Christians have a history of grandstanding. The latest is over Roe vs Wade (which most think ends abortion but does not!). However, we love to protest but not be a witness. If we really cared about life, we would be facing the insanity of suicide among Americans. However, that does not cause rage so we don’t talk about it.
The truth is that there is an Old Testament prophet that tells us about the very issue. In the face of injustice, the message he had for Edom applies today. There was a total of eight things they should not do in three verses…
- You should not look down on your brother…
- You should not rejoice over the people…
- You should not boast…
- You should not march against the gates…
- You should not look down on their calamity..,
- You should not seize their wealth….
- You should not wait at the crossroads to captive them….
- You should not hand over their survivors…
According to scholars, it is believed that Obadiah saw the people of Edom as having an attitude of being superior. They would look down on people who was different they were. The judgement of God was to show them that no one is better or worse than another. The judgement will fall on everyone at the same time.
In the same way, much of the Church today gloats and think they have “won” in this area or that area. They view the fighting of culture as their mission, not being a witness to a lost and broken world. They look down on sinners, rejoice over them, march against them, laugh at their misfortunates, take their prosperity and want to see them destroyed. This is not godly and is the result of the heresy known as Kingdom Now that runs wild in our churches.
Names changes, nations addressed change but the attitude of pride does not change.
