THE BEACON BEAM January 2020

Instruction in Righteousness

Pray for a Prosperity Gospel

by Paul David Tripp

The Bible encourages us to Give influence to a woman living for doing the thing for which they were pray for prosperity. God’s kingdom and she’ll use that created. When we’ve quit looking for No, not the modern “health influence to advance the name of satisfaction in the created world and and wealth gospel” prayers for pros- Christ. Give popularity to a teen liv- begin to find our satisfaction in the perity. Those appeals have one fatal ing for God’s kingdom and they’ll Lord, then we’re willing to hold flaw: they’re selfishly hoping for the use that popularity to share the Good loosely to the things that once held us. prosperity of the person praying. News with their peers. So is it right to pray for pros- There’s a different prosperity Give money to a family liv- perity? It is and you should. Not for gospel which we should be praying for: ing for God’s kingdom and they’ll the sake of your kingdom, but for the look for ways to invest that money in success of his. Not for the sake of May it please you to prosper Zion, eternal causes. Give property to a your delight, but for his. to build up the walls of Jerusalem. group living God’s kingdom and When God flourishes people Then you will delight in the they’ll use those facilities for hospi- who are living for him, they use that sacrifices of the righteous, tality, love, and ministry. blessing to serve him all the more. in burnt offerings offered whole; In this Psalm, David shows For this he gets glory and in then bulls will be offered us why and how to pray for prosperi- this he finds great delight. on your altar. ty - not for our glory, but for the glo- (Psalm 51:18–19, NIV) ry of our God. God bless. What’s the difference with But there’s more. this prosperity prayer? It’s asking for When people are blessed by the glory and delight of the Lord. the Lord, they turn to him in humble, When God prospers people sacrificial worship. In moments when who are no longer living for their we are coherently aware of God’s own selfish desires but are living for forgiveness and gratefully aware of his will, the result is the furtherance his undeserved blessing, we willingly of his kingdom purposes on earth, offer to him what we would have which results in his glory. once held to tightly. Give wisdom to a man living God delights in the sacrifices for God’s kingdom and he’ll use that of his people because when they are wisdom to advance God’s kingdom. worshiping him in this way, they are

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Churches and politics

by Greg Barkman

Christians are usually the best political position, and then talking to in our minds, but that is usually not of patriots, but one of my concerns is them about Christ. But that’s back- the case with others, the very ones equating patriotism with fearing God. wards. We must first proclaim the God has commanded us to reach with To some, its as if, like the proverbial gospel of Christ, and if God empow- the Gospel. If political activism be- horse and carriage, you can’t have ers our efforts, then disciple them in comes intertwined with the Gospel in one without the other. No doubt, this Biblical truth as it relates to all areas the minds of lost sinners, we have sentiment developed because of the of life, including social and moral erected an additional barrier to the distinctly Christian foundation of our issues. The Gospel can easily be- Gospel that is both unnecessary and nation, but with the modern trend of come distorted from the truth of unfortunate. Sin and pride are barrier rejecting our Biblical roots, this per- Christ’s substitutionary death on be- enough without adding politics to the ception is beginning to change. half of sinners to a social message mix. American society as a whole, and related to a conservative political Furthermore, it is a mistake to government institutions in particular, agenda. Christianity and patriotism believe that restoring symbols of no longer maintain the respect for can become confusingly intertwined. Christianity will do anything to stem Christianity that formerly dominated Churches need to be careful to put the tide of secularism. Rather, if God American culture. With liberals bent each into its proper place. brings spiritual renewal to America, on removing Christian influence from Please don’t misunderstand and the Bible regains the respect it society, some Christians have re- what I’m trying to say. I totally agree formerly enjoyed, a return of the fad- sponded by lobbying to retain Chris- that Christian principles are imbedded ing cultural evidences of Christian tian symbols, such as Ten Command- in our nation’s founding documents, influence will be the result. Let’s not ment Monuments, to their historically and that many of our Founding Fa- get the cart before the horse. prominent position. To accomplish thers and earliest Presidents were un- Maybe we should listen to this, Christians must organize politi- ashamed in their Christian commit- our critics. (Now there’s a novel no- cally, and sometimes, churches seem ment. Some Founders warned us that tion.) Their motives may be suspect as intent upon winning elections as an abandonment of the Bible would and many of their criticisms unjust, winning souls. mean the loss of hard-fought free- but perhaps they have a valid point. One obvious problem with doms. This understanding is made Maybe we shouldn’t involve the this approach is the difficulties it cre- clear by innumerable historical docu- church in politics. Perhaps what we ates for evangelism. It is almost im- ments, and I oppose the efforts of need is not the separation of church possible to evangelize someone who those who deny the facts and attempt and state (a badly misunderstood and sees you as his political enemy. To to re-write history to serve their anti- misapplied concept), but the separa- be able to present the claims of God agenda. As American citizens, tion of church and political involve- Christ, you need to gain a hearing we can and should oppose such ef- ment. When politics are seen as the based upon your love and care for the forts. I fully agree that Christians are message of the church, we raise ob- individual you are trying to reach. also citizens with the same political stacles between the church and those But if you have been attacking him, rights as others, and we should use outside. It is true that it is impossible organizing against him, denouncing our citizenship privileges to support to avoid every issue that may have him, it is not likely that you can then truth and oppose error as God has political implications, such as abor- turn around and evangelize him. Po- given us ability to understand it. But tion. However, even when the Bible litical activism can erect barriers to I see a problem with equating Christi- clearly states a moral position, we half or more of the people in your anity so closely with particular politi- must be careful not to turn the church community who identify with the po- cal positions that politics becomes a into a political organization. The litical positions you oppose. In fact, bigger issue than the Gospel to those church exists to proclaim God’s witnessing itself can be viewed by who share neither our politics nor our Word, not to organize for elections. some as first winning others to your religion. There may be no confusion (Continued on page 3)

2 January 2020 THE BEACON BEAM (Continued from page 2) bigger problems than a questionable rate political activity from church ac- I am well aware that liberal political agenda. They have nothing tivity. Damage to Christ’s Kingdom churches have been actively involved to say to sinners. In truth, they don’t usually results when churches become in politics for decades, and some of usually acknowledge that people even politically active. Good Christians the same people who oppose con- are sinners. They don’t usually be- will usually be the best of patriots, but servative churches involvement in lieve in a day of judgment, a literal good churches will guard against politics seem unconcerned when lib- hell, nor many other doctrines of identification with partisan political eral churches do so. Such incon- Scripture. But we do, and therefore, issues. The church’s concern is sistency is difficult to swallow. Ecol- we must not get sidetracked. We Christ’s Kingdom, and nothing else, ogy, homosexual rights, racial equali- have a commission from the King of not even love for our beloved native ty, and a myriad of other political is- Kings, and we dare not become di- land, must be allowed to hinder the sues loosely grouped under the head- verted from our royal assignment by proclamation of the Gospel of Christ. ing of social justice often dominate squabbling over political issues with both pulpit and agenda of liberal those who have abandoned the Chris- Revised from the Archives churches. Why should they be en- tian faith. couraged to do this, if conservative Do you understand the dilem- churches are not? Is it allowable if ma I am addressing? If the church, as the cause is liberal, but forbidden if the church, is so involved in politics the cause is conservative? I under- as to make it indistinguishable from a stand the double standard, and I’m particular political party or position, not happy about the inherent unfair- the church loses too much of its testi- ness of much of the criticism against mony for Christ and the Gospel. It is political activity in conservative perceived as simply a special interest churches. But don’t forget, liberal group within the political arena. churches lost the Gospel a long time That’s too low a position for the ago. Social and political issues are church of the Lord Jesus Christ to the only “gospel” they have left. occupy. Churches may be well- Having abandoned concern for saving meaning, but are unwise, to organize souls, they have little to do beyond politically. Churches need to be trying to save people from the dan- churches, not political machines. In- gers of global warming. That’s sad, dividual church members can be both but that’s not the problem of Bible church workers and politically in- believing churches. Liberals have volved, but must be careful to sepa-

Many present-day Christian activists seem to be unaware of how much their methodology parallels that of liberal Christians at the turn of the twentieth century. Like those misguided idealists, contemporary evangelicals became enamored of temporal issues at the expense of eternal values. Evangelical activists, in essence, are simply preaching a politically conservative version of the old social gospel, emphasizing social and cultural concerns above spiritual ones. In that framework the government becomes more and more the earthly ally (if he can persuade it to support his special agenda) or enemy (if it stays opposed or unresponsive to his agenda) of the Christian. But the ideal human government can ultimately do nothing to advance God’s kingdom, and the worst, most despotic worldly government in the end cannot halt the power of the Holy Spirit or spread of God’s Word. God simply is not calling us to wage a culture war that would seek to transform our countries into “Christian nations.” To devote all, or even most, of our time, energy, money, and strategy to putting a façade of morality on the world or the appearance of “rightness” over our governmental and political institutions is to badly misunder- stand our roles as Christians in a spiritually lost world. God has above all else called the church to bring sinful people to salvation through Jesus Christ.

—John MacArthur, Why Government Can’t Save You

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On The Feminine Side by Marti Barkman

It was sometime around the surely the cutting of a road will be hands. But not all change fits in the year 2000 when a barking dog drew necessary for houses to be built be- negative column! And the positive our attention to the goings-on in the hind us. I’ve got a plan for that too! ones are most often within our reach woods surrounding our home. Earlier But alas, we won’t have any and by our choice. Oh no! Not New this week, nearly twenty years later, a say in the changes that are coming. No Year’s resolutions!!’ No, beast of another kind sent us scurry- voice, no vote. Not even a suggestion change. What are the changes we ing to the back porch to investigate. A box! We can wish and hope, but our know we should make, that no one big red machine was cutting a path job will be, ultimately, to adjust. else can make for us, and how many along our property line, taking down Change is certain and ubiqui- years have they continued to elude and chopping up anything growing in tous. The news is filled with stories us? Why do we fail more often than its way. of communities near and far that are not? It was inevitable. ‘For Sale’ struggling with the ups and downs of Making resolutions focuses signs dot the shoulder from the edge population--the young having moved on the end of the project, the ‘victory’ of our property nearly all the way to on—old businesses having moved out reached when change is made. We the intersection with Jimmy Kerr years ago and struggling new ones visualize our life when we have Road. In that long-ago autumn of striving to take their place. Stories at replaced bad with good. But the 2000, 165 acres of dense wood was once both sad and encouraging for problem with skipping to the end cut down and carted away, leaving us some are making great strides, others result is missing the boat that will get stunned by the changes in our sur- won’t make it at all. Our lives are us there…the day by day and hour by roundings. That severe cutting of constantly being altered, even when hour self-discipline and obedience ‘our’ woods left us with no sweet it isn’t apparent. The most dramatic required for long-term success. So dark forest to invite wondering and changes take place in our earliest lets not look ahead wishing things wandering. No mysteries now, just years. But from the time we begin to were not as they are, or with fear of acres of stumps and pine needles with live life on our own, forming our own what might happen, or even visualiz- only two scraggly trees standing alone families, we feel we’ve settled in for ing success. Rather, start with one as a reminder of what used to be. It the long term. Careers are formed, thing in your life that is not glorifying had a war-zone feel. neighborhoods are developed in the to God. And by His grace, let’s make But then at a time when we worlds of our churches, schools, change happen, an hour at a were unaware it was happening, new homes, and almost without realizing time. You’ll find, after a time, the trees were planted and began to grow, it, we’ve started to think this is the little trees are growing, almost unno- almost as if in secret. It was a full way life will always be for us. And ticed, in a nice straight line. year before I realized those little then children grow, parents fail, the ‘volunteer’ pines were growing in ones who’ve always been in our lives perfectly straight rows. A neighbor move away. Families become sepa- confirmed that, yes, they had been put rated by distance or distress. And there on purpose. Planted. Those trees suddenly WE are the ones reminisc- have now been growing for almost ing about old times. twenty years and though not nearly as It’s not news that a new large as the forty-year-plus pines we beginning has dawned. January has had so enjoyed, they provide a feeling arrived. That new calendar has re- of protection once more, a defining of placed the old one and we are trying our space that looks like life instead to remember to write 2020. We have of death. This time we anticipate no no idea what this year will hold but cutting and clearing of all the trees, we can be certain that changes of but are assuming…and hoping for… some kind await us, and that we have HOUSES. Not too many mind you, little or no control over most of what but a few nice ones would be per- happens. It’s those uncontrollable fect. And since this woody property alterations in life that inspire fear and surrounds our house on three sides, dread, those things taken out of our

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Wisdom to Win in a Wicked World by Bob LaTour

The Bible makes it clear that quest will be denied. He describes mon wrote that Wisdom’s “ways are in the last days perilous or grievous them as double-mind men who are ways of pleasantness, and all her times of danger, of persecution, and torn between God and the world and paths are peace” (Proverbs 3:17). of trial will come. With each passing are “unstable in all of their ways.” Jesus taught, “Blessed are the peace- day, that warning is becoming in- “Unbelieving hypocrites have a dou- makers, for they shall be called sons creasingly evident on many fronts ble mind. They lack the Spirit and are of God” (Matthew 5:9). Lord, help across the globe. From pulpits to the led by their own affections and there- me to rest with confidence in You and pews, Christians need God-given wis- fore cannot be settled; fear, love for to foster peace in others and with others. dom to live in a world that is becom- the world, and ungodly hopes draw God-given wisdom is gentle and ing openly intolerant of biblical them here and there, for they have no indisposed to speak evil of anyone, or Christianity. James instructs believ- certain guide and rule. It is said of the to be quarrelsome. MacArthur states ers who are going through various godly man that ‘He will have no fear that “gentle most nearly means a trials to pray for wisdom so that they of bad news; his heart is steadfast, character trait of sweet reasonable- not only bear up under them but bene- trusting in the Lord’ (Psalm 112:7). ness. Such a person will submit to all fit from them in ways that glorify Such people walk by a sure rule and kinds of mistreatment and difficulty God and further His kingdom. The look to sure promises; and therefore, with an attitude of kind, courteous, attitude of fearing God and the action though their circumstances change, patient humility, without any thought of obeying Him and departing from their hearts do not change, for the of hatred or revenge.” Paul told the evil are clearly and consistently con- ground of their hopes is still the same. Philippian believers, “Let your gen- nected to wisdom (Job 28:12, 28). Ungodly men’s hearts rise and fall tleness be known to all men. The Two Greek words are used with their news; and when affairs are Lord is at hand” (4:5). Lord, help me for wisdom in the New Testament. doubtful, their hopes are uncertain, to respond to offenses with kindness Sophia is insight into the true nature for they are fixed on uncertain ob- and enable me to guard my tongue of things. Phronacius is the ability to jects.”2 [Like their own resources and from saying hurtful things to or about discern modes of action. Taken to- reason, or “rescue” by others] others. gether, a practical definition of wis- James then goes on to detail what God-given wisdom is willing to dom is the God-given ability that ena- God-given wisdom looks like (3:17). yield. It involves both submission and bles believers to apply biblical princi- God-given wisdom is essentially selflessness and speaks of a person ples accurately and effectively to the and prominently pure which speaks of who is “open to reason.” It refers to a issues of life for God-honoring re- “spiritual integrity and moral sinceri- person who is “compliant or ap- sults. James is writing to Christians ty.”3 I John 3:3 “Everyone who has proachable.”1 “He is one who is ready (1:2) and he tells them “If any of you this hope in Him purifies himself, just to yield when truth requires him to do lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, as He is pure.” Lord, help me to be it, and who is willing to sacrifice his who gives to all liberally and without pure in my thoughts, words and ac- own convenience for the good of oth- reproach, and it will be given to him. tions. ers.”4 Problems arise when we are But let him ask in faith, with no The next six aspects of wisdom “wise in our own eyes!” Solomon doubting, for he who doubts is like a are not listed in order of importance warned, “Do you see a man wise in wave of the sea driven and tossed by and should be viewed somewhat like his own eyes? There is more hope for the wind. For let not that man sup- the parts of a musical piece, the total a fool than for him” (Prov.26:12). pose that he will receive anything of which gives a sense of complete- Lord, enable me to learn the lessons from the Lord; he is a double-minded ness. Wisdom from God is all of that you have for me; to be approach- man, unstable in all his ways” (1:5-8). these things resting on a foundation of able in times of disagreement with The word, “ask,” is in the “present purity. others, and to submit with humility to active imperative which simply God-given wisdom is peaceable those who have authority over me. means that we are to continually ask or “free from worry, anxiety or inner God-given wisdom is full of mer- God for wisdom.”1 James tells us that turmoil.” “A peaceable person is cy and good fruit. It is constantly those who ask with doubt are at the considerate or ‘gentle,’ which means engaged in demonstrating mercy. mercies of circumstances that are that he or she is non-combative, peace Proactive mercy is to act generously 3 over-powering and their faithless re- -loving and peace promoting.” Solo- (Continued on page 6)

January 2020 THE BEACON BEAM 5 (Continued from page 5) sincere means that there is no false- couragement. and compassionately towards those in ness or play-acting in the person’s The world will rage against us, need. Reactive mercy is forgiving actions. As the person is to one’s but we can and must stand fast upon others and not holding their offenses face, so they are when one’s back is the Rock, Christ Jesus (II Timothy against them. Paul told the Colossian turned.”5 Peter admonished his read- 3:12). We must likewise send forth believers, “Therefore, as the elect of ers, “Since you have purified your the light of practical righteousness in God, holy and beloved, put on tender souls in obeying the truth through the gratitude for all that we have been mercies, kindness, humility, meek- Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, given in Christ. The person who pos- ness, longsuffering; bearing with one love one another fervently with a pure sesses God-given wisdom will be a another, and forgiving one another, heart” (I Peter 1:22). Lord, enable me lighthouse of hope in a world that is if anyone has a complaint against an- to be genuine and consistent in living being assaulted by darkness. other; even as Christ forgave you, so out my profession of faith as I interact you also must do. But above all these with others. 1 A.T. Robertson 2 Puritan pastor, Thomas Manton things put on love, which is the bond James concludes that 3 John MacArthur of perfection” (3:12). Lord, enable “Peacemakers who sow in peace pro- 4 Albert Barnes 1 5 D.A. Carson me to be sensitive to meet the needs duce a harvest of righteousness.” 6 J.I. Packer; I John 3:7-8 7 II Timothy 3:12; of others as I am able and to forgive “Christ says the same: ‘Blessed are John 17:14; Acts 14:22; 1Corinthians 15:19 offenses against me as You forgive the peacemakers’ (Matthew 5:9). my offenses against You. This implies not the successful out- God-given wisdom is without come but the endeavor, for the notion partiality; it is free from prejudice and of ‘making’ in Bible phraseology is non-judgmental. “Without partiali- means the bent of the soul—'he who ty denotes a consistent, unwavering does [or makes] what is right’, and person who is undivided in his com- ‘he who does [or makes] what is sin- mitment and conviction and does not ful’, showing the full inclination of make unfair distinctions.”3 James the soul. So to ‘make peace’ is to told his readers, “My brethren, do not have strong and heartfelt desires for hold the faith of our Lord Jesus it.”6 When we possess the gift of God Christ, the Lord of glory, with partial- -given wisdom, we will demonstrate a ity.” “If you really fulfill the royal law passion for purity; an attitude that is according to the Scripture, ‘You shall peace-loving and actions that are love your neighbor as yourself,’ you peace-promoting; sweet reasonable- do well; but if you show partiality, ness when mistreated; compliance and you commit sin, and are convicted by willingness to yield to truth and to the law as transgressors” (2:1, 8-9). sacrifice convenience for the good of Lord, enable me to refrain from a others; compassion towards the needs judgmental spirit and to treat all oth- of others and forgiveness towards the ers as I would want to be treated. offenses of others. We will interact God-given wisdom is without without partiality and a judgmental hypocrisy; it is genuine or sincere and spirit while projecting a sincerity of lacking pretense or show. “The term faith that overcomes doubt and dis-

My affliction has stretched my hope, made me know Christ better, helped me long for truth, led me to repentance of sin, goaded me to give thanks in times of sorrow, increased my faith, and strengthened my character. Being in this wheelchair has meant knowing Him better, feeling His pleasure every day. —Joni Erickson Tada, A Place of Healing

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On the off chance that you haven’t noticed already—or, more likely, that you haven’t considered it recently—here’s something you must bear in mind. There will be a war in your heart between what the Bible has to say about you and what you would like to think is true about you. You and I tend to think we are wiser and more sanctified than we actually are. That is why we get defensive when someone points out our sin and weakness. I become defensive when what people say about me doesn’t agree with my view of myself. It feels like I am being misjudged. This is why I need to remember constantly that the Bible is the world’s best diagnostic tool. When I look into the mirror of the Word of God, I see the exact essence of who I am. Only when I am willing to embrace the sadness of seeing myself accurately can I experience the joyful grace that God gives to those who acknowledge their need. This means that, although I am constantly tempted to think otherwise, I must face the fact that my greatest need is not environmental. My greatest need does not derive from the fact that the brokenness of the Fall fractures every situation, every relationship, and every context. Yes, all my relationships are flawed in some way. And no, the world around me does not operate as God intended. But this environmental brokenness is not my greatest, deepest, most abiding problem. No matter what I face in this fallen world, my greatest problem in life exists inside of me and not outside of me. —Paul David Tripp, Broken-Down House

“Lord, grant that this year I may be more holy and walk more closely than ever in all ho- ly conversation. I earnestly desire to be filled with holy thoughts, to be carried out in holy affections, determined by holy aims and intentions, and governed in all my words and actions by holy principles. Oh that a golden thread of holiness may run through the whole web of this year!” —James R. Boyd

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