Sunday, April 30, 2023

Jesus Christ to His Church: "Do Your JOB!"

First – meet the real Jesus, not the Caspar Milquetoast preached from most pulpits:

“Do not think that I came to [z]bring peace on the earth; I did not come to [aa]bring peace, but a sword. 35For I came to TURN A MAN AGAINST HIS FATHER, AND A DAUGHTER AGAINST HER MOTHER, AND A DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AGAINST HER MOTHER-IN-LAW; 36and A PERSON’S ENEMIES WILL BE THE MEMBERS OF HIS HOUSEHOLD.

37“The one who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; and the one who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38And the one who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39The one who has found his [ab]life will lose it, and the one who has lost his [ac]life on My account will find it.” - https://biblehub.com/nasb_/matthew/10.htm - {read the whole chapter}

 

Christians, we are at WAR! “Whether you realize it or not, if you live in the West, you are currently engulfed in a civilization-wide cultural war that is taking place all around you. Maybe you’re aware of it, or maybe you’re not. It doesn’t matter. The cultural war is real and it is vicious. And unlike a traditional shooting war between different nations, in a cultural war there are no civilians. There are no neutral parties, since no fence-sitting is permitted, and there is no common ground to be found. No one is permitted to sit it out or refuse to take sides; sooner or later, you are going to be forced to declare yourself by either publicly submitting to the current ruling culture or openly rejecting it.” – Vox Day

 

What is our JOB? And it ain't about us all gettin' to heaven......

On the day we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ, it is appropriate to remember His commandment to us - Matthew 28:18-20 New International Version (NIV)

18 Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.”

 

It is TIME – for Christians to look in the MIRROR!

Contrary to the first century Christians who followed the instructions of Jesus when He ascended - Matthew 28:18-20 – we in our comforts and self-focused, self-righteous, presumptuous self-assurance LOST what our predecessors BUILT!

“Interestingly enough, the last people to fess up to our responsibility in forming the culture are Christians. We have abandoned it, starting more than 100 years ago, and now accuse that culture of persecuting us. So what do we expect? If you leave the battlefield, who wins? Do a word search on Churchianity - you will not like it!” from http://www.crushlimbraw.com/

 

Churchianity or Christianity: The Need for Scriptural Cultural Theology – Ezra Institute - By Joe Boot  / December 21, 2017

 God's people are called not only to personal evangelism and activities within the church institution, we are commissioned to disciple the nations, a holy task that influences all areas of life. 

The War on Masculinity Will End Badly By J.B. Shurk

 I have long believed that one of the most dangerous mass movements gripping the West today is the suicidal drive to emasculate, and even infantilize, men.  History is not filled with examples of prosperous and peaceful civilizations made up of men apologizing for their strength and promising to be less stoic and more tearful in battle.

 

Note to Mentors – Nov. 23, 2018 – Do we need a leader?

What does it take to become a mentor? Do we need a centrally focused leadership team and selected leader to function effectively? In other words, do we have to become an institution?

Absolutely not! In fact – NEVER! I am not your leader – I am your librarian!

Mentoring Simplified – May 4, 2018 – (Posted by Crush)

Note to Mentors - Your intellectual curiosity should be your strong suit - CL

Just a reminder that I expect all mentors to build their own patterns of research, including bookmarking favorite websites. Our responsibility is to 'prove all things and hold on to that which is good' - sometimes destroying our own favorite sacred cows. That certainly has been my experience in the last 12-15 years.

 

The Great Commission - Did Jesus Christ Intend The Gospel To Reach Everyone On Earth? - Christians for Truth

This is not to say that the ways of God are not for all races of the earth — since the laws of God and biblical principles can benefit any people. It is just that they will never possess and follow God’s ways by evangelizing and preaching to them. This has been tried for nearly 2,000 years — and the results are self-evident. However, God’s people can use their material blessings to help guide and direct other people to the ways of God.

 

A Closer Look At The Meaning Of 'Gentiles' In The Old And New Testaments - Christians for Truth - October 9, 2022

Most white Christians of European descent today believe that they are “gentiles” — but as Ewing demonstrates, this cannot possibly be true given how that term is used in the New Testament.

 

The Height of IGNORANCE? When It Becomes WILLFUL!

I learned in the last 20 plus years that almost all of my previous learning had been pure bullshit and propaganda – a hard thing to swallow…but true….and still learning.
Here’s logic – the systematic study and practice of discerning and speaking the truth! It is a process – never an end state.

 

The Road Ahead…

 …and what is to be done.

The main thing that Christians need to do now is get engaged with the government of the church they belong to. They should petition the elders to have the pastor address the sins of our generation from the pulpit.

Which comes back to my paragraph above: what are the sins of this generation?  Cheering on the war machine, bowing down to masks and to closing churches, worshipping the state of Israel, ignoring the order in which God created man and woman – and the purpose of each in His creation.  That’s my list.  Here is Wilson’s:


And speaking of the road ahead……for anyone truly serious, here is a roadmap: CAP – Kingdom of God Study List listed on Link List

 

No, this is NOT the ultimate source, but it is a beginning for those who are willing to challenge what they ASSume to know as DaTruth and might discover what they know – AIN’T so!

Been there – done that!

Allow yourself adequate time for this project and invite others to join in the adventure – but BEWARE of your PRESUPPOSITIONS! They can hang you up for years and stop your learning!

 

Following this example of our Messiah, Christians should not let anything distract them from the progressing kingdom of God. Our conquering King rules now and subdues more according to His will and power daily. We should not let false divisions and interpretations of Scripture distract us from His way; so many have left the way in order to drink from the brooks of Scofield and his followers. We must return to the battle as Christ has enjoined it, as the apostles understood it, and as the people of God have progressively expanded so far.