The church is not a building. The church body is the group of people who join together and worship God in one accord. But the church is not held captive in the sanctuary. Our church expands far beyond the walls and into the daily lives of all who believe. However, today’s culture wants to rip the fabric of the church apart. There’s no denying that. Every day, our legal ministry is contacted by a believer who is shocked that someone is suing his church, and we step up to defend him. A vast majority of these calls describe legal situations that are happening about which you would think NEVER IN AMERICA. But they do happen. Every day.
What can you do? Is the battle too hard? Below are a few things you can do.
1. Pray for our country, and let us know! Pray for these legal issues. Nothing is too hard for God.
2. Stand. Stand for what the Bible says is right. Do not give in on Biblical principles.
3. Give. Give of your time to witness. Give of your resources to your church and to those causes that protect your rights. Give of yourself, and God will reward your stewardship.
Today, we received dozens of phone calls and emails in our office. One was a call from a pastor who is devastated by legal action taken against his church. A mother dialed our office from a school where her child was being forced to participate in anti-Biblical rituals. Another call was from a Christian who was simply inviting a co-worker to a church dinner and was reprimanded by his boss. These believers just wanted to obey God’s Word and handled their situations with the utmost grace, but the culture is now targeting Christians.
You have the right to do what’s right! We are here to stand with you. Please stand firm and allow CLA to be your legal missionaries along the way.