Narrow-Minded according to the world is having or showing a prejudiced mind, as persons or opinions; biased. It can also be interpreted as not receptive to new ideas; having a closed mind.
As I look at this I think to myself Christians ought to be "Narrow-Minded" although I wouldn't call it "Narrow-Minded" because we are not to be prejudiced, I would call it being Biblically-Minded. We are to read the bible and do what it says. Being Biblically-Minded will often look to the world as closed-mindedness, but as it tells us in Matthew 10:22 "All men will hate you because of Me." We are told here to expect hatred from the world. If I'm going to be hated for being Biblically-Minded then bring it on world I have the one person on my side that always wins!
The world right now is telling us that homosexuality is an ok lifestyle, celebrities people look up to are supporting it, we see it being condoned on TV more and more, I am waiting for the day that it will be illegal to say that homosexuality is wrong...well guess what, I'm ready to be like Paul. Some may call me homophobic well I guess I am, but I also have a cussing phobia, I'm living together before marriage phobic, I have a sin phobia. I will never ever change my stance on sin. Sin is wrong we all do it and there is no excuse for it. Now that does not mean we can go on sinning just because we can't be perfect. As Paul tells us in Romans 6:1-4, "What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead through the glory of the Father, we too may live a new life." I understand that there was only one perfect person and that was Jesus Christ but that perfect person died so that we may have life and have it abundantly as it says in John 10:10.
I want to issue a challenge to anyone reading this, don't ever hold back! whether that is sharing your faith or letting someone know that what they are doing is wrong and being willing to help and pray with them through that situation. I'm reading a book right now called Erasing Hell by Francis Chan, in the beginning of the book it says that "When it comes to hell, we can't afford to be wrong." I believe that hell is a very real place that you will spend eternity if you do not know God as your personal Lord and Savior. I have become very burdened over lost people I couldn't stand to see someone I know closely die and know that they're going to hell, even if we don't know them we should still be burdened for them. I'm sure you're asking what does this have to do with being Narrow-Minded, I'll tell you. When it comes to sin we should be very Narrow-Minded, sin is sin and sin is wrong it's that simple. When it comes to hell we should be very Narrow-Minded, hell is a real place where non-believers will go if we don't take a stand and share our faith. Christianity is simple but it's not easy, salvation is free, but it will cost you everything. Don't be a lukewarm Christian, take a stand and be Biblically-Minded.
My prayer is to be more and more Biblically-Minded everyday.
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