The problem is what people believe love is; it is not toleration. To tolerate sin is to disregard the purpose of Scripture: "doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness" (1 Tim 3:16). Liberal theologians don't like the part about reproof and correction. They want Christian preachers to go on letting people live the lie! True love is tough love; it is calling out sin and sinners. If we don't, Christians fail their purpose: we are to take Scripture to the world to convert it. That means changing ungodly opinions. With most, it takes really tough love and seemingly harsh correction!
Positive Christianity is an admission of defeat and half the gospel. Joel Osteen, for instance, influences many. Sin does exist and so does Hell. People must know that, and be prepared to fight. Preachers must preach all the truth. Osteen cannot save anyone; only God can but He calls on us to fight with Him.
Of course, Christians are to be Christlike. What would Jesus do? "As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent" (Rev 3:19). The characteristic of love is to be able to rebuke and chasten those we should love. Why would Jesus do that? He wants that none should perish. Why would loving Christians do that? Christians should also want that none should perish.
In politics, my trust is in the Word of God. I test everything by Holy Scripture. Of course, I am imperfect in my testing, but God does give credit for trying. I am against liberals (read that as mostly Democrats) because foremost, mankind is to love others, born or not. Murder is equated with hatred (1 John 3:15) which also says haters have no eternal life in them. Liberals/Progressives/ Democrats believe in and encourage abortion. Because they have murder in their hearts, they are haters. I call them out for what they are!
The current Supreme Court nomination boils down to one issue: They want the liberty of murdering babies so intensely that their entire focus is on that. Democrats have displayed, with the evidence of hatred, an intense willingness to abort the supreme court nomination. They are willing to abort the life, reputation, joy, and authority of Judge Kavanaugh for one reason and one reason only: so they can continue to destroy their own offspring. This nomination, as well as the termination of the Trump presidency, is all about mankind killing their young. If you are naïve young Christians, and can't see that, you are an Eve! I call those naïve people out because I love them so!
First off, babes in Christ must understand that life is spiritual warfare:
For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places (Ephes 6:12).Whose side must the Christians take? It seems liberal Christians take the side of Satan, condemning even the bishops who speak truth! If they are not for God, they are against Him. Choose sides wisely for the day will come when that decision must be made by many:
...I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years (Rev 20:4).This is near the end of the spiritual war. Given a choice, Christians must determine who is truly their master. The question is: Should Christians stand idly by and take beheading without a fight?
Take a moment; what are you thinking? I know what I must do; I must fight in the army of God to defend those who face persecution. There will be a great battle, and Jesus is the King who will lead his legions against the forces of evil. Blood will fill the valley of Armageddon as the spiritual war is ended. Jesus will not stand idly by and take defeat, so why should his faithful soldiers?
Just a few shots are fired at the present, but it will continually get worse! Now it is mostly a war of words, but is it not better to dissent with words than with guns, knives, and weapons of mass destruction? Christians are to fight back using the best weapons we have:
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God: (Ephes 6:17)Presently we are in a war of words. It's the Churches responsibility to lead the charge and the bishops should be at the front. As a faithful servant, I defend what's right with words of correction and admonishment. I do what I must do according to the Word! It's not enjoyable, and those who do will be persecuted, but it is the duty of Christians to fight for truth. Sure, we are to be kind but sometimes stubborn people need to be called out: Jesus called his adversaries snakes to make his point.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Heb 4:12).
Christian should never defend sin. If they do, I would question: Whose army are they really in? Not only would I question that but so would Jesus.
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