Sin is the Problem in America, the Gospel is the Solution
By Michael Brown Published on July 19, 2020
Sin is the Problem in America, the Gospel is the Solution | The Stream
Barring another unexpected calamity, the next four months will be dominated by news about Donald Trump vs. Joe Biden. Election fever will burn hot, national divisions will run deep, and the news cycle will shift into yet another, frenzied gear. Yet all of this will miss the point of
what matters most in our society.
We must return to the gospel.
Are the November elections important?
Absolutely.
Should we get out and vote our conscience?
Without a doubt.
Are the choices before us stark, as in the choice between democracy and mobocracy?
I believe so.
But the best outcome of the November elections is that national collapse is delayed just a little bit longer.
There must be an awakening in our land, starting with massive revival in the church.
There Must Be an Awakening
That means a return to the fundamentals of the gospel. A return to personal repentance and prayer. A return to loving God and our neighbor. A return to preaching Jesus as the only Savior and Lord.
Anything less than that is merely putting a band-aid on a cancer patient.
As I tweeted on July 16, "I plan to vote for Trump in November, but does anyone really think that four more years of Donald Trump (or any potential candidate on either side) will really turn the tide in our nation? That's why I put my ultimate focus on prayer, repentance, preaching the gospel, & revival."
Really now, if you look at the massive problems in America today, from racial tension to a pandemic, from opioid addiction to violent crime, from fatherless homes to voiceless pulpits, what can a political candidate do? Even appointing hundreds of solid judges, which is incredibly important and can have a lasting effect, is treating the symptoms more than curing the disease.
America needs deep heart surgery, and that
heart surgery can only come through the gospel....