I came across this quote by Horatius Bonar and thought it was
worth sharing. Bonar is warning against a kind of soft and, in his
word, effeminate Christianity, that may come about when Christians are
too afraid to fight for what is right and to protest against what
is wrong.
For there is some danger of falling into a
soft and effeminate Christianity, under the plea of a lofty and ethereal
theology. Christianity was born for endurance…It walks with firm step
and erect frame; it is kindly, but firm; it is gentle, but honest; it is
calm, but not facile; obliging, but not imbecile; decided, but not
churlish. It does not fear to speak the stern word of condemnation
against error, nor to raise its voice against surrounding evils, under
the pretext that it is not of this world.
It does not shrink from
giving honest reproof lest it come under the charge of displaying an
unchristian spirit. It calls sin ‘sin,’ on whomsoever it is found, and
would rather risk the accusation of being actuated by a bad spirit than
not discharge an explicit duty. Let us not misjudge strong words used in
honest controversy. Out of the heat a viper may come forth; but we
shake it off and feel no harm. Keep Reading >>>
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