Dr. Richard Land is concerned about the direction the U.S. is going. Land claims that American Christians will one day not recognize their own country. He believes that only a movement of God that begins with revival among Christians will stave off that change. Land believes that lifestyles of professing Christians look too much like that of non-Christians, and he points to the fact that the divorce rate among Baptists is the same as for the rest of the country.He made the comments while speaking at a Family Research Council briefing in Washington, D.C.
The Southern Baptist ethicist spoke on 2 Chronicles 7:14. That verse says, “If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways; then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.” “All great movements of God,” Land said, “start with God’s people getting right with God.”
Land believes that the future of America is being decided in Christians’ hearts, in couples’ homes and in churches all across the country every day. He said that the failures to keep their marriage vows and to address the abortion issue are two ways professing Christians have sinned. He also cited illegitimacy and fatherless homes as two ills that have plagued America in the past 50 years.
Recalling Jesus’ parable of the prodigal son, Land told the gathering, “I believe if you look with the eye of faith, and you listen with the ear of hope, you can see a long-slumbering giant called the people of God, and they’re awakening from their slumber, they’re coming to themselves and, like the prodigal, they’re determined they’re going home to their Father and they’re going to take their country with them.”
This is Carl Ramsey and that’s Another View of the News.
Let us know how God is blessing you! Please share your comments below.