One bad thread of leaven in the Church will pollute the pure gospel of Jesus Christ. That bad thread could be politics, Patriotism, love of money and material gain, the philosophies of Man etc.
"All it takes is one bad thread to ruin the entire fabric"
"We weave Man's authority into God's and the Church is corrupted"
Michael Sattler talking about mixing the sword of Politics, War and Government with the pure gospel of Jesus Christ
"The Radicals"
That's why I don't get involved in Politics in as much as supporting parties or causes and even voting. The Visible Church has proven time and again that it can't handle the power that comes with State Government when it has it in it's hands. They end up persecuting those they deem heretics. I will simply wait for Jesus to come back and reign with him a thousand years in his perfect government.
Revelation 20:6
"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."
Those who draw the sword die by the sword. We as Christians are not to pick up the sword of war. Can you imagine being a Christian from say America and going to war with another country say China and then being asked to kill a fellow Christian by your unbelieving commanding officer. The Body of Christ knows no national borders and are brother/sister hood is international (worldwide) not National. Our fellow citizens here in U.S. are not our Brothers and sisters unless ofcourse they are Born Again. Our Brothers and Sisters are those in Christ no matter what country they reside in and our loyalty after our Lord of course is to them not to those who happen to live here in U.S but are unbelievers or even to the Flag. So when asked to kill a fellow Christian from another country in the name of war and Patriotism do obey Man or God? If we are soldiers for Christ then what do we have to do with the affairs of the world?
Phillipians 3:20
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ"
"The Church was built on suffering not revolt"
"The Radicals"
Freedom is an internal state not an external one. Even if we continue to lose our freedoms here in USA as Christians we are still free in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:2
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
Galatians 5:1
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
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Are politics an affair of this life? I think we could all agree that they are, so why do so many Institutional Churches insist on being part of it and promoting political parties, causes and candidates? Because they seek to have their will enforced via the sword of Politics and have their own "Heaven on earth" ignoring Jesus words that his Kingdom is not of this World. So you can either believe the Franklin Graham's and Jack Hibbs of this world who are bringing in the leaven of politics and Patriotism into the Church thereby polluting the pure gospel of Jesus Christ which is a gospel of peace. Just look at the fruits of these Churches and Christians who align themselves in the evil world of Politics. The fruit is discord, animosity, hate especially towards illegal immigrants and muslims and also war mongering (research manifest destiny ideology). We are soldiers for Christ not any country here on earth which is under the rule of Satan. So if your Church fellowship is entangling themselves in the dark and deceptive world of politics RUN and don't look back lest you be like Lot's wife! "We weave Man's authority into God's and the Church is corrupted"
Michael Sattler talking about mixing the sword of Politics, War and Government with the pure gospel of Jesus Christ
"The Radicals"
That's why I don't get involved in Politics in as much as supporting parties or causes and even voting. The Visible Church has proven time and again that it can't handle the power that comes with State Government when it has it in it's hands. They end up persecuting those they deem heretics. I will simply wait for Jesus to come back and reign with him a thousand years in his perfect government.
Revelation 20:6
"Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years."
The Protestant reformation didn't go nearly far enough in breaking away from the false teachings and doctrines of the Catholic Church. In fact, the Protestants quickly used the same means that Rome used in quieting dissenters. They used the force of the State Government to persecute true Bible believing brethren such as the Anabaptists by arresting those who baptized adults and eventually killing those who joined the Anabaptists. This type of persecution by So called Christians is unbiblical no matter who the persecution is against whether muslim, buddhist etc. Take John Calvin for instance, having Michael Servetus killed for differing beliefs. That was Calvin's moment of apostasy. No where did Jesus or his apostles advocate picking up the literal or political sword against those who they disagreed with.
Those who draw the sword die by the sword. We as Christians are not to pick up the sword of war. Can you imagine being a Christian from say America and going to war with another country say China and then being asked to kill a fellow Christian by your unbelieving commanding officer. The Body of Christ knows no national borders and are brother/sister hood is international (worldwide) not National. Our fellow citizens here in U.S. are not our Brothers and sisters unless ofcourse they are Born Again. Our Brothers and Sisters are those in Christ no matter what country they reside in and our loyalty after our Lord of course is to them not to those who happen to live here in U.S but are unbelievers or even to the Flag. So when asked to kill a fellow Christian from another country in the name of war and Patriotism do obey Man or God? If we are soldiers for Christ then what do we have to do with the affairs of the world?
Phillipians 3:20
"For our citizenship is in heaven, from which we also eagerly wait for the Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ"
"The Radicals"
Freedom is an internal state not an external one. Even if we continue to lose our freedoms here in USA as Christians we are still free in Christ Jesus.
Romans 8:2
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death."
Galatians 5:1
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
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2nd Timothy 2 : 3-5 " You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier. And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules."
It's sickening all the politics. Even 10 years hence, I got to hear the lies of GW Bush repeated and the new world order wars praised. I knew I was done with the present place because of this. Where do I begin when they praise Ronald Reagan and the endless wars? The NWO has them all shaking in their boots over the NWO created Isis. Watch out for any church that participates in jingoism and patriotism. Good article.
ReplyDeleteThank you Bible Believer,
ReplyDeleteYes the right wing Christians ignore that the Bush family is big time NWO and also that Ronald Reagan's wife Nancy was a spiritist. I have lost three people from our home fellowship because I told them that I don't promote political causes, parties or candidates. Two right wingers, one specifically because I said something negative about Reagan. I also lost a more liberal person who was into social justice, he didn't like that I didn't believe in supporting social justice causes.
Yes it was disturbing to see people still celebrating the Bush's and even Reagan after everything that was even exposed. I'm glad you stuck to your convictions even if people left your home fellowship. Some hold to their politics and are deceived by the system. You can show them everything or even try to talk them. I lost a friend recently too for my beliefs.
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