Message: “A Spirit of Entitlement”
John Burton - August 26, 2015
A Spirit of Entitlement
It’s time for the spirit of entitlement to be eradicated from the church and the nation. We must go low, serve others and quit making demands that promote our special interests. Everywhere we look people are demanding what is presumably rightfully theirs. This spirit of entitlement drives major, evil movements today such as abortion, homosexuality, feminism. It’s also fueling crusades and campaigns that are generally good, but tainted because of this foul spirit. What if we stopped focusing on our own rights and started loving people even if it costs us comfort, money and vindication?
From Series: "A Spirit of Entitlement"
In a self-centered, narcissistic world one can only presume entitlement would be in the mix as well. This attitude is doing great harm to our testimony as Christians in addition to creating a proud, lazy people who expect to be served instead of to serve. 23 “All things are lawful,” but not all things are helpful. “All things are lawful,” but not all things build up. 24 Let no one seek his own good, but the good of his neighbor. 1 Corinthians 10:23-24 (ESV) We can presume we are entitled to something because it seems right. If other people stand in the way of what is rightfully ours, we might presume we have the right to obtain it—even at the cost of others. It might be lawful for us, but is it helpful? Does our pursuit of that build others up?