Monday, January 10, 2022

The Pursuit of Comfort

 

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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