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Now we Christians are faced with a similar situation. We have so-called Christians in the news doing things that are completely contrary to the teachings of the Bible, and especially of the Lord Jesus Christ.
What about the Hutaree Christian militia group that planned to kill policemen in the hope that their rebellion would bring down the government. Are they Christian just because they say they are, when everything they stand for is contrary to the teachings of the Prince of Peace?
And what could be a worse representation of Christianity than the hateful picketing and heckling of the perverse Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church at the funerals of servicemen who have died protecting their countrymen?
Here is just one of many places in the Bible that show that these are false Christians:
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. – 1 John 4:7-12 (NIV)
Christians everywhere need to rise up and condemn these hateful misrepresentations of our faith. Christian leaders must take a stand against these and other unbiblical practices. If we don’t, we will deserve the persecution that the media and the Devil want to bring against us.
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Amen.
Excellent and timely observations. Keep up the good Ron.
Blessings, Michael
Blessings to you, Michael! Thanks for encouraging me to start this blog.
Everything today, from life to events, from life to death, from life to society and environment and culture and wars and etc., ETC. shows how true the word of God is… that says we will experience and live events and experiences that never happened from the beginning and never will happen again…
It is not true that we are not ready to accept this biblical truth, that we are perplexed seeing, experiencing and living the reality of today, which is what the word of God already told us?
Is it not true that we are like Christ’s disciples who were made aware by Jesus of all events leading to his death and resurrection and they were amazed of all those things happening…?
I wish that every Christian would understand that God is a true, living, real and present person… and each will accept His word and decision and say in the same time is able to say “Come Lord, come as I try to be ready to see and meet you…” And, this is the truth, because when He comes all chances for salvation, for fixing our own things and lives according to His requirements are gone. Because that is the END. Up to that moment each of us is still able to clean his/her bride or groom clothing, to straight up the hair and appearance, but how many of us we’ll try to fix the condition of the heart and mind? May the Spirit of the living God give us wisdom and understanding the reality of today’s world that is another way God tells His people “Be Ready! I am coming very, very soon.” Blessings
Right on,Ron. I’m embarrassed by the many so called Christians who obviously violate the clear demands of scripture. But the shocking reality is that they are only living out what most of Evangelical Calvinistic preachers are saying is ok. Grace does not cover rebellion and disobedience to scripture, it rather empowers us for accountable obedience to Christ’s teachings. Hate, heckling, gun slinging? I take the narrow way, and the more excellent way of divine love. May the kingdom’s sure increase engulf the world with the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord. Holiness unto the Lord, now and forever.
Thank you, Ron!!! This is right on!