For a couple of years now, I have been puzzled as to why there are people who profess to know Jesus Christ, yet, they think like a Leftist.
I know one person, at least, who voted for Hillary, because of disgust with the Conservatives. There are pastors or Bible teachers out there dissing President Trump for his supposed bigotry and desire for building a border wall. Yet, in the past, Conservatives everywhere would have backed any president wanting to build a wall to help prevent crimes like drug use and the acts of the sex slave trade.
It makes sense when a president wants to build up the military for his country, and when he honors those who have served our country in war time, yet, there are some professing believers that have no regard for this. The question is, why?
I finally figured out what the problem is, why professing Christians are thinking and siding with the Left. Finally, it came to me.
Recently, I saw a post from someone I know and respect, who is recommending a black candidate for governor. I was surprised, because this man is openly Socialistic. He also supports abortion and other wrongs being committed and carried out in this country.
So, what it is that I am now seeing? It was so simple, I missed it. The issue has to do with 'social justice', or maybe we should call it, 'social injustice'.
God has put in each one of us, a justice system. We know right from wrong, and when we see someone being treated unfairly, or an innocent person being charged as guilty, something rises up inside of us. We want to stand in the place and be the judge. If nobody fixes it, we become angry.
Here's where these people go wrong; they go wrong when they fail to see the bigger picture of issues. They go wrong when they listen to the wrong people who are deciding what is right and wrong. They are listening to the wrong people who are making up issues that either don't exist, or are exaggerated and morphed into something else.
Lots of examples I could give, but let's just keep it simple. The concept of 'White Supremacy' is one example that is being blown up into something really weird. Yes, there have been white people who have been mean to people of other color, all throughout our country's History. What is never recognized though, are the white people who have sacrificed so that people of other colors can also achieve status. You will never hear anything like that from the Left. In their minds, every white person, especially men, are white supremacists. That ideology causes division between blacks and whites, and is not helpful for racial reconciliation.
So, for some of the people who are professing Christians who lean to the Left, empowering black people, no matter what they stand for, trumps over anything the candidate stands for. We went through this when Obama ran for office and won. Much of the reason he won was due to the fact that people felt like voting for him was a good thing as it will empower black people. While we want to empower black people, should we vote for them just because they are black, regardless of what they stand for?
Yet, if you point this out to people, certain ones will think of you as a white supremacist. Another example of this kind of thing happened in Florida, and affected a school shooting incident last year. In Florida, a law was passed that allowed Black youth as well as other minorities, to commit a crime, yet, instead of being arrested, they would go to some type of counseling. The reason for this was, the ratio of black people is small compared with the ratio of white people, yet, the ratio of black youths who were guilty of crimes was higher than the ratio of blacks to whites. Obama didn't think that was fair, so, a law was passed to keep them from being arrested, if they were black or a person of color. Some people would applaud this kind of law, thinking it would help empower minorities. The problem is, it won't. Anyone who commits a crime needs to be punished. If there are no consequences, they will continue to live a life of crime, and if they are black or a person of color, there will be no consequences for their behavior. This is unjust. But this is exactly what certain professing Christians think is needed to help the cause of racial reconciliation.
People should be understood in light of their behavior and what they stand for, not for the color of their skin. If white people do criminal activities, then they should be penalized. Same for any other group as well.
We need just and fair laws. We don't create these laws based upon people's skin color or sexual orientation.
The other big situation that these professing Christians hold to is the idea of agreeing with the Left on open borders. What is amazing is that presidents in the past have talked about this very thing, and nobody reacted to it then. All of the sudden it becomes a serious issue somehow tied in with bigotry. And the professing Christians are sometimes the worst people in recognizing this as a problem. They would accuse other Christians of not being merciful to the poor, and turning them away. But is this really true?
America is a nation, one of the few, that sends out many, many missionaries to other countries. Not only that, but in our country, we have many groups which send relief to wherever it needs to go, throughout the world. These groups have people who are ready to go in a moment's notice, to help a country in desperate need. They also raise money from donations from generous donors everywhere. Yet, professing Christians sometimes diss these groups or maybe they just don't see them in the bigger picture*.
I recall reading one time, about professing Christians who were now changing their minds about Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse ministry, in particular, the Christmas Shoebox drive. They would stop doing this ministry and were going to recreate their own version of it. I had to ask, why? Again, this question came to mind. Why would someone diss this man's ministry? As I read the words sadly from one of the leaders in a church, he said that he was tired of hearing Graham's rhetoric and his hatred of those who were of the Islamic faith. To me, that is perverted. What has happened to the minds of these Christians? What are they thinking?
The Bible says to 'speak the truth, in love'. What is hard about that? What is hard is hearing the truth. Nevermind that it was done in love. The truth hurts, sometimes. It is hard to swallow. We have to point out that the doctrines of Islam are wrong. Not only are they wrong, but they are harmful.
Yes, these professing Christians will value perceived social justices as everything. And, they have listened to the propaganda of the Left and believed it. There has been hypocrisy on the Right as well, which they are quick to point out.
The point isn't, is the Left or the Right, right? The question shouldn't be, should I be Democrat or Republican? What we need to look at is, what is right and what is wrong? These are issues of the heart. Let's have the right kind of social justice and let's pray for wisdom to make the right kinds of judgments in everything, and especially in our society. We need to make proper judgments.
Prayers:
* Pray for those in the Supreme Court and in local court systems to have wisdom as they make judgments.
* Pray for wisdom for those in leadership, in our churches and in our country.
* Pray for people who know the Lord Jesus Christ, to grow in discernment.
* Pray that God will fill our hearts with His love.
*The big picture is, America is a free nation, where people fought and died to have this freedom. The freedom has always been under threat, but, the possibility of our losing our freedoms is very close now. We must do everything to protect our freedom. We will lose it to Communism, Socialism, Islam, or some other form of Tyrannical government if we aren't paying attention.
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