Whats going on?!?
1 Thessalonians 5:6 New
American Standard Bible (NASB)
“…so then let us not
sleep as others do, but let us be alert and sober.”
Satan is no fool. The full on assault of the Christian faith
will not be effective. He knows that and as such will not really attempt it.
But, what he does know is that by slowly eroding the liberties, by making the
practice of the faith something that is frowned upon, he can impact the whole
belief system.
Little by little the idea of being a Follower of Christ is
chipped at, attacked from the side, that before you know it – the Body of
Christ has been relegated to a “hate group” and will be forced to either deny
the faith or die for the faith…
Here are some instances found on the web, I verified these
statements to ensure that they are legitimate.
Christian faith coming under attack in the military
including:
Commanders barred from disclosing any programs that are tied
to the Chaplaincy or any programs involving religion.
The Air Force banning the word ‘God’ from an Air force patch
logo – even though the reference had no religious connotation.
A Navy directive that banned Bibles at Walter Reed Hospital.
An Army Reserve training program that listed Evangelical
Christians and Catholics as examples of religious extremism.
An Army email that listed prominent Christian ministries
like the Family Research Council and American Family Association as “domestic
hate groups.”
I personally have been told, when offering the invocation at
a county council meeting that I could not say, mention or elude to the name of
Christ or any other religious figure found in the bible. To whit – I closed my
prayer – “…in Christ name I pray…” I wasn’t invited back. BUT – neither were
several other local clergy when they too refused to abide by the request.
However, in other organizations (non-religious) – I was
asked to pray, given no restrictions, prayed “in Jesus name” and was invited
back multiple times. Not every institution is so bent on wiping the protestant
religion out of the picture.
The issue still exists though, that Christianity is being
slowly pushed to the side, and at this rate will be outlawed in the future. That may sound like an alarmist… but the above
statements from the military alarm me. You say it wont happen…but it will, not
because the government or other groups force it… BUT WE ALLOW IT.
I cannot fault non-christens for eroding the liberties, the
freedom of speech and religion, from the national scene, after all they are not
believers, the behave and live as such… who I do struggle with is US!
Is it the fault of those who slowly erode those things or
those who do nothing about it?
I believe that GOD has an expectation of us as Followers of
Christ – to stand up and stop the slow erosion of faith.
In Acts 26:16 (NASB)
“But get up and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have
appeared to you, to appoint you a minister and a witness not only to the things
which you have seen, but also to the things in which I will appear to you;”
So – BELIEVER – Stand up – get on your feet – find your
voice… every Follower of Christ is commissioned a minister, a witness of Jesus
Christ.
We cannot blame the world for behaving like, making
decisions like, the world. We who may sit silent are very possibly the culprit
of allowing the deChristianing of our society.
Yes, it will make you look radical. Yes, it will make you
look strange to the rest of society…
Jesus himself warned us – John 15:19
“If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but
because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of
this the world hates you.”
I would rather be hated for standing for Christ than loved
for standing for nothing…
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