Why the Church must not withdraw from the public square ...
Why the Church must not withdraw from the public square ..
By Mark Creech, Op-ed Contributor
Christian Post,
Along the treacherous waters off North Carolina's Outer Banks stands the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. For generations, its powerful beam has warned ships away from the shifting shoals and hidden dangers of what sailors have long called the "Graveyard of the Atlantic." Storms have battered its shores. Waves have crashed relentlessly against the coast. Yet its light, steady and far-reaching, has spared countless lives.
Years ago, however, the sea itself began to threaten the lighthouse. Erosion steadily crept closer, putting the structure at risk of being lost. So, in a remarkable act of foresight and determination, the entire lighthouse was moved inland at great effort, so that its light would not be extinguished.
But we must be clear: the lighthouse is not the source of the light. It is only the structure from which the light shines.
In much the same way, the Gospel of Jesus Christ is the true light of the world, and the Church is its appointed witness. No nation, including America, is itself that light. Yet in the providence of God, this country has served as a remarkably elevated platform from which that light has been projected with unusual reach and strength.
(Implication..)
Through religious liberty, economic abundance, global influence, and an unparalleled missionary movement, America has enabled the Gospel to reach the farthest corners of the earth. It has not been the light. But it has been, in many respects, a well-positioned lighthouse.
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