Good Things Can Lead to the Wrong Place

“The biggest failures in life are successes outside of the will of God.” So went one of the oft-quoted sayings of my Bible college. How true it is: oftentimes, we are distanced from God by good things. A good job, a good friend, a good education, or a good reputation can all be things God does not want us to have, yet in the quest for bettering ourselves, and in ignorance of all the counsel of God, we sometimes quickly accept these things on the basis of being good.

There are some good things we share with Catholicism. But we must never forget that there is a great divide for a reason. The Reformation happened for a reason. Throughout the centuries, Christians were martyred as they called the pope Antichrist for a reason. Yet we as Bible believing Christians can agree, for the most part, with conservative Catholic politics in America, at least when it comes to moral issues. Like us, Rome is opposed to abortion, stem cell research, and gay marriage. This has caused many in the evangelical/fundamentalist circle to join hands with Rome to campaign for traditional values. It may also be a determining factor in President Bush’s rumored conversion to Catholicism, which may come true after his presidency.