WHAT A TIME TO LIVE

" 1 Corinthians 6:9-10: "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be

deceived. Neither the sexual immoral nor idolaters nor adulterers nor male prostitutes nor homosexual offenders nor thieves nor the greedy nor drunkards nor slanderers nor swindlers will inherit the kingdom of God.

What a time to live!

The world is in a chaotic state where anything goes.

The world is in a morally degradation motion to the point where there is very little that is considered to be truly wrong.

Homosexuality, abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, permissive drug culture, widespread alternative life styles, all this bringing moral degeneration to levels never reached before.

Babies are killed by the hundreds of thousands each year while still in their mother’s womb.

Children are stolen and trafficked for sex.

The holy institution of marriage has been largely destroyed and nullified.

The traditional family, established by God, has been torn apart.

People are told that they can choose their own gender based on how they feel on any given day, despite what their biological body parts tell them.

Men are allowed to enter women's toilets, and those women (including little girls) are powerless to stop it.

There is so much out there today that will tickle our ears. We can pick and choose what we want to hear. And of course, line it up with what makes us feel good about ourselves or our opinion.

And the list could go on, and on and on.

Depravity has become the norm, as a large percentage of people across the globe accept this behavior and say or do nothing to stop it.

And sadly, even members of the body of Christ have embraced some of this as being morally accepted. The 'bride' has lost discernment for spiritual things. She is falling prey to so many of the wiles of the enemy that it is almost inconceivable. Satan keeps foisting on the human race that religion (adherence to the beliefs and practices of a religion in the hope that your performance will gain your right standing with God) can save you. Jesus didn't come to promote religion.

I am here today, as should be all of you, to stand and boldly proclaim that none of this is OK. None of this is acceptable in God’s sight.

It was said by God in His word that it is wrong, and that still holds true today.

This may not be popular to speak or to say. It may anger some. It may bring the wrath of some others upon us for speaking it. But truth is still truth, no matter what century we are living in.

In the verses above, Paul is speaking to the church, Christians, not the world.

He was making it clear that this is not acceptable behavior for believers. And he did so in no uncertain terms, with no apologies.

If you are unsure about any of this, I implore you to dig into God’s word and seek the truth. Everything we need in order to find truth is there. We just need to seek it out.

That truth will set us free if we let it. It will break the chains of bondage if we let it. It will transform our hearts and minds, and change our lives in ways that we could never imagine, if we let it.

Will we let it?