Greetings,
I have been left with concern to see that almost all the top news media reports, (I don't know about you but the majority of my Facebook feed is this way as well), are directly aimed at dehumanizing the President and/or his conservative supporters. The most shocking part is that there are so many Christians in society discriminately targeting conservatives solely for the values and political positions they hold.
Below are just a few examples of events in our society where I have found fellow Christians justifying the actions of radical anti-Christian movements solely because of the conservative values the victim holds.
It's Totally Legal for a Bar to Discriminate Against Trump Supporters, NYC Judge Rules
http://time.com/5320865/maxine-waters-confront-trump-staffers-family-separation-policy/
https://news.sky.com/story/home-for-sale-trump-supporters-not-welcome-11310898
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjasNK264rgAhVDJ1AKHWT4B6oQFjAMegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fmoney%2F2018%2F07%2F06%2Fteen-maga-hat-whataburger-theft%2F762422002%2F&usg=AOvVaw3zQ3fIxxUAxhQR4k8rSOk0
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjvjtbk64rgAhXSYlAKHT5XCdUQwqsBMAJ6BAgHEAo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxBYdxagqUyQ&usg=AOvVaw1BhSOzyN6vGaNYStbyq0Ar
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/417105-trump-supporter-assaulted-while-wearing-maga-hat
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi2rLXM84rgAhXhMewKHeC4A_MQtwIIMTAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjyHB0COkw3s&usg=AOvVaw386May99tRElXVPHlYaMBZ
My concern is simple and I am shocked that nobody has addressed this yet. It is the precedent this sets for Christianity and the Gospel. The Gospel is by its very nature, “offensive”. It is offensive because it confronts people about their sin. Showing them the ugly truth of their state so that through this revelation they may repent and be saved. I fear the radical anti-Christian movements have become so focused on political correctness and sensitivity to the feelings of others that just about anything can be considered so offensive as to justify or condone hostility or discrimination. How long before the Gospel is no longer “politically correct”? How long before a simple cross is treated no differently than a red “MAGA” hat is today? One day we believers will wake up to a nightmare, wondering why there are protesters in front of our churches, spitting and throwing things at us as if we are at a Trump rally. One day, we will be forced out of restaurants for simply saying a blessing at the table. One day, society will be comparing people with Bibles and crosses to people with white hoods and torches. And when that day comes, we will all look back and wonder how this could have happened? We are already seeing the Gospel being neutered to make it less offensive and palatable to the hearers. In fact, I am more than concerned, I am frightened. Because the way thing are going, there are only two options for the Gospel. It is either going to become banned due to its “offensiveness”, or a more “inclusive” false gospel will replace it. This is the environment my children, when grown, will be living in: an anti-gospel/anti-G-d society and having to choose to either bend to the social norms or risk their lives for standing up and saying, "Jesus is L-rd." I pray they will choose to stand. Quite frankly, my oldest already made this choice and has been bullied for his faith at school. My friends, it's only going to get worse.
Jesus said all of this would come to pass beautifully in Matthew 24:4-14 (NKJV),
“And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
Has anyone else seen this? Right now all I can do is pray G-d has mercy on our nation for the sake of the generations to come. Jesus continued with details on the severity in Matthew 24:15-22 (NKJV),
“Therefore, when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.”
L-rd have mercy. Come quickly!
I have been left with concern to see that almost all the top news media reports, (I don't know about you but the majority of my Facebook feed is this way as well), are directly aimed at dehumanizing the President and/or his conservative supporters. The most shocking part is that there are so many Christians in society discriminately targeting conservatives solely for the values and political positions they hold.
Below are just a few examples of events in our society where I have found fellow Christians justifying the actions of radical anti-Christian movements solely because of the conservative values the victim holds.
It's Totally Legal for a Bar to Discriminate Against Trump Supporters, NYC Judge Rules
http://time.com/5320865/maxine-waters-confront-trump-staffers-family-separation-policy/
https://news.sky.com/story/home-for-sale-trump-supporters-not-welcome-11310898
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=13&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjasNK264rgAhVDJ1AKHWT4B6oQFjAMegQICBAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fmoney%2F2018%2F07%2F06%2Fteen-maga-hat-whataburger-theft%2F762422002%2F&usg=AOvVaw3zQ3fIxxUAxhQR4k8rSOk0
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=3&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjvjtbk64rgAhXSYlAKHT5XCdUQwqsBMAJ6BAgHEAo&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DxBYdxagqUyQ&usg=AOvVaw1BhSOzyN6vGaNYStbyq0Ar
https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/417105-trump-supporter-assaulted-while-wearing-maga-hat
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=video&cd=4&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwi2rLXM84rgAhXhMewKHeC4A_MQtwIIMTAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DjyHB0COkw3s&usg=AOvVaw386May99tRElXVPHlYaMBZ
My concern is simple and I am shocked that nobody has addressed this yet. It is the precedent this sets for Christianity and the Gospel. The Gospel is by its very nature, “offensive”. It is offensive because it confronts people about their sin. Showing them the ugly truth of their state so that through this revelation they may repent and be saved. I fear the radical anti-Christian movements have become so focused on political correctness and sensitivity to the feelings of others that just about anything can be considered so offensive as to justify or condone hostility or discrimination. How long before the Gospel is no longer “politically correct”? How long before a simple cross is treated no differently than a red “MAGA” hat is today? One day we believers will wake up to a nightmare, wondering why there are protesters in front of our churches, spitting and throwing things at us as if we are at a Trump rally. One day, we will be forced out of restaurants for simply saying a blessing at the table. One day, society will be comparing people with Bibles and crosses to people with white hoods and torches. And when that day comes, we will all look back and wonder how this could have happened? We are already seeing the Gospel being neutered to make it less offensive and palatable to the hearers. In fact, I am more than concerned, I am frightened. Because the way thing are going, there are only two options for the Gospel. It is either going to become banned due to its “offensiveness”, or a more “inclusive” false gospel will replace it. This is the environment my children, when grown, will be living in: an anti-gospel/anti-G-d society and having to choose to either bend to the social norms or risk their lives for standing up and saying, "Jesus is L-rd." I pray they will choose to stand. Quite frankly, my oldest already made this choice and has been bullied for his faith at school. My friends, it's only going to get worse.
Jesus said all of this would come to pass beautifully in Matthew 24:4-14 (NKJV),
“And Jesus answered and said to them: “Take heed that no one deceives you. For many will come in My name, saying, ‘I am the Christ,’ and will deceive many. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. All these are the beginning of sorrows.
“Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake. And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. But he who endures to the end shall be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come.”
Has anyone else seen this? Right now all I can do is pray G-d has mercy on our nation for the sake of the generations to come. Jesus continued with details on the severity in Matthew 24:15-22 (NKJV),
“Therefore, when you see the ‘abomination of desolation,’ spoken of by Daniel the prophet, standing in the holy place” (whoever reads, let him understand), “then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains. Let him who is on the housetop not go down to take anything out of his house. And let him who is in the field not go back to get his clothes. But woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing babies in those days! And pray that your flight may not be in winter or on the Sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been since the beginning of the world until this time, no, nor ever shall be. And unless those days were shortened, no flesh would be saved; but for the elect’s sake those days will be shortened.”
L-rd have mercy. Come quickly!
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