Morality. Morality is in the eye of the beholder, ooppss!!! sorry I'm wrong it should be, "beauty is in the eye of the beholder". Presently, just like the lyrics of a popular song that goes "honesty, is such a lonely word everyone is so untrue" I can honestly say that "morality is such a lonely word, everyone is so immoral." Huh! pretty harsh, but harsh as it may it is the real thing that is happening right now. Immoral is defined as "conflicting with generally or traditionally held moral principles." In the other dictionary it is defined as "morally wrong, or corrupt".
It gives us the idea that morality is not just confined within sexual issues but it talks about the total being of an individual. It includes the way a person talks, reacts, do things, the way he handles issues, the way a person thinks. It surprises me that even in churches today there are lots of people who are immoral. I noticed that even in the leadership circle, many leaders have fall into that category. Leaders are afraid to reprimand and restore an erring member of the church especially if that person is identified as one who gives large amount of money.
Some leaders would even endure to stay in the position because they have nowhere else to go. If an erring member is financially struggling, it seems very easy for a leader to call the attention of the person concerned and give an admonition but if the person involved is financially well off the church leader or shepherd will choose to be in a state of "hear no evil, see no evil. " Others are afraid of accountability, often feel uncomfortable if being asked hard questions, uncomfortable and defensive about undergoing performance appraisal and evaluation. Others seemed very eager to serve but deep inside it is the love gift that motivates them to serve. Some would even try to be in the seat of the board of a "Christian Institution" with high aspirations that someday they become the president. Often times we blame and point fingers at government officials who are corrupt but in the churches backyard almost all forms of immorality and corruption are relentlessly blossoming.
What happen to the biblical principles that is being inculcated during seminary days? What happen to the ideals and aspirations while still studying in the Bible College? Has it shrink along with the moral degradation of the society? Given the present situation, does this give us the passport to loose hope and go with the flow? No, I still believe that church leaders and shepherds must be the catalysts still in setting moral standards. All the more we should press on in doing what is right before God and not before men. It all starts within us, it starts with our hearts. If there is a change of heart, everything else will follow. Let us go back to our first love, our relationship with the one who died for our sins and restore morality.
It gives us the idea that morality is not just confined within sexual issues but it talks about the total being of an individual. It includes the way a person talks, reacts, do things, the way he handles issues, the way a person thinks. It surprises me that even in churches today there are lots of people who are immoral. I noticed that even in the leadership circle, many leaders have fall into that category. Leaders are afraid to reprimand and restore an erring member of the church especially if that person is identified as one who gives large amount of money.
Some leaders would even endure to stay in the position because they have nowhere else to go. If an erring member is financially struggling, it seems very easy for a leader to call the attention of the person concerned and give an admonition but if the person involved is financially well off the church leader or shepherd will choose to be in a state of "hear no evil, see no evil. " Others are afraid of accountability, often feel uncomfortable if being asked hard questions, uncomfortable and defensive about undergoing performance appraisal and evaluation. Others seemed very eager to serve but deep inside it is the love gift that motivates them to serve. Some would even try to be in the seat of the board of a "Christian Institution" with high aspirations that someday they become the president. Often times we blame and point fingers at government officials who are corrupt but in the churches backyard almost all forms of immorality and corruption are relentlessly blossoming.
What happen to the biblical principles that is being inculcated during seminary days? What happen to the ideals and aspirations while still studying in the Bible College? Has it shrink along with the moral degradation of the society? Given the present situation, does this give us the passport to loose hope and go with the flow? No, I still believe that church leaders and shepherds must be the catalysts still in setting moral standards. All the more we should press on in doing what is right before God and not before men. It all starts within us, it starts with our hearts. If there is a change of heart, everything else will follow. Let us go back to our first love, our relationship with the one who died for our sins and restore morality.
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