Immunity

Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among ourselves what is good (Job 34:4).


Immunity can be good or bad depending on what we're talking about. Immunity to diseases is a good thing. We take vaccinations to build up just such an immunity so our systems can tolerate the virus and we not get sick. This type of immunity has saved millions of lives.

Abstain from all appearance of evil (1 Thessalonians 5:22).

However, I fear that our society, even Christians, are building up an immunity so we're tolerating more and more sinful behavior. Look at the difference between television programs and movies now and twenty-five years ago. Profanity is now common, as is sleeping around and showing more and more skin. Even the commercials show things they once never would.

Keep thyself pure (1 Timothy 5:22c).

When we listen to the news, we realize that corruption has become widespread at all levels. Mass shootings, sex trafficking, drugs, and violence are all too common. People used to choose to rest on the Lord's Day, and you'd never see road crews out working or rarely see someone mowing their yards. Not so today. Few even consider that Sunday might be any different than the other day, except for the few who spend their mornings in church.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord (1 Corinthians 15:58).

We all face daily choices of what we put into our minds. The more we hear cursing or see inappropriate behavior, the more we become conditioned to it. I'm a Christian author, and the fastest growing book sales are in the erotica genre. Isn't that sad? Unless we consciously make an effort to stop viewing or hearing ungodly material for us and our families, matters are only going to get worse. Don't settle for less than God's best, and decide to be the best that you can be for the Lord.

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