Almighty God, who art slow to anger and
plenteous in mercy, give to Thy servant a
meek and gentle spirit, that I also may be
slow to anger, and quick to exercise mercy
and forgiveness. Give me a wise and a pa-
tient heart, that I may not be moved to wrath
on every trifling mistake and slight provoca-
tion of others. Deliver me from a peevish
and contentious spirit, and suffer me not so
far to give place to the devil, as to let the
sun ever go down on my wrath, or to bear
malice and hatred in my heart. Thou, O
Lord, hast commanded us to lift up holy
hands in prayers to Thee, without wrath: O
teach me to obey this command. Give me
that Christian charity, which is not easily
provoked, that I may follow peace with all
men, being meek, humble, and merciful,
bearing with the infirmities of others, and
forgiving their offences, as I desire to be for-
given of Thee, through the merits of my
blessed Saviour Jesus Christ: to whom with
Thee and the Holy Spirit, be all honor and
glory, now and forever. Amen.
We as Bible-believing evangelical Christians are locked in a battle. This is not a friendly gentleman's discussion. It is a life and death conflict between the spiritual hosts of wickedness and those who claim the name of Christ… But do we really believe that we are in a life and death battle? Do we really believe that the part we play in the battle has consequences for whether or not men and women will spend eternity in hell? Or whether or not those who do live will live in a climate of moral perversion and degradation? Sadly, we must say that very few in the evangelical world have acted as if these things are true... Where is the clear voice speaking to the crucial issues of the day with distinctively biblical, Christian answers? With tears we must say it is not there and that a large segment of the evangelical world has become seduced by the world spirit of this present age. And more than this, we can expect the future to be a further disaster if the evangelical world does not take a stand for biblical truth and morality in the full spectrum of life.
Francis Schaeffer