Letter to American Church

In a passionate and urgent wake-up call, the author of the bestselling book Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy, Eric Metaxas, warns about the alarming similarities between today’s American church and the German church of the 1930s. Channeling Bonhoeffer’s prophetic message, Metaxas urges his fellow Christians to acknowledge their silence in the face of evil before it's too late. Quoting Bonhoeffer, he states, “Silence in the face of evil is itself evil. Not to speak is to speak. Not to act is to act. God will not hold us guiltless.”

Is it really God’s desire for His children to remain silent in times like these? Denouncing the cowardice disguised as godly humility, Eric Metaxas calls the Church to action. As the author of a bestselling biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Metaxas exposes the disturbing similarities between today’s American Church and the German Church of the 1930s. Drawing from the prophetic words of the German martyr, he urges fellow Christians to confront their silence in the presence of evil.

An emaciated and non-biblical “faith” based on what Bonhoeffer referred to as “cheap grace,” has drained the spiritual vitality of millions of Americans. While paying lip service to a feeble form of “evangelism,” they shy away from confronting the evils of our time. Metaxas rejects the harmful notion that fighting evil politicizes Christianity. As Bonhoeffer and other heroes of faith adamantly stated, the Church plays an irreplaceable role in shaping a nation’s culture. It is our responsibility to combat the forces of darkness, particularly on behalf of the weak and vulnerable. Silence is not an option.

God calls us to defend the unborn, to challenge the falsehoods of cultural Marxism, and to combat the globalist oppression that stifles human freedom. With the assurance that this is His battle, the Church must overcome fear and engage in the fight, armed with the spiritual weapons of prayer, self-sacrifice, and love.

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