The power of the Church is going untapped. Christians do not change society anymore because believers are hiding in fear. The faith community did not raise resistance to the PORNOGRAPHY and SEXUAL ABUSE of the TSA, because it is ashamed of MODESTY and afraid to be called NARROW.
Imagine
1- A society without Christian values.
2- A society with a vocal Church. (LIGHT, SALT, KEYS).
WE ARE SALT AND LIGHT
Matthew 5:13-16
(13) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
(14) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
(15) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
(16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
WE HAVE THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
Matthew 16:19
(19) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:18-20
(18) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
(19) Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
(20) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
In this case, Use It Or Lose It.
WE ARE SALT AND LIGHT
Matthew 5:13-16
(13) Ye are the salt of the earth: but if the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be trodden under foot of men.
(14) Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on a hill cannot be hid.
(15) Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it gives light unto all that are in the house.
(16) Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
WE HAVE THE KEYS OF THE KINGDOM
Matthew 16:19
(19) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:18-20
(18) Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
(19) Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.
(20) For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
In this case, Use It Or Lose It.
When the Church is the Church, the gates of hell do not prevail against it.
When the Church fails to impact and influence the world with truth and love, the Church loses its ability to have power in the world.
As long as Faith Prevails, Darkness Flees.
When Faith Fails, Darkness Prevails.
