Stealth Christians

Many see our form of Christianity as polarizing and divisive. It is as if there is an element in life that wants to set the definitions and the rules of play to exclude strongly held (Christian) viewpoints. The opposition feels that if you are firm in your beliefs and you are not willing to stuff them into the closet and work as a “stealth Christian” then you are polarizing the battlefield and this is a bad thing. Really, there are many who think that this is the way to reach the world with truth. It is as if they think that “truth” by itself will be something that the world will run to if they only are given a chance to hear it. We are not called to preach “truth” we are called to preach “Jesus, crucified and risen.” I don’t believe in “stealth Christianity.”

Why is it a bad thing to hold your beliefs too strongly? I think it is good to know who is on your side and who is against you. There are multitudes that are in the “valley of decision” but you can’t get them to love Jesus by feeding them honey. They must “see” Him as He is. He is not just a cool Prophet.

Strongly held beliefs are not politically correct. They are out of fashion. Tolerance is the new code word for “you are holding your beliefs too firmly.” But is the enemy willing to yield? Are they willing to admit to the validity of conservative truth? Of course they are not. They instead are vocal, unyielding, and mocking of the truths of the biblically grounded Christian. They are only open to everything else.

Truth, by definition, cannot, once obtained, be compromised. It is truth not opinion. It is God who establishes truth, not journalists or scientists. Truth and wisdom are precious and should not be yielded cheaply or lightly. What light you have should be worth dying for or you really have no light at all.

We can be kind, gentle, and loving, but we cannot compromise the truth that sets men free. There is a God and He establishes all truth. This is not a faith statement. It is truth. Amen?