My last entry “Should I stay or should I go?” has been removed for several reasons that I will not go into here. Basically, even though we live in a free society and have freedom of speech, we do not have freedom from the consequences of our words. Neither the Constitution nor Scripture absolves us of this.
My question was a rhetorical one though, because I had already made up my mind to leave and that decision has been reinforced as the Lord has shown me it is the right one again and again. Whenever there was a glimmer of light or hope or just an inclination in my heart to want to stay – the darkness overtook it decisively.
Often times we wish that God would be clearer with what direction we should go in, but He has spoken with such clarity in this case that I am truly amazed at how He works. Below is an excerpt from my deleted entry that I still wish to share and still believe is very poignant and helpful to any who still question, “Should I stay or should I go?”
Dr. Glenn Parkinson of SPEP has written a document Churches: when to join – when to leave. He wrote, “A responsible Christian church will not ignore biblical teaching about sin, and will not endorse sinful lifestyles within its fellowship or leadership.” Since our call as Christians is to shine the light into the dark world, we need to make sure that we are set apart and making every attempt to live according to Christ's standards of living. The church must reflect that standard and not the one of the world.
As Paul exhorts in 2 Corinthians 10:5, “We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.” All I seek is an obedient heart to the will of Christ and that every thought that enters my mind would be conformed into His.