In a recent survey, the Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University found that only 37% of pastors have a Biblical worldview. That is that they view issues and situations in life through the lens of the Bible. That is a scary thought. 

Those in higher level pastoral roles were found to be more likely to have a Biblical worldview. Those who were teaching classes or youth were found to be least likely to have a Biblical worldview. Many had a split worldview, where they believed partially in a Biblical worldview, but held other beliefs on certain matters outside the Christian worldview. 

It's concerning that those who are tasked with leading the church in this world may not even believe the words of the Bible. It's shocking that those who are teaching and instructing our youth are less likely to believe the words they are saying. It seems that they have taken on the profession as a job rather than a calling. 

We need God's intervention in our society. We need those who are not afraid to stand and proclaim the word of God and to stand on Biblical truth. 

There were more shootings across the nation this weekend. An 18 year old walked into a store and shot 13 people, killing many of them. We immediately want to start laying blame in many places, instead of the one place that it really should fall. 

For example, dare we talk about the possibility of violent video games being involved in this shooting? The shooter used a popular streaming service for gamers to live stream the shooting. Should we talk about how that is perhaps a concern? Kids believe that they can shoot someone and they simply get to start a new game, but that's not how life works. 

Or perhaps we talk about the main accusation. The media and others immediately jumped on this shooting as a racially motivated shooting. That could be the case. The shooter could have been looking to kill people of a different color, but that continues to ignore all the other things. We shouldn't so quickly jump to a conclusion when there is obviously a much simpler answer. 

That answer is that we are a nation who has denied God His place in our nation. We have been more interested in forcing Him out of our nation, than letting Him in. The very teachings of scripture build a moral foundation for life. But we took that out of schools. We have taken prayer out of schools. God has no place in American society it seems.

God has been taken out of our homes. He has been taken out of our personal lives. Then we want to question why the wickedness in our nation is happening? We really want to question why there is a lack of morality and concern for others when we have said that God does not exist or that God is not important. Rather than driving us to find answers, these events should drive us to realize that we need God now more than ever. It should drive us to our knees to ask God back into our nation and to intervene. 

Earlier this week, there was a leak at the Supreme Court that indicates Roe vs Wade may be overturned. On one side, there has been a lot of celebration that the horrible law may be overturned. On the other side, there has been an outpouring of emotions. 

We have to start out and realize the facts about abortion. Abortion is murder. The Bible clearly states that murder is sin. It also clearly states that life begins well before our actual birth from our mother's womb. We have to keep those facts in mind when talking about this. 

It is true, Roe vs Wade was a sick ruling from the Supreme Court, but we must face the facts. Overturning the law does not end abortion. It simply allows states to decide if they will allow abortions within their borders. There are two other things that Christians must pay attention to in this situation however. 

First, is that our President said that abortion aligns with mainstream religions. Even the President's own Catholic faith does not support abortion. Abortion is not supported in Scripture, the Christian faith, or in any logical sense of understanding the teachings of the Bible. In fact, the Bible would teach us exactly the opposite. Such a gross misrepresentation of faith is a dangerous position to be in for any Christian. What the President is asking the Supreme Court to do is violate First Amendment rights of Christians. He wants the Supreme Court to continue to overrule the Bible and the laws of God for the convenience of abortion. He wants to claim abortion is a constitutional right, but our very constitution does not speak to any right allowing you to murder someone. 

The second thing that Christians must pay attention to is the start of a great spiritual war in our nation. It most likely started several years ago, but this is a significant piece of the battle. We have already heard for cries to eliminate Christians from society and from having a voice. Those cries will only get louder now. 

We may have prayed hard for God to allow the overturning of Roe vs Wade, but now we need to pray even more. We need God's help and guidance in the spiritual war ahead. This was just one battle, but things appear that they are about to get really ugly.