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There are few of us who will take a stand in America. In other countries, I hear about the persecutions, the news is filled with people murdering the children of God because they refuse to back down. Here in America, it is taboo to even speak about Jesus in the realist sense. I mean take Jesus at His Word, to focus on every aspect of what He said and not pick and choose what you want to believe.
It was Martin Luther King Jr. who said that if one hasn't found something to die for then they truly hadn't begun living. However, this is frowned upon these days. You must be tolerant and respectful of all things except for the things that stand against the personal decisions of an individual. Let's use a more extreme example, if someone chooses to commit suicide... this is a personal choice. If someone chooses to abuse their children, this is a personal choice. Let's use less extreme. If someone chooses to drink a Pepsi over a water, this is a personal choice. But in all aspects, you have people on one side or another. There is no problem. But if I tell YOU that your path in life is going to LEAD you to HELL, then I am being judgmental and hateful.
The Offense: Telling the Truth/ Penalty: Ridicule and Nonjudgmental Judgment?!
Matthew 24:10.
And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
This is the reality in which we live. We are offended by the Truth of the Gospel. Let me say this: Satan and those who follow him are not afraid of the cowards. The ones who sit in the back, afraid of the world because they don't want to be considered mean and unloving. They are not afraid of those who believe that they must simply live the Gospel and hardly say a word. They are threatened by those who LIVE the Gospel and more importantly PREACH the Gospel.
I had a friend who told me I need to learn to stay in my lane, that Jesus did not use the Scriptures as much... He used parables. But it was like they forgot to read the Old Testament and realize that Jesus was the very FULFILLMENT OF SCRIPTURE! That He is the Word! How short sighted can one be? That being said, this is the reason I talk often. For God has chosen the foolishness of preaching to lead people to salvation. To make the wisdom of this world foolishness. This is what you get from a "tolerant", "nonjudgmental" worldly person; you get one side, "That's not being loving, you can't judge them, you must tolerate all people..." and then the other side, "Well you need to stop doing that!", "You are wrong for saying that, who are you?" Didn't they say we can't judge and must tolerate all? So who are you to tell me what I can and cannot do? You should support my decisions in life even if you don't agree. But that is where their worldview breaks down. They don't believe the illogical insanity that comes forth from their mouth and conjured up by their mind to believe. This is when you use the logic that God gave you and examine yourself in the light of Scripture.
Being Different: Lights in the Darkness
Matthew 5:13-14
You are the salt of the earth; but if the salt has become tasteless, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled under foot by men. 14"You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden...
We are to be a set apart people, a people who is willing to go all out in a complacent world. At the risk of losing everything, we give it all to Christ. We then have nothing more to lose. For we have surrendered it all to our King and now we know no surrender to sin and to the devil. We move without stopping and we attack the enemy without mercy. We show love to those that know it not and we show the light of Truth to a person who know only the darkness of deception. When it seems the world is blowing up around us, the sky peels back, and there is nothing left to run to, we stand upon the Rock that cannot be moved or altered.
This is what we are to do. There is no fear in those who are in Him. When I say that, I mean we can be scared of things that are to come but we move like soldiers charging into battle in spite of machine gun fire sounding in the distance. Our lives are then forfeit to the cause of the Lamb. The Apostate church of the Antichrist is becoming more and more prevalent and the true Church of Christ is a remnant. But that remnant is feared and despised. Let no one stamp out the Light that is within you. Shine it brightly, press forward and never look back. ?I rather lose all I love here before I even think about losing Christ. This world and the things it has to offer is not worth that eternity of hellfire for crimes I had committed in the name of Self-Fulfillment and pleasure.
There is people out there who believe strange doctrines of demons (1st Timothy 4)
1st Timothy 4:6-10
If you point these things out to the brothers and sisters, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, nourished on the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives’ tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance. That is why we labor and strive, because we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all people, and especially of those who believe.
But do not believe it, if they are apart from this Word of God then we know it is a lie in order to mislead is from the Glory of He above. We must point these things out and even mark those who cause divisions and are contrary to the Gospel of which we had learned that was given to us by Jesus (Romans 16:17). You want to stand for something? Forget about standing for social issues, forget about politics, and whatever this world's problems are. For they all stem from one source which is sin. The answer is God's Son who died on the Cross to bear that sin so our price, that should be death... eternal death in Hell, was paid by His sacrifice. And all you have to do is to REPENT and TRUST in that SACRIFICE so that you can be saved and have the blessed hope of Christ and the indwelling of the Spirit within you and He will lead and guide you into all Truth. This is what we have to preach first and foremost.
No Surrender Saints...
No Retreat...
Give it All or Cower in spite of who we serve.
God bless!!!!
Desmond Robertson
A Knight of the Living God
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