at the church today will reveal the same situation. The walls of separation are broken down through all kinds of intermarriages — marriages of convenience where biblical stipulations are openly violated. The people of God have brought in strange people as bedfellows in alliances that bring them money, fame, power, or other coveted pleasures of life. Curious doctrines and interpretations have become common, as they tickle the ears without touching the moral life of people. Church has become a social entity so that the world and church no longer harbor any kind of enmity of suspicion against each other. Members of one are most welcome to sup with the other without discrimination.
Spiritual meetings have changed their face and tone to accommodate peoples of all beliefs, practices, and hues. Preachers are instructed to temper their words so as not to offend the sensibilities of the ‘secular’ dignitaries present in the so-called church-programs. Nay, the secular dignitaries often even grace the pulpits to present a facilitation or even to inaugurate and declare as ‘open’ a meeting where God is the purported head. A class of spiritual leaders have arisen who are tuned to the needs of the changes society, and conduct the spiritual meetings with such sensitivity and dexterity that none is offended and everyone is pleased — except God, that is.
It is easy for each one of us to excuse our inactivity and apathy. Most of us can claim that we are just ordinary and plain folks without any power or influence in the church, and that we cannot fight against the system. The few influential people, on the other hand, can claim that as highly respected people they do not wish to rock the boat or create confusion. It is a strange situation