Pastor Ryan Gaffney

Christians are against abortion, gay marriage, and evolution. Against the continuing decay of moral values, and the increased need to be “PC” at the expense of frank honesty. We’re against socialism, communism, fascism, and liberalism. We disagree with postmodernism, nihilism, materialism and probably existentialism (though we’re not exactly sure what that last one is)

We know saying “Yes” to Christ means saying “No” to every other religion and worldview including (but by no means limited to) Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Baha’i, Zoroastrianism, Atheism, Agnosticism, Taoism, Jainism,  Confucianism, Rastafari, Shinto, Sikhism, Animism, Druidism, Paganism, Wicca, Scientology, Christian Science, Mormonism, and maybe even Catholicism.

And as well we should.

I want to be clear hear and now that this is not a post about me saying that the church shouldn’t be against things. I know one of the biggest things we’ve been against lately is people telling us we can’t be against anything, so let me say now: I think we should be against things sometimes.

But holy guacamole people, What are we FOR?

We’re for Jesus, obviously, but how does that play out? What does it mean? He died and rose again so that what? We go to heaven?

Is that what we’re for? We’re in favor of going to heaven when we die? There’s gotta be something else…

What about Good morals. Christians are for good morals, and family values. But again, what does that mean?

it means no premarital sex, no adultery, so stealing, lying or cheating, Opposition to militant feminism, insolent children, obscene entertainment. Great things to be against. but I ask again, What are we FOR?

Small government, Lower taxes?

Nope! You’re getting confused. That’s republican, not christian…

I fear we have become an anti- religion. We have become a people, defined by the things we are not. we are like a hole in the ground, not a thing in itself except by contrast to the ground around it.

This is one of the reasons I’m so careful not to enumerate problems without suggesting solutions here on this Blog. It’s not that I think I know all the answers it’s just that anyone can find fault. I want to find answers instead.

And this topic is no exception.I’m not just against not being in favor of anything. I’m In favor of being in favor of some things:

I think we should in favor of Love.

In favor of Faith Hope and Charity,

In Favor of the Fruits of the Holy Spirit and all the things that bring them about.

And we should be in favor of creative and constructive ways to increase those things.

This week, how can you create something that promotes global goodness?

How can you support something that makes the world better.

If you get an idea about how to oppose something that makes the world worse write it down and do it another week. This week be in favor of something.

Then comment me up and tell us about it.