Dilute to Taste

Taste and see that the Lord is good; blessed is the one who takes refuge in him. Psalm 34:8 NIV

One of my favourite drinks is a concentrated fruit squash, and stated clearly on the label are the words: “Dilute to Taste”. It’s not a caution, or a health warning, but advice that the consumer gets the best out of the product. Depending on your personal preference, you can add water to get the taste you enjoy best. And like millions of others, I dilute to enjoy.

Religion is a bit like that. Especially the way society sees it. The true flavour is often happily diluted to the taste of the user. Where this is a good thing in the example of my Orange Juice, it most certainly is not a good idea to water down, or dilute, the gospel of salvation in and through Jesus Christ.

Enter as many religious opinions as the world can dilute to taste. That way there is no conviction of our sin or need of a Saviour. No requirement to change our way of life or rethink some of the lifestyles being accepted as ‘christian’ when they are clearly not. The Word of God can be diluted and watered down to such a degree that we lose the ‘taste’ of the original. It is good for me, so it must be ok. Have you heard these words when talking about Christianity? You will then know that any sin or lifestyle can be excused when the original has been diluted to their particular taste.

Unfortunately, you may also find that the gospel of Jesus Christ can be diluted to taste both inside and outside the church.