Lured By The Hypocrites

You know, I have many friends and associates who live the way of the world.  They swear, cuss, tell foul and degrading jokes, they spend their time and money on pleasures, watch foul movies, go to bars, listen to music with disgusting lyrics, lie a little, cheat a little, gossip, spread rumors, and bear false witness about all those who do not enjoy the filth they enjoy.  All this, and one of their biggest issues is, that others should accept them.  Yet, they cannot even find it in their hearts to accept those who do not enjoy the same filth as them!  O how they love to quote the scriptures for their own use; how drinking and smoking etc. are not against the commandments, but only a word of wisdom, not to be given by commandment, nor constraint.  How they love to say, they would rather a man swear a stream as long as their arm, instead of a pale faced preacher.  And yet use this as justification to put down the people who give all they have to help others, who work tirelessly in the service of their God, who do not lie, cheat, nor steal, who only help them.

My concern is to the faithful members of the Church, who are feeling the peer pressure to lower their standards and conform to that type of culture.  And so I would say to you, stay strong!  Stay devoted to the Lord and His lifestyle.  The Son of God came to show us the way to live, so we can walk back into the presence of Father.  The Saviour did not lie!  This is the only way back into the presence of the Father, and the faithful are guaranteed a place at His right hand.  If you have given in to the pressure of friends or family, then repent.  Return immediately to following the lifestyle the Saviour lived, and become His people once again.  Trust in the promise that the Father gives all those who repent and follow in the footsteps of His Son, that they will be forgiven and accepted into His family!