13 For “everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” 14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!” ~ Romans 10:13-15
We don’t mention Jesus to coworkers in our workplaces because of fear of “political correctness.” We focus more on conforming to “Political Correctness” than on submitting to “Obedience to God.” We avoid the two most important issues in life, Religion (Because religion affects our eternity) and Politics (Because politics affects our here and now).
These are the two most important issues that we should be discussing, but yet they are the least discussed… They are the two topics that we try most to avoid. And in so doing, we are kept silent, by our own freewill, and the political boat is not rocked, and thus we conform.
That leaves an open door for the powers-that-be to do whatever they want, whenever they want, to whomever they want. Because nobody can discuss it. Because it’s impolite. It’s rude. It’s disrespectful. It’s offensive. It’s too controversial. It’s politically incorrect.
So, we avoid those two topics like the plague. We keep our distance when the politically incorrect talk starts up. But in so doing, they ensure our silence by us policing our own selves. They don’t even have to do a thing; we do it all for them our own selves…to their delight.
Because, after all, we don’t want to be offensive. LORD forbid. We don’t witness to anyone because that would offend the person. We don’t mention the name of Jesus because someone from another religion might be offended, and we wouldn’t want that. But think about this, would you rather be offended? Or spend eternity in a burning Lake of Fire?
As for me, please offend me and save my soul. And let me spend eternity with Jesus in a place of blissfulness with peace, joy, and pleasures evermore. With all my needs supplied. Listen, no eye has seen, no ear has heard all that God as instore for us who love Him (1 Corinthians 2:9). Jesus has marvelous things in store for us. He has glorious things in eternity for all who love Him and for all who seek Him, but yet we are afraid to tell because we don’t want to offend.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and How Will They Hear?