Silliness in the Worship

Is anyone else disgusted with the foolish levity that is invading the modern church?

I was listening to a radio program recently on the way home from shopping. I listened for about 15 minutes, hoping the flippant joking would be over and the meaty sermon would begin. Foolishness never did stop and there was no meat, I couldn't stand to listen any longer, so I turned off the radio.

When we make a comic show out of the preaching of the Word, to foster happiness in the listener, then we have encouraged silliness in those who are listening. How can we expect those listening to take anything from the Word seriously.

If anything there should be more weeping over sin in our gatherings. Those who are in sin should be weeping over it and confessing and those who are not in sin should be weeping with them. Our churches are full of sin now as so many believers are ignoring the principles of God in favor of fostering a social club mentality.

We used to have a saying we heard on the media often, when I was growing up, it was; "My country right or wrong." It was a foolish saying because it meant that it didn't matter how evil things became we would still stand by our country.

God wants us to expose wickedness, take things seriously and remove ourselves from those who refuse to repent.

1 Peter 5:8-9
"8 Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:
9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world."

Romans 16:17
"17 Now I urge you, brethren, note those who cause divisions and offenses, contrary to the doctrine which you learned, and avoid them."

1 Timothy 5:20
"20 Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear."

Titus 3:10-11
"10 Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition, 11 knowing that such a person is warped and sinning, being self-condemned."