Wednesday, December 21, 2005

Praying in the Name of Nobody

In the armed forces of the United States it is no longer kosher to pray in Jesus' name. It has become increasingly difficult for evangelical Christians to adhere to their biblical faith by offering prayers in the name of Jesus Christ. Instead if they want to pray in public the only deity which can be mentioned is a generic "god." Interestingly though it doesn't seem that Muslims and Jews are facing the same restrictions. At least not as harshly. To remove Jesus is to render Christianity void and meaningless. If there is no Christ there is no gospel, no hope, no salvation and no future promise of eternal reconciliation with the Father. There is only despair and misery. Christ must remain and his name must be held out and louldy proclaimed from the rooftops, boot camps, aircraft carriers and barricks. Christ is to be above all and over all. There is no other option. May those Christian chaplains pray boldly as Daniel did many years ago. May they continue to faithfully pray in the blessed and wonderful name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Amen.