The reason I am currently blacklisted is because I challenged the whole CRT/BLM and Covid narrative set forth by the Democrats. Everyone wants the truth till the truth shows up, then they kill it.
Sometimes I think the church forgets that we have to live in the world. In many instances, our brethren and churches are rife with examples of the infiltration of the world. Since this is the case, what's wrong with equipping the saints with a biblical worldview? That would further equip the saints as they do battle against the god of this world.
Yeah, this last week was horrible, but the reactions I have seen from those "just preach the gospel" folks have been much worse. But in fact, it has caused myself and some of those I am working with currently to double down and say, "No, actually the gospel directly effects and has application in these very situations that you want to avoid and we aren't going to spare truth because it makes you uncomfortable or you haven't matured to the point of disciplining your emotions". I think that has been a prevailing thought and probably explains why Christians are so lost when it comes to understanding what evil really is.
I've seen comments to the effect that we should preach Jesus and not preach Charlie Kirk. And that's absolutely true. But to preach Jesus includes His warnings to His disciples that they were going to face opposition, persecution, and even death, but to follow Him anyway because the reward was worth it. What happened to Charlie Kirk is one of the clearest examples we have seen in our society of what that kind of persecution looks like. This assassination was not just meant to silence him, it was also to intimidate all of us into being silent and not confront the evil against us. Unfortunately, for many it's working.
You are right that we must condemn evil especially huge nation tragedy that has far reaching consequences. I agreed with you reasoning. Unfortunately our Sunday morning preaching made no reference at all. We must not offend anyone at all costs. Largely the reason I was barred from teaching. Sad.
Though I was not at my current location I recall plenty being preached about 9/11.
Church is where we build up one another. It is where we encourage one another to love and good works. There were no programs. there were no set times. There was no "Order of Worship" (Liturgy - one of those words we used to stay away from, like Clergy).
Where there is building up and encouragement, we do not speak of what our political leanings are - let alone try to convert each other!
I have always been politically "conservative." But that did not blind me to the "good" done by the other side, nor the "bad" done by my own" side...
What happened last week was horrific. But no less horrific as pulling families apart under the guise of "It was a criminal we removed" - where, too often, there was too much laziness to actually find a criminal so we just ripped innocent people off the street! Or shooting a boat out of the water without the slightest evidence and even less remorse... Killing at least 10 people, without any form of process. Like ripping hundreds of children from their environment, and just shipping them off to --- nowhere??
What happened last week is no less horrific. But not any more, either.
If you want an impotent disconnected church, no, don’t preach about current events nor politics
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The reason I am currently blacklisted is because I challenged the whole CRT/BLM and Covid narrative set forth by the Democrats. Everyone wants the truth till the truth shows up, then they kill it.
Sometimes I think the church forgets that we have to live in the world. In many instances, our brethren and churches are rife with examples of the infiltration of the world. Since this is the case, what's wrong with equipping the saints with a biblical worldview? That would further equip the saints as they do battle against the god of this world.
Yeah, this last week was horrible, but the reactions I have seen from those "just preach the gospel" folks have been much worse. But in fact, it has caused myself and some of those I am working with currently to double down and say, "No, actually the gospel directly effects and has application in these very situations that you want to avoid and we aren't going to spare truth because it makes you uncomfortable or you haven't matured to the point of disciplining your emotions". I think that has been a prevailing thought and probably explains why Christians are so lost when it comes to understanding what evil really is.
I've seen comments to the effect that we should preach Jesus and not preach Charlie Kirk. And that's absolutely true. But to preach Jesus includes His warnings to His disciples that they were going to face opposition, persecution, and even death, but to follow Him anyway because the reward was worth it. What happened to Charlie Kirk is one of the clearest examples we have seen in our society of what that kind of persecution looks like. This assassination was not just meant to silence him, it was also to intimidate all of us into being silent and not confront the evil against us. Unfortunately, for many it's working.
You are right that we must condemn evil especially huge nation tragedy that has far reaching consequences. I agreed with you reasoning. Unfortunately our Sunday morning preaching made no reference at all. We must not offend anyone at all costs. Largely the reason I was barred from teaching. Sad.
Though I was not at my current location I recall plenty being preached about 9/11.
This was an attack on the very basis of freedom!
Church is where we build up one another. It is where we encourage one another to love and good works. There were no programs. there were no set times. There was no "Order of Worship" (Liturgy - one of those words we used to stay away from, like Clergy).
Where there is building up and encouragement, we do not speak of what our political leanings are - let alone try to convert each other!
I have always been politically "conservative." But that did not blind me to the "good" done by the other side, nor the "bad" done by my own" side...
What happened last week was horrific. But no less horrific as pulling families apart under the guise of "It was a criminal we removed" - where, too often, there was too much laziness to actually find a criminal so we just ripped innocent people off the street! Or shooting a boat out of the water without the slightest evidence and even less remorse... Killing at least 10 people, without any form of process. Like ripping hundreds of children from their environment, and just shipping them off to --- nowhere??
What happened last week is no less horrific. But not any more, either.
I don't agree at all.
Amen and amen