Politically Incorrect

Considering how often politics is correct, it’s no surprise that it’s often wrong to be politically correct. How wrong? How about the censoring of history and children’s books?
This being an election year for Australia and the USA, watch for the deluge of more such examples.

Offence just for the sake of it is offensive – with rights come responsibilities. But truth can sometimes cause offence. The real task is ensuring one isn’t offensive in stating it but state it we must. Some points along this line…

“Sometimes we forget that as we talk about Jesus and what he has done that it is actually a referendum on our performance as humans. Jesus did not come saying, “Hey, great job everyone. I’m here to lead a movement of good people who have excelled in their calling as humans.” Far from it. Instead we read of Jesus saying, “I did not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.””

“If we think of the gospel and our mission in the world as Jesus coming to bring us the birthday present for our moral awesomeness then it is not the gospel. It is by grace that we are saved. Grace is a gift. Salvation is from sin, Satan, and death. Part of our salvation is salvation from God himself!”

“If our tone is about preserving people’s high opinions of themselves we can be sure we are do not have a very high opinion of the gospel. The gospel does not congratulate but rather confront—and then convert!”

“Since the content of the gospel is unashamedly offensive (Rom. 1:16) we have to keep in mind that we don’t necessarily have to be offensive ourselves. In other words, the gospel is offensive because it unseats self from the throne of the heart and establishes God as King. If we have God reigning on the thrones of our hearts we will not be quick to lash out or lack sensitivity in our witness”

More from “The Gospel is Offensive But You Don’t Have to Be” here.

Related: Politically Incorrect – A History Lesson.