MATTHEW 5:43-44
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
Sixty plus years of fighting colors has lead to the world ignoring God’s word in exchange for a victimization mentality. Someone has to tell it, someone has to say what the pulpit will not say, despite the backlash I will speak.
PROVERBS 8:6-7
Listen, for I will speak of excellent things, and from the opening of my lips will come right things; for my mouth will speak truth; wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
There has to be a voice crying in the wilderness, one that does not speak with Christian political correctness so that the message is not misinterpreted. I unapologetically share my thoughts and challenge the reader to seek Scripture for the truth. I firmly believe anyone seeking the truth will find it and the conclusion he or she will come to is simple: You cannot be a Christian and declare yourself to be liberal.
Liberalism is a euphemism for anit-Christ, anti-family, anti-life in the womb, values; it has infected the mind of those who once believed the Word of God was accurate and true. This ideology is being endorsed by many pulpits either because of intentional omission or actual commission.
2 TIMOTHY 3:16-17
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
I encourage people to study the Bible for themselves because there are so many false doctrines being presented. There is a false sense of security among many regarding their relationship with God because church leaders either endorse what God says do not do or endorse political ideologies that endorse such behaviors.
“I don’t think,” or “I don’t believe,” are statements I often hear from people who want to justify behaviors that go against God’s word. Because God’s word is as old as man people want to think it is outdated.
ISAIAH 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, nor are your ways My ways,” says the Lord.
“For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are My ways higher than your ways,
and My thoughts than your thoughts.
MALACHI 3:6
“For I am the Lord, I do not change; therefore you are not consumed, O sons of Jacob.
HEBREWS 13:8
Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Those who follow Yeshua Hamashiach, Jesus the Messiah, know that His ways are not like the ways of the world and He does not change because the date has changed. God is not impressed with political ideology- Democrat or Republican.
The problem with liberalism is its’ foundational doctrine. Liberalism endorses same sex marriage. Liberalism endorses homosexuality. Liberalism does not believe Christians have the right to exercise their faith if the individual, the liberal, requires the Believer to do something that is against Scripture. Liberalism wants to teach Christian children liberal ideology which includes: premarital sex, homosexuality and abortion.
When a Christian chooses to confess a greater loyalty to a political ideology, particularly one that has liberalism within its’ core, he is in essence denying the Truth of the Son of God.
TITUS 1:16
They profess to know God, but in works they deny Him, being abominable, disobedient, and disqualified for every good work.
Let’s look at this same verse from another translation.
TITUS 1:16 The EXPANDED BIBLE
They ·say [claim; confess] they know God, but their actions show they ·do not accept [deny] him. They are ·hateful people [detestable; abominable], they refuse to obey, and they are ·useless [unfit; disqualified] for doing anything good.
Turn on the news, go to any Social Media web site, talk to someone who declares he is a Democrat, listen to the words. Not only are they openly threatening the President of the United States but many are emboldened to threaten his family. Men and women associated with the Democrat party believe it is acceptable to display body parts that are normally covered as a form of protest. So called church leaders openly endorse same sex unions and even are involved themselves in same sex relationships. Sex trafficking, drug abuse and violence are extreme behaviors that liberals choose to ignore while endorsing illegal behaviors. How can a person who declares he loves the Lord accept these ideologies?
Dear Liberal Christian: you say you know God but your ideologies and your actions do not line up with His word. You deny the Truth of Scripture, you speak hate against people you do not agree with you refuse to obey the laws of the land or the precepts of God and you are useless, unfit to serve, to the kingdom of God. YOU CANNOT BE A LIBERAL AND CALL YOURSELF A CHRISTIAN.
1 TIMOTHY 6:3-5
If anyone teaches otherwise and does not consent to wholesome words, even the words of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness, he is proud, knowing nothing, but is obsessed with disputes and arguments over words, from which come envy, strife, reviling, evil suspicions, useless wranglings of men of corrupt minds and destitute of the truth, who suppose that godliness is a means of gain. From such withdraw yourself.
Jesus taught His followers to love their enemies, plural. I submit we can love them from afar, we do not need to embrace their lifestyles and we should reject their anti-Bible ideology. Jesus said we are to do this because Father God gives each of us the same opportunities every day; the sun rises on evil as well as good.
Many party loyalist have no idea of what their political organization represents they parrot what they have been told. Forced to defend an un-biblical ideology they choose to ignore Scripture and quote man. There should be a difference between Liberals and Christians. The word of God declares:“All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine,” there is no exception to this.
NEXT WEEK: I will be sharing my thoughts on what a PASTOR’S RESUME should look like. - Marsha L F Randolph
FAITH MATTERS reflects the opinions and property of the author MARSHA L F RANDOLPH. All rights reserved- do not use without permission. All Scriptures quoted are from the New King James Version of the Bible unless otherwise stated. Don’t miss weekly faith based post FOLLOW THIS BLOG and receive notifications when a new article is posted.
No comments:
Post a Comment