{"id":372,"date":"2006-04-01T06:08:00","date_gmt":"2006-04-01T06:08:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/04\/our-fight-is-spiritual.html"},"modified":"2006-04-01T06:08:00","modified_gmt":"2006-04-01T06:08:00","slug":"our-fight-is-spiritual","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2006\/04\/our-fight-is-spiritual.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Fight is Spiritual"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here<\/a> is an interesting article that contains a good reminder of our purpose:<\/p>\n

In the “War on Christmas,” what was gained? Did more people turn their lives over to Jesus or were more turned off by judgmental, self-righteous Christians trying to impose their value system on people who have not embraced those values? Does fighting for our “rights” and whining of a perceived “persecution” advance the Kingdom of God? Is this a wise use of our time and resources – convening
\nconferences and disributing costly materials decrying the pervasiveness of world<\/em><\/strong>ly values… in the world<\/strong><\/em>? As Christians, Jesus tells us that we are no longer of this world, but now serve as His ambassadors to this world to spread His good news of love, hope, grace, mercy and forgiveness.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We are called to witness Christ. Do we do that by forcing America to accept our values and our holidays? I think our fight should be for the souls of a lost and dying world, not so that we can force the checkout clerk to say, “Merry Christmas.” The American church is a whiny 2-year-old that would crumble if faced with real persecution.
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