I just heard a podcast from Mark Driscoll on Revelation 2, who said, “Theological problems are often disguises for moral problems.”  That took a lot of guts to say.  When we say that we don’t agree with a certain Christian belief, it’s often because we don’t want to let go of a certain sin.  For instance, someone who rejects the accuracy and authority of the Bible, might be doing so, not because of compelling evidence, but because he wants to hold on to a sexual sin.  It’s easier to change our beliefs than it is our behavior.  Lose my religion, not my pleasure.  We’ll fudge God rather than fudge our idols.  So ask yourself, Is my struggle with believing in God (and his ways) truly intellectual, or is it moral?  Am I losing my faith simply because I don’t want to lose my sin?  Think about what you’re doing: you’re letting go of something very precious in order to hold on to something very profane.  Were this a movie, you’d be shouting at the characters on the screen, “You fools!  Don’t you see what you’re doing!”

© Samuel Kee, 2012