With the day close at hand, I have for you three noteworthy items concerning the appointment of Bishop Gene Robinson by Barack Obama to pray at the inauguration ceremony.
- "How Barack Obama Will Make Christ a Minister of Condemnation" by John Piper
- "The Idol of Our Many Understandings--Bishop Robinson at Prayer" by Albert Mohler
- "This Honestly Upsets Me" by Josh in response to Mohler's article.
With these in mind, now is the time for the Christian to ask, "By what means am I justified?" The answer is not tolerance, acceptance, or understanding. The answer is Jesus Christ.
In light of that answer, it is also imperative that the Christian ask, "What am I a minister of?" The answer is reconciliation. And, "How is reconciliation possible?" Through the person and work of Jesus Christ.
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come. All this is from God, who through Christ reconciled us to himself and gave us the ministry of reconciliation; that is, in Christ God was reconciling the world to himself, not counting their trespasses against them, and entrusting to us the message of reconciliation. Therefore, we are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ, be reconciled to God. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.
Failure to acknowledge this truth is the true folly of Bishop Gene Robinson and, unfortunatley on this day before the eve of the inauguration, appears to be the folly of our President-Elect as well.
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