash" and "Big." Tom Hanks playing this leading role will give credibility to the lies pushed in this movie. The few reviews I have heard about the movie has declared it long and boring though. Yipeeee!

How can we impact a society for Christ that has rewrote the parameter of acceptable moral behavior, no longer accepts absolute truth, and operates on a pragmatic and existential view of right and wrong? The answer: Be prepared apolegetically for attacks against the credibility of the scripture and declare the truth of the Word like Paul did on Mars Hill and let the Lord move on the hearts of those He has chosen. The issues we are facing are much bigger than the SBC presidency or the other topics that have been explored on blogs. Again I am not saying those other items are not important, but the world needs Jesus and we must deliver.