Stay Out Of The Water!
"Let no one deceive you with empty words,
for because of these things the wrath of
God comes upon the sons of disobedience.
Therefore do not be
partakers with them."
Ephesians 5: 6-7
Though debunked by scientists, the fable
of the frog and increasingly heated
water
still makes a valid point.
The idea is that a frog put into a pan of tepid
water will remain in the pan (and die) as the
water is slowly brought to a boil, illustrating
a danger of gradual conditioning: what might
have once been rejected becomes gradually
accepted.
Think about the
things that are now considered
acceptable in American society that would have
been unthinkable when the nation was founded.
Paul provides us examples in Ephesians 5:3-5:
sexual immorality, impurity, greed, obscenity,
foolish talk, coarse jesting, and the like.
Such things have always been around. They
are now practiced in public rather than behind
closed doors. It is easy for Christians who live
in this society to become conditioned to such
carnality.
The surest way to avoid being
“assimilated” is to meditate on the
Word of God daily (Psalm 1:1-3).
"One reason the church has so
little influence over the world is
because the world has so much
influence over the church."
Charles
Spurgeon
