The following is an excerpt from an interview with Russell Moore, president of the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention, about the aftermath of the Supreme Court's gay marriage decision.
LOPEZ: What’s your best advice to pastors?
MOORE: My advice to pastors is not to panic. They say we’re on the wrong side of history. We’ve been on the wrong side of history since a.d. 33. The future was the Roman Empire. Then the future was the French Revolution. Then the future was scientific materialism. Then the future was the dawning of the Age of Aquarius. And yet here stands the old gospel of Jesus Christ — still saving sinners like us. Pastors must learn to articulate what we previously could assume. We cannot count on the culture to do pre-evangelism for us — teaching people “values” while we taught them the gospel.
Amen. The only thing I would add is that the Church historically has always paid a price. Be prepared.
Amen. The only thing I would add is that the Church historically has always paid a price. Be prepared.
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