Here is a great article by Al Mohler on the all too common idea in our culture that Christian values are the most important thing. The whole thing is worth reading, but here is an excerpt:
Christian values are the problem. Hell will be filled with people who
were avidly committed to Christian values. Christian values cannot save
anyone and never will. The gospel of Jesus Christ is not a Christian
value, and a comfortability with Christian values can blind sinners to
their need for the gospel.
He is not saying a person's values don't matter (read the article and you'll see that). The point is that Jesus didn't come to save those who thought they were good. In fact, those who think they are pretty good (ie. have Christian values) are the least likely to think they need a savior.
Parents who raise their children with nothing more than Christian values
should not be surprised when their children abandon those values. If
the child or young person does not have a firm commitment to Christ and
to the truth of the Christian faith, values will have no binding
authority, and we should not expect that they would. Most of our
neighbors have some commitment to Christian values, but what they
desperately need is salvation from their sins. This does not come by
Christian values, no matter how fervently held. Salvation comes only by
the gospel of Jesus Christ.
A good reminder for us all. Are we committed simply to our morals or are we committed to Christ (who does in fact transform our values)?
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