In Cahoots With Satan

I applauded as I listened to MacArthur, Piper and Washer talk about Osteen and others who preach a prosperity gospel(in my heart, anyway). They bring to mind the robot from the old TV series "Lost in Space". Those of you without any gray hairs will have to ask your parents about that. I remember none of the story lines from this show, but I do remember that robot waving his arms around saying, "Danger, Will Robinson", and he was always right. No amount of justifying actions ever averted the danger that the robot predicted. These men are warning America and the church that there is danger in following the path of the prosperity gospel.

The other thing that struck me as they talked was that the same danger warning needs to be sounded to the church as it goes about seeking to make our worship services comfortable for those in the neighborhood. Are we just giving the people what they want? Dramas, contemporary music, and hi tech presentations are not sinful in and of themselves, but we do want to be careful as a church to make sure that those things are speaking truth and glorifying God. The church needs to be teaching that we are all wretched sinners with no hope save for a loving and merciful God who sees us through the saving blood of His son, Jesus Christ. Proclaiming to one and all that "there is none righteous, not one" and "I am the way, truth and life. No one comes to the Father but by me" is not a comfortable thing to do, but it is the job of the church to preach the whole truth. Let's be sure that we are not "in cahoots with Satan".