Moderators Gregory Matthews Posted February 14 Moderators Share Posted February 14 Christian Nationalism: The following article should raise issues that will challenge our thinking. https://atoday.org/religious-liberty-only-for-some/ Kevin H and phkrause 2 Quote Gregory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted February 15 Members Share Posted February 15 Excellent article!! Kevin H 1 Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Kevin H Posted February 18 Moderators Share Posted February 18 Indeed, an excellent article. How many of you feel like you are living in the old story "Now"? In the 1980s we found some of our leaders in the government moving away from liberty of conscience, to showing preference for the religion of Evangelical Christianity; which resulted in a fair number of the leaders from the other party to start to show equal preference for the religion of secular humanism. This change continued for about 36 years before taking the next step of moving beyond preferential treatment, to Christian Nationalism. How long will it be before the others move to Secular Human Nationalism. Granted I'm not in politics; but with the formation of political parties, there are a few things that I've been wondering about. For example; for the judges, I've wondered about instead of having the one party in power just place in offices Judges that enforce their party views; How about requiring the candidates for judges to need to win 50% plus 1 of each of the major parties in office? I hate abortion, but believe that our job and the government's job need to take different sides. 2 Timothy 3 pictures how people would be in the last days. 2 Timothy 3:5 says: Having a form of godliness, but denying the power thereof: from such turn away There is the power of the state, but also the power of the Holy Spirit. The power of the principles of God's government. Granted it needs us to work it; reaching out to those who may be contemplating having abortions. As individuals and as organizations such as churches it is OUR job to reach out to this community to offer them options and our love and support. It is NOT our job to sit around on our behind as we turn to the power of the state to do what we are to do. The role of the state in some topics such as abortion is to decrease the risk of harm for those who either are out of our reach or who choose to not accept our suggestions (much less those with other health problems who become trampled under by these anti-abortion laws and politicians.) In Exodus 19:5-6 God gives us what he wants us to keep in mind just before giving the 10 commandments, then among the first steps in applying the 10 commandments in Exodus 21 we are told how if someone attacks a pregnant woman and she dies, the attacker would be held for murder; however, if a pregnant woman is attacked and the fetus is lost, the attacker would only be fined. The repel of Roe vs. Wade has placed many of us where we will be held collectively guilty before for murder for the victims of self or illegal abortion attempts. When it comes to abortion we should still follow the principle "Render unto Caesar what is Ceasar's [job] and render unto God what God [expects his people to do.] phkrause 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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