Living in America is easy.
Christians face no real persecution. Anyone is allowed to worship freely. We
can buy anything we want and have it shipped to our door, usually within one or
two days. Food is abundant in grocery stores and restaurants. Medicine and
medical treatments are readily available.
In fact, it is easy to label
oneself a Christian while living a comfortable life being nice. It is when one
takes on a lifestyle of self-sacrifice and the pursuit of holiness that life
becomes difficult. We are constantly bombarded by the worldview of modern
evangelicalism where fitting into society is easy and as long as you are a nice
person, there are no problems.
When Scripture tells us that Jesus’
yoke is easy and his burden is light, this is not a description of modern-day
America. It is telling us that what Jesus requires of us is not a grueling
burden that will crush us under its requirements. The gospel is simple, we are
to love God and love neighbor. As we strive after holiness, we will be fighting
against sin.
When we are fighting against sin,
we will find ourselves at odds with the majority. We will not fit in, we will
not be supported by the world around us, and we will be seen as odd at best and
possibly as an enemy of culture.
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