Persecuted for Righteousness

All of our major institutions are hostile to orthodox Christianity. Our culture is relativistic and pluralistic and consequently hostile to anyone who is an absolutist and particularist... Devise some means - a post , a letter to the editor, a speech to a social club - of proclaiming basic, essential Christian moral or religionous teaching, and then wait for the response. For example, declare today that monogamous heterosexual marriage is the only legitimate outlet for sexual expression...Or declare today that Jesus is the only truth and only Savior of the world and imply by doing so that all other relgions are false and misleading. Can you predict the pesponse? You will be scorned. The only sin our civilization universally recognizes is that of intolerance, defined as not believing that all beliefs and lifestyle practices are equally valid. Say that there is one way or one truth and you have committed the worst 'sin'that you can commit today. Yet this is precisely what each Christian must believe, proclaim, and defend. Consequently , presecution will inevitably follow. You will be ridiculed. You will be socially ostracized. You will feel the pressure to conform to the fashions of the day. You may be denied a promotion. You may lose your job. We've seen it happen. You may be rejected by your family. Ask any recent convert from Judaism or Oslam about that.

- When Grace Transforms by Terry L.Johnson