And He, when He comes, will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness and judgment – John 16:8

I am eternally thankful for conviction of sin! It is only God’s mercy that allows us to see the sinfulness of our sin. Our culture, the media, and unfortunately much of the “church” avoids the issue of sin, righteousness, and judgement. We live in a culture that not only fails to call out sin as sin, but in fact glorifies sin. If a husband cheats on his wife, he is excused and allowed to “follow his heart.” If a person struggles with same sex attraction, the world urges that person to “be true to him or her self – or it’s self – or whatever gender he/she wants to identify as… which is an abomination. In the beginning God made them “male” and “female” – very distinctly – and told them to be fruitful and multiply. Sorry, but two dudes or two dames can’t be fruitful and multiply. Since the tragic Roe-Vs-Wade decision, our country has legalized the murder of innocent babies (by the billions) and an alarmingly increasing number of pastors instruct their congregants that abortion is consistent with Christianity. Pornography is consumed daily by millions of Christians without shame or remorse. Unmarried “Christians” regularly commit fornication and it is accepted as the norm. Infidelity and divorce are rampant within the church and children are left, far too often, to their own devices – led by the school systems, media, games, entertainment, etc. straight through to the path to hell. So, what are we to say of our “Christian” values, our “Christian” churches, our “Christian” families? They are not Christian. Many are deceived and are heading into an eternity very different from the one they think they are destined for. We need in this day, more than ever, to preach the truth of the gospel. We need to warn of the coming judgement. We need to examine our own hearts and say, like King David, “search my heart oh Lord, and show me if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.”