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Pastor Chris White says to all of you: HELLO MY FRIENDS. May the Lord bless you today.
HOLA MIS AMIGOS. Que el Señor los bendiga.
Studies
show that unbelief is indeed on the rise these days. We are living in
increasingly secular times, and, unfortunately, those who do not believe in the
truth of Scripture often seem to have the loudest voices in the public domain.
Skeptics are becoming bolder and more vocal, and their influence is seen in
education, entertainment, court systems, and government. They have made
significant progress toward their goal of having God’s name entirely removed
from the public realm.
Add to this the fact that we are living in what some call the most “biblically
illiterate times,” and it’s apparent why unbelief is on the rise and why moral
standards continue to deteriorate. Other factors contributing to today’s
unbelief include the pervasiveness of secular humanism, the church’s
halfhearted adherence to the hard truths God’s Word, the significant growth of New Age and Eastern religions, the attempts to
redefine the family, the postmodern rejection of absolutes, and the
aggressive rise of the New Atheists.
The bottom line is this—we live in a fallen world, and “the god of this age has
blinded the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the
gospel” (2 Corinthians 4:4). As history moves forward,
many will move further away from sound biblical doctrine, and unbelief spreads.
“The Spirit clearly says that in later times some will abandon the faith and
follow deceiving spirits and things taught by demons” (1 Timothy 4:1). There are plenty of false
teachers to keep the lost blinded and aid them in their flight from God (Matthew 24:10–11; 2 Timothy 4:3; 1 John 4:1). The sad truth is that most people
do not see the Bible as the absolute authority anymore. As God’s Word continues
to be marginalized, unbelief will continue to increase around the world.
The Bible warned against unbelief and apostasy
nearly two thousand years ago: “[People] will turn their ears away from the
truth and turn aside to myths” (2 Timothy 4:4). Along these lines, John
MacArthur has stated, “Our society has grown steadily darker; and the message
the church is now giving to the world is more confused and confusing than
perhaps any time since the Dark Ages.” His conclusion: “The church needs to
get back to the Word of God.” Indeed, getting back to the Word is the only
solution; to do anything less is to hide our light under a bushel (Luke 11:33). If we want people to believe, we
must give them something to believe in.
The servant of Christ should not lose heart. Despite the increasing unbelief
and the growing tide of hostility toward Christianity, there is good news.
Jesus told us that, before the end comes, His gospel would be preached in the
whole world (Matthew 24:14). Portions of the Bible have now
been translated into more than 3,850 languages, covering 98 percent of the
world’s population. Christian radio broadcasts are now accessible to nearly 78
percent of the earth’s population. God’s Word is being preached around the
world with tremendous success by multitudes of Christians, many of whom risk
their lives every day to spread the gospel. “Surely the arm of the LORD is not
too short to save” (Isaiah 59:1), even in
communist China where it is believed over one hundred million people are
following Jesus Christ. The World Christian Encyclopedia reports that
nearly seventeen million people accept Jesus Christ every year. Scoffers will
multiply (Jude 1:18) and unbelief will grow, but Jesus
is still Lord of the harvest, it is still His harvest field, and we still pray
for Him to send forth His workers (Luke 10:2).
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