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One of the most dangerous characteristics of false leadership is the refusal to speak against sin. Instead of exposing darkness they redefine it. Instead of calling people to repentance they comfort them in iniquity. They sell a painless and costless Christianity that carries no cross and demands no change. Yet Jesus declared that repentance was the first doorway into the Kingdom.
The Bible states that the wages of sin is death (Romans 6:23). It does not say sin is a small inconvenience or a personal preference. The apostle Paul warned that many false teachers would arise speaking perverse things to draw away disciples after them (Acts 20:30). They weaken conviction until people can sin with ease and attend church with no internal conflict.
Jeremiah addressed this same deception in his time saying They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly saying Peace peace when there is no peace (Jeremiah 6:14). False prophets offered comfort without correction. Modern false ministers do the same by replacing sin with terms like struggles issues or preferences. Meanwhile souls remain bound because sin that is not confronted cannot be conquered.
Jesus taught that the Holy Spirit would reprove the world of sin righteousness and judgment (John 16:8). If a ministry refuses to speak of sin it is working against the Spirit not with Him. The gospel is not merely encouragement it is deliverance. It is not merely affirmation it is transformation. What Christ forgives He also restores and what He restores He also commands us to forsake.
Paul commanded preachers to reprove rebuke and exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine (2 Timothy 4:2). Rebuke is uncomfortable but it is necessary. Exhortation uplifts but reproof warns. A church that only uplifts without warning becomes spiritually reckless. Silence on sin produces a false peace that keeps people in bondage while convincing them they are free.
Holiness still matters. Repentance still matters. Righteousness still matters. Without sanctification no man shall see the Lord (Hebrews 12:14). The gospel does not silence sin it destroys its power. When ministers refuse to preach against sin they betray the very mission of Christ.
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