Much has been
written from a
Christian standpoint
addressing the state
of morality in
America today. Great
evil abounds and
this is only going
to get much worse.
Some Christians seem
to have the attitude
that “Jesus will
come get us so we
will just go about
business as usual.”
That is exactly what
Jesus Christ told us
would happen when
several of His
disciples asked
about signs of His
coming at the end of
the world.
We find the
following statement
in Matthew 24, from
The Olivet
Discourse:
“Take heed that no
man deceive you. For
many shall come in
my name, saying, I
am Christ; and shall
deceive many. And ye
shall hear of wars
and rumours of wars:
see that ye be not
troubled: for all
these things must
come to pass, but
the end is not
yet...All these are
the beginning of
sorrows” (Matthew
24: 4-7, 8).
“But as the days of
Noe were, so shall
also the coming of
the Son of man be.”
Matthew 24:37
Jesus markedly said
that when we see
wars and rumours of
wars that we should
not be troubled for
this is the
beginning of
sorrows. Then, in a
later passage of
Scripture, He says
that as it was in
the days of Noe, so
it will also be in
the days of His
coming. Much can be
said about these
passages of
Scripture but the
point that must be
made is that these
things that we have
been observing for
some time now are
just the beginning.
Jesus Christ later
likens the process
as birth pangs. If
anyone reading this
has ever given
birth, then one
knows exactly what
He was illustrating.
These pangs start
and are mostly
tolerable. But, as
time goes by, they
get more intense and
more frequent.
Finally, they are
constant and seem
unbearable. The end
of this severe pain
and distress is the
delivery of a new
life. This pain
brings joy.
This is
exactly what we are
experiencing our
world today. How
long until the evil
ends and joy comes?
In the days of Noah,
before the flood, He
tells us that people
were eating,
drinking, marrying
and giving in
marriage, etc.
Basically, this
describes a society
that is going about
“business as usual.”
This is how most
Christians seem
today. We have
become so
desensitized to
events happening in
rapid succession,
that we don't take
note of the
frequency of
earthquakes that
occur daily in
various places in
the world.
We see the situation
in the Middle East
heating up and as
Christians we should
be greatly
concerned. We should
take note of the
strange weather
patterns, the active
volcanoes for all
these point to the
end. And, the tables
have been turned on
us as now we are
labeled as “enemies
of the state,”
“intolerant,”
“haters,” because
when a Christian has
the courage to stand
up to the social
issues that have
been forced down our
throats that are
wrong; they are
accused of being a
hater or intolerant.
Even in certain
churches today
immorality is
tolerated. It seems
even that it is
invited. Such an
example of this is
welcoming
homosexuality and
those who practice
it. After all, God
loves homosexuals,
doesn't He?
Homosexuality
is a sin and God
does not love it.
The many sins being
tolerated are swept
under the pews. We
are children of the
Most High God! These
are unnatural and
they are something
God hates. And,
Believers should
NEVER tolerate the
intolerant.
Recently, in a
church located in
the city where this
writer resides, a
speaker was invited
to come speak to the
congregation. This
man, a current
candidate for
president of the
nation of Malawi in
Africa, is a mighty,
courageous, anointed
man of God who has
had at least ten
attempts on his
life. The Islamic
faction that
currently rules that
nation has tried to
kill him, and has
offered him great
wealth if he will
step down, but he
will not.
He walks in the will
of God. He
understands that as
an outspoken
Christian, he could
well lose his life.
But, he refuses to
back down and he
stands. He stands on
the foundation of
the Word of God.
Just several weeks
ago, an attempt was
made to kidnap his
son. Two weeks ago,
an attempt was made
on the life of his
wife. This man,
James Nyundo, can
never lay his head
down in the same
place more than one
night because it is
not safe. And, he
never knows where he
will be. He has to
trust in God for his
very life. So, one
can see how he would
be an exciting
speaker for any
group of Christians
to have the
opportunity to hear.
Nyundo has seen
things Christians in
the Western world
never see or
experience, his
campaign is being
assisted by
Christians and
Christian churches
in his nation. The
pastors of these
churches and the
Christians assisting
him willingly do so
at the risk of
losing their lives.
He knows that the
only source of
freedom comes from
God. He knows that
God can and will
bless his nation but
in order to affect
change, he must
defeat the Muslim
opponent.
During his time
speaking at the
particular church, a
“mainline
denominational
church,” he spoke
about integrity and
living a righteous
life. He recently
wrote a book titled,
Absolute
Integrity. He
doesn't just talk
the talk, he walks
the walk, and the
glow and peace on
this man's face says
all that needs to be
said about His
relationship with
God. He began to
speak about how God
hates homosexuality
and how God ordained
marriage between a
man and a woman. He
pointed out that any
nation that
tolerates, promotes
or allows
homosexuality will
be destroyed by God.
At that particular
point, approximately
one-half of the
large congregation
stood and clapped.
The other half was
absolutely upset!
Mr. Nyundo was
confused because
these were
supposedly
Christians to whom
he was addressing.
After the service,
the associate
pastor, a woman,
approached him and
attacked him
verbally. She was
hateful and told him
that he was wrong
and that he
“probably just got
the pastor fired.”
Nyundo was
upset. What did he
say? Why were they
mad?
This was
America, a
“Christian” nation!
Why would they not
want to hear the
truth?
The congregation
members who were
angry were “liberal”
Christians who
believe that
homosexuality is not
a sin!
Yes, Nyundo
said exactly what
these people needed
to hear, and God
sent him to tell
them that. But this
is the kind of thing
that is happening in
our churches today.
It is just as it was
in the days of Noah.
Who wants to hear
the Word of God? Who
will tolerate it? It
is so much more
pleasant to hear a
nice sermon about
how to be a good
parent. Who wants to
hear that sin is
bad?
This example is not
unusual and it
emphasizes how very
disconnected most
Christians in
America are from the
rest of Christendom
around the world.
People like Nyundo
have endured severe
hardship and have
seen fellow
Christians
persecuted and even
murdered for their
faith. They don't
sit in comfortable
pews and rationalize
that God's Word
isn't relevant
today.
No, they
can't get enough of
it and they love to
hear ALL of it.
And, despite
the teachings of
many churches today
that there is no
such thing as
demonic possession
or that “gifts” of
the Holy Spirit are
no more, or that
there are no
miracles today;
these people in tiny
nations and in
third-world nations
have seen and have
experienced
first-hand these
very things.
But, for Nyundo, it
was never his
expectation to
experience what he
called being
confronted by a
“demonic presence”
in the person who
verbally abused him.
And, it stunned him
that this happened
in America. America
- the very nation
that had been
greatly blessed by
God Himself, for
putting Him first in
all things. But,
that is the past.
What are we doing
brethren? We have
become pathetically
politically correct.
We have rejected
God's Word.
Dictionary dot com.
defines
“politically-correct”
in the following
manner:
“Marked by or
adhering to a
progressive
orthodoxy on issues
especially involving
gender, race, sexual
affinity or
ecology.”
The dictionary site
notes that it is
language of the
progressive left.
Unless we have a
worldview compatible
with the godless
philosophy that sees
man as essentially
helpless and
misguided, in need
of a ruling class to
take care of them –
we have no business
falling into the
trap of permitting
the progressive left
to control the terms
of almost every
conversation.
We use their terms,
which are never
favorable toward the
true conditions in
our land. We permit
them to use the term
pro-choice, when
they only choice
they believe in is
the choice to end
the life of an
unborn infant. They
don’t believe we
should have choices
about the food we
eat, our
environment, even
our light bulbs.
It’s time to put an
end our acceptance
of their
terminology, which
is designed to sound
good, and conceal
their anti-life,
anti-freedom agenda.
What happens when we
stand up to the
politically correct
masters? What
happens when we
utter such things as
we find in the Bible
like the sinfulness
of homosexuality, or
that Jesus is the
only way to heaven?
The ruling class
immediately goes
into personal
destruction mode.
They roll out their
closed minded,
racist, hater
rhetoric. There are
some thoughts and
ideas that they
believe dare not be
expressed, lest the
lies of the ruling
class be exposed.
If we really believe
they are lies, they
need to be exposed.
They tell us there
is no God, or if
there is, he is the
god of the
liberation
theologian
interested in
creating a socialist
paradise on earth.
They tell us that
restricting marriage
to a man and a woman
is discriminatory
and we need to be
open to other types
of relationships.
They tell us that
the welfare of
children is the
responsibility of
the state more than
the parents.
We are told that
everyone has their
own truth, that what
is true for one may
not be true for
another. We are told
that the truth of
the Bible is fine
for us if we choose
to make it so, but
others may come up
with their own
truth. We are just
being closed minded
and old fashioned if
we believe everyone
should be working
with the same truth.
At this point the
relativists are
ahead in the public
sphere of ideas,
primarily because
too many people, too
many churches, too
many pastors have
been intimidated
into either complete
silence or they have
changed their
message to make it
acceptable to the
ruling class.
There is a price to
pay when we stand up
for the truth.
George Orwell told
us, “Truth is
treason in the
empire of lies.” It
is treasonous to the
homosexual rights
advocate to say that
the Bible condemns
their practice. They
tell us that they
were born that way.
God Almighty, the
God of Abraham,
Jacob and Israel,
does not make such
mistakes, nor does
He put a man in a
woman’s body by
accident. Our
society has arrived
at the point where
so many accept the
arrogance of those
who say their work,
is to “fix” God’s
mistakes.
With so many
dysfunctional
families, is it
really a mystery how
we end up with so
many messed up
children who become
messed up adults
that have no idea
who they are?
Christians! Arise!
This is a spiritual
war and we are
losing the battle.
Take up your sword
(The Word of God)
and speak the truth.
Tolerate no more
pithy sermonettes
from your pulpits.
Demand that your
pastor preach the
entire Word of God
or show him the
door.
What we see
happening in our
churches today is
parallel to what
happened in Jesus'
ministry. He was
questioned by the
religious
“authorities” of
Judaism.
They had added their
own
“interpretations”
and “extra-rituals”
to His commandments
and couldn't bear
the fact that He
stood in defiance to
them. He defied and
taught against the
traditions of
Judaism. These were
men who put
tradition above
God's Word. The same
thing is taking
place in the church
today.
The Pharisees asked
Jesus why His
disciples did not
observe the
traditions of
Judaism. Notice
Jesus' reply: “He
answered and said to
them, 'Full well ye
reject the
commandment of God
[disobey], that ye
may keep your own
tradition” (Mark
7:9).
Jesus said, “Well
hath Esaias [Isaiah]
prophesied of you
hypocrites, as it is
written, this people
honore me with their
lips, but their
heart is far from
me. Howbeit in vain
do they worship me,
teaching for
doctrines the
commandments of men”
(Mark 7:6).
Jesus revered and
followed God's Word,
His commandments.
Jesus told us that
if we love Him, we
will keep His
commandments. This
is not an “optional”
thing for a
Christian. Yet,
today because we
have been taught
that Christians
don't obey God's
commandments, we
seem to have made
our own religion. If
Jesus Christ and His
disciples and the
early church
followed these
teachings to the
letter, then why are
we exempt?
And, can we now see
how failing to do so
has been exploited
by the enemy to
bring this
politically-correctness
into the church?
This has also
allowed the great
apostasy and
ignorance of the
deeper things of
God. The church is
the one place this
should never be! The
gates of hell are
not supposed to
prevail against the
church but the gates
of hell have flung
wide-open the doors
of the church. And
the reaction?
Silence.
Jesus and his
disciples followed
the commandments of
keeping God's Feasts
(His appointed
times). In almost
every account we
read of Jesus being
in Jerusalem, it was
for one of those
feasts in which
going to Jerusalem
was required. Yet,
we are taught that
we are exempt from
God's feasts; the
very ones that God
Himself said, “These
are my feasts to be
observed forever”
(Leviticus 23:41).
Had Jesus failed to
keep these holy
convocations
(meetings or
gatherings mandated
by God Himself to be
observed forever),
he would have
committed sin. Jesus
had to be sinless.
If it was “optional”
then why did He
diligently do so?
Why? Because
it wasn't optional
for the Son of God
and it isn't
optional for us as
Christians. But
“man” has said
otherwise. Do we
serve God or do we
serve men? We cannot
do both.
When people reject
the Word of God and
devise their own
religious
traditions, they
automatically bring
spiritual blindness
upon themselves.
Isaiah said:
“Stay yourselves,
and wonder, cry ye
out, and cry: they
are drunken, but not
with wine; they
stagger, but not
with strong drink.
For the Lord hath
poured out upon you
the spirit of deep
sleep, and hath
closed your eyes:
the prophets and
your rulers, the
seers he hath
covered. And the
vision of all is
become unto you as
the words of a book
that is sealed,
which men deliver to
one that is learned,
saying, Read this, I
pray thee: and he
saith, I cannot for
it is sealed.
And the book is
delivered to him
that is not learned,
saying Read this, I
pray thee: and he
saith, I am not
learned. Wherefore
the Lord said,
Forasmuch as this
people draw near me
with their mouth,
and with their lips
do honour me, but
have removed their
heart far from me,
and their fear
toward me is taught
by the precept of
man.
Therefore, behold, I
will proceed to do a
marvellous work
among this people,
even a marvellous
work and a wonder:
for the wisdom of
their wise men shall
perish, and the
understanding of
their prudent men
shall be hid”
(Isaiah 29: 9-14).
Is what Isaiah
described in the
passage of Scripture
above not a perfect
description of the
entire world today
in religion,
science, government,
education and
economics? Again,
what a paradox: They
use the Bible and
profess to believe
in God, but cannot
understand the
Scriptures. Other
prophecies about the
end-times confirm
that God's people
would understand the
Word of God and
prophecy, while the
wicked, the majority
of people in the
world would not
understand.
Truth must be told,
but it must be done
in love as a parent
correcting a child.
This writer is not
condemning those in
error. Not only have
Christians today
become tolerant of
the intolerant
allowing great
apostasy to reign;
we have forsaken the
duty of lifting one
another up. We
should not attack
our brethren, what
does this
accomplish? What
good could come of
it?
But, while we
tolerate sin, great
abominations; we are
intolerant of our
own brothers and
sisters in Christ
when they speak the
Word of God-the
Truth. To be silent
and allow this
apostasy in our
churches, to allow
this tolerance for
sin (i.e.,
homosexuality,
adultery, idolatry,
etc.) is the real
act of condemnation
to the catastrophic
results that await
those who are
silent, therefore
complicit in these
sins.
May we all plead for
forgiveness, not
only from our God,
but those who have
been led astray by
our silence. If the
truth shall set us
free… why are we
feeling the weight
of chains growing
heavier with each
passing day?
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