We all feel the itch.
The problem is, what do we use to make the itch go away?
When you look at all the possible solutions, there are 2 bottom-line ways to see the problem. One is that it's on the outside & it needs to be fixed by changing things that are wrong there.
The other way is to see that something inside us is wrong & needs to be fixed.
If I'm not a Christian & believe that the root of problems is on the outside, I'm probably going to be about social, economic, & political justice. I'm going to try to fix the systems in which we live.
If I'm a Christian & take the Bible seriously, I will believe that the root of the problem is on the inside. I'm going to find out what God says about the inner transformation of people, families, & communities. That's what the gospel is all about. It changes us from the inside.
If we're going to try to fix what's wrong with us from the outside, it's really only going to be like putting the proverbial Band-Aid on cancer.
But if we want effective solutions, it's something that's got to happen on the inside of us. As we turn from our sins, surrender the throne of our hearts to Jesus Christ, He will transform us.
The great thing is that the gospel does affect outer conditions of people - the economic & political systems, along with race relations.
But it only works when we first let Him fix what is wrong on the inside.
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