Purity

How can a young man keep his way pure?
Psa 119:9a

I was thinking about this verse while listening to today's "Have Your Say" on BBC earlier. The interviewee was the Archbishop of York and there were a number of callers asking many questions and one of the question that was inevitable was the question about the stand of the church concerning sexuality, more specifically homosexuality. While I applaud him for stating the Anglican's firm belief in the core doctrines of Christianity, I cannot say I was very convinced by his answer about homosexuality. He kept emphasising that the church and state has other issues to deal with. His answer seems to imply that unless the church deal withother problems in society they should not just narrow their fight against homosexuality. No where and I say again, no where did he quote scripture to take a stand according to the Word of God! The best he could do was say "We need to deal with everyone and see them in Christ..." A lot of what he shared is based on what he believes and not what the Bible says. Yes, the bible did urge us to be kind to one another in Christ. But to approve the lifestyle that the Lord abhors and call still call them "saints"? I was glad at first to hear him quote scriptures, but when it comes to a subject that is controversial. He didn't take a stand with scriptures. Choosing only parts of scripture and reject other parts is not the way to handle God's word. There are certain behavior and lifestyle that the bible is very clear and there are no other way to miss the point unless we deliberately reject the bible. (With that's been said, I must emphasise that we need to share the gospel to the homosexuals that we meet. We should not hate them or be scared of them. But in doing so, it doesn't mean we must compromise with scripture and lost our biblical principles.)

Where is the scholars? The Wisemen of this age?? We're so disensitised that we begin to accept the world view of things. Things that used to be wrong is now right. In today's world, what an individual thinks matters more than what politicians, organised religion or even their parents think. Once the biblical model of morality is forsaken, the quality of life will reverse back to the day of Babel or even Sodom and Gomorrah. The downgrade that Spurgeon spoke about is happening. It happened slightly over a century ago, it's happening again today. Back then Spurgeon was rejected by his Church for speaking out for Truth. Today, those who stand on the same truth are being labelled and are slowing becoming a less powerful voice in our society. The beginning of the last century signalled the beginning of the degrading. At the start of this century, are we seeing the end of the degradation? By the end I do not mean that everything will turn out well. The end of degradation is spiritual regeneration thru the power of the Holy Spirit. But I am not talking of this reality that will happen in the coming future, but I am talking about the moral decay of our society that Jesus foretold int he Olivet Discourse of Matthew 24. Lawlessness and evil will seemed to prevail and worse, people will give their hearty approval to them - even some Churches!

So how can a young man keep his way pure in such a world we live in? I found only one and that is good enough for me to teach my son...

By keeping it according to Your word.
Psa 119:9b

I will show you

If you would listen

And I will promise

To listen too

-"Song for Josiah" by Keith Green-