Time To Be The Church

In this current day and age, in the "social media" age of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, everyone has a voice. Everyone has an opinion. The question is, is anybody saying anything with meaning or value? Do people post just to have an opinion? When individuals discuss or even argue, are they willing to be swayed, or are they already entrenched in their positions? As members of the body of Christ, are we trying to win souls, or are we more concerned with winning the argument? We argue about wearing masks and whether or not COVID is overblown or a conspiracy theory. We trash the President, his opponent, the protestors, the looters, the Congress, Hollywood,  Republicans,  Democrats, Libertarians, the Pope, conspiracy theorists, the news, and anything else that irks us on that particular day. We are more worried about pointing out the things that separate us from God than we are about pointing out how God saved us. Don't get me wrong, truth is truth and sin is sin and no concocted 21st century explanation will change the inspired Word of God. We are called to stand up for the truth. But when the church doesn't act like the church, people will notice. We either compromise scripture or try to judge the lost and fallen world WE are not called to judge, and never were told to judge. Why are we surprised when the world, I don't know, acts like the world? We are called to hold our BROTHERS and SISTERS in Christ accountable. Those who reject God will be judged by God according to what they have done. So finger pointing at a world who doesn't believe in or who rejects God completely is a waste of time. Yes, we defend our faith. But too often, we jump out of left field into the arena where honestly, they don't care what we have to say. Be ready to share your faith. Know the Word and LIVE the Word. We are not commanded in scripture to be activists. We are called to live out our faith. We are called to share our faith. We aren't called to condemn the world. If approached by an unbeliever, be honest. But why do we pick fights? We must embody Christ. If we don't do that, we've already lost them.