"Don't let the world around you squeeze you into its own mold..." (JB Phillips). In Romans 12, Paul calls attention to the fact that the world has a mold or pattern to which it wants you to conform. In order to achieve conformity, people will squeeze or pressure you to fit in. That pressure may be social, emotional, physical, financial, political, legal or any combination of forces. Don't let the world pressure you into silence. Don't let the world pressure you into adopting Orwellian Newspeak or political correctness. Instead,you need transforming grace from the God of all mercy...
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Pastor Bruce Ray has been senior pastor of Juanita Community Church in Kirkland, Washington since 1976. He also serves as a Police, Fire & EMS chaplain. Books include Withhold Not Correction and Celebrating the Sabbath (both published by P&R Publishing). He is a member of the...