Here and Now

As a follow up to my last post about how we are to love each other as Christians, I would like to take the next step and point out that we are not supposed to stop there.  While loving each other is a great testimony to the world without which we will not see souls saved, we are also to love the unsaved.  And I think that the reason we sometimes (often?) do not, is because we view our battle in this world as us against them.   But we need to remember that our battle in this world is not with those in this world.  For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.  (Ephesians 6:12) Satan is shrewd.  And his greatest strategy is to convince people that their war is against someone other than him.  He is currently in control of both sides of countless wars.  He is currently...

I was on an atheist blog the other day, and I can only assume that what was written was meant to encourage those of a like mind and help them grow in their worldview.  It seemed like a harmless enough article: it was well written, it did not insult the intelligence of those who may have a different view, and the author in no way tried to exalt himself or his opinion above the reader.  So what was the issue with it?  The comments. I try to tell myself time and again that I will not read the reader comments below any blogs or articles I read online because I know it is very likely to upset me.  Yet I do it.  I guess I am a glutton for punishment... You should have seen what was being said!  The author was accused of misunderstanding the true atheist worldview, was insulted, and was even called names.  Then, the commenters were arguing among themselves.  This guy said what that said was wrong, and felt obligated to correct him.  The...