Either we don't really believe these things are happening, or, something else is more pressing in our lives that we don't realize the threat of these things going on.
“This is absolutely outrageous!” the group tweeted. “House Republicans should NOT be shot! They should be guillotined.”
Looking at some of the activity going on today, one wonders how people can not only be so cruel, but where did their consciences go?
In Romans 1, it is explained what happened to these people. This helps us understand why people do not have consciences anymore.
Verses 28-32 help us understand why people think like this.
"And since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a debased mind to do what ought not to be done. They were filled with all manner of unrighteousness, evil, covetousness, malice. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, maliciousness. They are gossips, slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents, foolish, faithless, heartless, ruthless. Though they know God's righteous decree that those who practice such things deserve to die, they not only do them but give approval to those who practice them."
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared..."
"Now the Spirit expressly says that in later times some will depart from the faith by devoting themselves to deceitful spirits and teachings of demons, through the insincerity of liars whose consciences are seared..."
1 Timothy 4:1,2a ESV
Today we have people on television holding up a picture of our president's head chopped off. Although people thought that was no a good thing to do, they were secretly applauding her for what she did.
Today we have people on television holding up a picture of our president's head chopped off. Although people thought that was no a good thing to do, they were secretly applauding her for what she did.
Same thing with the Shakespeare play in Central Park. Thank God there are companies which pulled out their support of those actors who acted out a scene of 'Julius Caesar' where the person who played the part of Julius Caesar has resemblances to Donald Trump.
There is a sickness in our country today, and it is very sick. We could say that people are mentally ill, and that is partly true. But, all this comes from a seared conscience and a hardened heart.
When we harden our hearts against God, it is harder for us to see the difference between truth and lies, good and evil, right and wrong, light and darkness. We know there is a difference, but we choose darkness and evil believing the lie that they are good.
We need to pray for softened hearts and opened eyes. People need to see God clearly. Many have clouds in the way of their view of God. Only God can remove the clouds from around them.
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