August 11, 2010
2 Corinthians 10
Pastor Luke Lang
“We are human, but we don’t wage war as humans do. We use God’s mighty weapons, not worldly weapons, to knock down the strongholds of human reasoning and to destroy false arguments.” 2 Corinthians 10:3-4 (NLT)
I must confess that I’ve always had dreams of being a superhero with amazing super powers! As a kid, I overdosed on comic books and superhero movies. I wanted to have an advantage in the fight against evil! I wanted stupendous ability or strength. Sadly, I couldn’t leap over tall buildings (or even small animals). I couldn’t fly or do anything even semi-amazing.
In this super beefy little verse from 2 Corinthians, God offers us super powers…His mighty weapons! How exciting is that? We aren’t helpless. He has placed something at our disposal that helps in the battle against bad.
Yet notice what we are fighting against in this battle…human reasoning and false arguments. It’s not a crazed, evil archenemy bent on world domination, but a fight against human reasoning.
So…what kind of weapons can win a fight like that?
Maybe our equally thought-out, spiritual reasoning and intellect will do it. Naw! There is always going to be someone smarter than us, but that doesn’t stop us from trying. We argue, debate and present our carefully conceived counter-arguments, but our human arguments will never win the battle. Christians that insist on winning debates with non-believers are tragically missing the point, and keeping people from the Kingdom of God. They might have won the argument and proven that they are very smart and powerful…but they have lost a soul.
So what are our mighty weapons?
Love, grace and acceptance. There is no defense or argument that can stand against grace. Love says YOU are more important to me than proving that I am smarter than you. Love always wins!
You see, the Gospel of Christ has been debated for 2,000 years, but needs to be demonstrated.
Pastor Luke’s favorite Bible character is simply, “Zaccheaus, for fairly obvious reasons.”
