Exodus 12:49
“One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.”
In this verse a powerful truth is found for every nation, organization and church to learn. The truth that we find in the verse above, if followed, will keep from changing the soul of these entities mentioned. Though this verse is talking about salvation, the truth being taught will apply to keeping the soul unchanged.
In the verse above, God was dealing with strangers who wanted to become citizens of Israel. God said that whenever a stranger would come into the congregation of Israel, that the laws that apply to the home born should also apply to the stranger. In other words, God was saying that Israel was not to change who they were to accommodate the stranger; instead the stranger was to change their ways to match the beliefs and lifestyle of Israel. This truth is important if a nation is going to stay strong.
I recently read a news report where the Prime Minister of New Zealand made it very clear that if anyone was to come to their land, that they would be expected to live according to the laws and customs of New Zealand. Though this Prime Minister took a lot of heat for this statement, he was right.
America was founded on Christian beliefs. In fact, our whole judicial system is based off of the Bible. One of the mistakes I see in America is we try to change who we are so that we can accommodate all the foreigners who come into our land. I don’t mind foreigners coming to our land as long as they are willing to follow our customs and form of religion upon which this great land was founded. Why should America change who she is for the foreigners who come to our land? They chose to come here because they like what we have. Who we are and what we have is because of the soul of this nation. If we change our customs and religion so that we don't offend the foreigners, then we will change the soul of our nation, which will lead us down the road of destruction.
Let me take this one step further. When a person joins a church, they should know what they are joining. Again, I have found independent, fundamental Baptists are changing their soul to accommodate those who join our churches. I have seen some churches, in order to grow their congregation, have changed the menu of how they do things as a church. When you change who you are in order to attract a certain crowd, then you are changing the soul of your church. Anyone who comes to our churches should all have to come the same way. Whether they are rich or poor, famous or unknown, influential or have no influence at all, everyone should have to come the same way.
Let's make it clear that whoever comes to join us must abide by the same rules and laws by which we must abide. Let's be careful that we don't have one rule for one person and another rule for another person. In order to keep the soul of our nation and churches pure, let's be careful to make sure that everyone must abide by the same rules and laws.
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