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The Demon Called "Christian Nationalism"
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ThoughIhav et aughtont heKi ngdom ofGodmanyt i mesi nt hepas t ,I begant ot hi nkoft hei ns pi r at i onf ort hi sl es s onatt hi st i me.Leadi ngupt o t hi sl es s on,i ts eemsIwass uddenl yent er t ai ni ngpeopl ei nt heBodyof Chr i s twhos emi nds et swer es of arf r om t het r ut hoft hegos pel . I ti samaz i nghowf ars omear ef r om GodandHi st r ut h.It hi nkt her eal i t y I ti samaz i nghowf ars omear ef r om GodandHi st r ut h.It hi nkt her eal i t y oft hi st r ut ht hr ewmef oras pi r i t ual l oop.Notal l t hepeopl eIs peakofar e apar tofmymi ni s t r y ,y ett heyar eapar toft heBodyofChr i s t .Thes ear e beaut i f uls ai nt s ,f ai t hf uli ndoi ngc hur c hdut i esandl oy alt ot hei rl eader s oror gani z at i ons .Buti nt heend,t her eal i t yi s ,t heyhav enoc l ueast ot he mi ndofGod,norar et heypr epar i ngt hems el v esf ort het hi ngsGodi s aboutt obr i ngupont hewor l d.
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Chr i st i anNat i onal i sm seeks t oenactandpr eser ve Chr i st i an- basedl awswi t hi n nat i onalbor der s, emphasi zi ngdomest i c pol i ci esovergl obalor pol i ci esovergl obalor uni ver salgospelout r each.
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SEEREFERENCE#1 CHRI S TI ANI TY CHRI S TI AN NATI ONALI S M COMMENTS
Matthew 5: 44
ButIsayuntoyou,Loveyour enemi es,bl essthem thatcurseyou, dogoodtothem thathateyou,and prayforthem whi chdespi teful l yuse you,andpersecuteyou Iti safearfulthi ngwhenthoseofus Iti safearfulthi ngwhenthoseofus whohavepreachedthegospelfor years,findoursel vesengul fedi nthe pol i ti csofournati on.
Iti ssadtohearapromi nent, spi ri tual l yrespected,preacherstand spi ri tual l yrespected,preacherstand i napul pi tfaci nghundredsofsai nts i nthebui l di ngandperhapsmi l l i ons onl i nesay,“Wel l ,wesurvi vedthe democrats.Thei rti mei sover.Now i t' sourti me. ”Iti sthesameas sayi ng,“We’ rei npowernow.And wewi l ldoaswewi l l . ”
Al ltheri ghteousi ntenti ntheworl d cannotchangethedi vi si ve,and excl usi vei ntentofthatmessageto thosesai ntswhoi denti fyas democrats.Suddenl ytheyhave democrats.Suddenl ytheyhave becometheenemyofthei rsi sters andbrothersattendi ngthesame churchorfol l owi ngthesame evangel i st.Thesamepri nci pl ei s truei faDemocratsai dthesame thi ngabouttheRepubl i cans.
WherearethesonsofGod? Where WherearethesonsofGod? Where arethosewhoarefai thfultothe fai th?
Bei nga“trueChri sti an”i s someti mesequatedwi th bei nga“truepatri ot. ”
Ci ti zenshi pandfai thbecome i ntertwi ned,resul ti ngi nan excl usi vei denti tythat margi nal i zesci ti zensofother margi nal i zesci ti zensofother fai thsorthosewi thout rel i gi ousbel i ef .(Totreata groupofpeopl eas i nsi gni ficantorexcl uded).
CHRI S TI ANI TY CHRI S TI AN NATI ONALI S M COMMENTS
2Cor i nt hi ans5: 17- 19 17Ther ef or ei fany 17Ther ef or ei fany manbei nChr i st ,hei s anew cr eat ur e:ol d t hi ngsar epassed away;behol d,al l t hi ngsar ebecome new.
18Andal lt hi ngsar e 18Andal lt hi ngsar e ofGod,whohat h r econci l edust o hi msel fbyJesus Chr i st ,andhat hgi ven t oust hemi ni st r yof r econci l i at i on 19Towi t ,t hatGod 19Towi t ,t hatGod wasi nChr i st , r econci l i ngt hewor l d unt ohi msel f ,not i mput i ngt hei r t r espassesunt ot hem; t r espassesunt ot hem; andhat hcommi t t ed unt oust hewor dof r econci l i at i on.
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Wear et hesonsof God.Butwhati si twe t r ul ybel i eve? Though t her ehasbeenmuch t eachi ngont heonenessoft hechur chwi t h GodandChr i st ,how do your econci l et hat knowl edgewi t hbei ng ent angl edwi t ht he af f ai r soft hi sl i f e?
CHRI S TI ANI TY CHRI S TI AN NATI ONALI S M COMMENTS
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Whenwi l lt hec hur c hopeni t sey esandhear tt ot het r ut h ? Ias ky ou, “ Whati st hedi f f er enc ebet weenChr i s t i anNat i onal i s m andChr i s t i ani t y ?” Wel ll etmej us tc utt ot hec has eher e.
Chr i s t i anNat i onal i s m s eek st oc onv er tanat i ont ogodl ypr i nc i pl esand mor al et hi c st hr oughc i v i l l awsandpol i c i es .Thi swi l l nev erhappen.How doIk now t hi s ? Bec aus eGods ai ds o.Hegav eI s r aelt heT en Commandment s ,whi c har et heequi v al entofChr i s t i anl aw. 1 2
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Then,t her ei st hemat t erofi dol at r y .TheHol yGhos ti sv ex edbyt hos es ai nt s whowor s hi pt hei rpol i t i c al l eader s .Nowmos tnat i onal i s t swi l l s ayt hatt her ei sno wayt heyar ewor s hi ppi ngt hepr es i dentoranyot hergov er nmentof fi c i al . So whendoesador at i onf ors omeonebec omei dol at r y ?Letmeans wert hi swi t ht he mi ndandhear toft heFat her .
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Thi ss c r i pt ur er ev eal st hati dol sar edev oi dofl i f e,br eat h,andpower .Theyc annot ac t ,hear ,s ee,ors av e.Byc ont r as t ,t hel i v i ngGods peak s ,s ees ,hear s ,and del i v er sHi speopl e.Don ’ ty ouk now t hatt hos ewhobui l ts uc hi dol s ,k new t hat t heywer et hi ngsmadewi t ht hei rownhands .YetI s r aelt r us t edi nt hem.Why ? Bec aus et hos ewhodepar tf r om t het r ut hbec omedul lofhear i ngandbl i ndt oi t . Theyf or s ak et het r ut handpr ef ert obel i ev eal i er at hert hant het r ut h. I s r aelc al l edupongodst hatc oul dnotans wer ,wal kort al k .Yett heyc hos et o I s r aelc al l edupongodst hatc oul dnotans wer ,wal kort al k .Yett heyc hos et o i gnor et hes et r ut hsandwor s hi pt hem anyway .Thi si swhatmanyi nt hec hur c h dot oday .Theyar es oobs es s edwi t ht hei rpol i t i c alagendas ,andt hei r c andi dat es ,unt i lt hewor dofGodi smadeofnonef f ec t .
O. K. ,s owher ei st hei dol at r yy ouas k ?
Wel l ,i nt heChr i s t i anf ai t hwear et ol dbyGodt ok nowt hos ewhol aboramongus i nt hef ai t h.Whyar ewet ol dt odos o ? I ti sbec aus ewear et ok now t he c har ac t eroft hos ewhol eadt heBody .Ik nowt hatt her ear eandwi l l bemanywho c har ac t eroft hos ewhol eadt heBody .Ik nowt hatt her ear eandwi l l bemanywho s er v ei nt hegov er nmentofnat i onst hatwi l lnotk now t heLor d.Thati sagi v en. Howev er ,t hati snott hei s s ueher e.
Thei s s uei swhenChr i s t i anss ee,hear ,andent er t ai nmor aldepr av i t yanddeny i t ,i gnor ei t ,ex c us ei t ,ordef endi t ;t omak et hei ndi v i dualanac c ept abl ei c onor c hampi onofr i ght eous nes s .
Ar gument s ,c ont ent i ousdebat esandout r i ghtungodl ypos t ur emani f es t swhen Ar gument s ,c ont ent i ousdebat esandout r i ghtungodl ypos t ur emani f es t swhen wr ongi smader i ght ,ands i nf ult r eat mentofot her si ss omehow deemedas ac c ept abl e.Thi si si dol at r y ,andt hatgov er nmentof fi c i ali st hei dol . Whenwec ans ee,hearandk now t het r ut habouts omeone,ors omet hi ng,y et pr omot eal y i ngf ac adef ort hes ak eofpol i t i c alpower ;t hati si dol at r y . Thec hur c hbec omesj us tl i k eI s r ael ;s eei ng,hear i ng,ex per i enc i ng,andk nowi ng Thec hur c hbec omesj us tl i k eI s r ael ;s eei ng,hear i ng,ex per i enc i ng,andk nowi ng t het r ut h,y etj us t i f y ,bel i ev e,andt r us ti nt hatwhi c hac c or di ngt ot hewor dofGod i sunr i ght eous nes s .Oh,butheors hewasappoi nt edbyGod.Wel l ,s owasSaul , I s r ael ’ sfi r s tk i ng ;butt hatappoi nt mentdi dnotmak ehi m r i ght eous . Wes hal lnotdoawaywi t houri nt egr i t yt oj us t i f yapol i t i c als t anc e.Whenwe mak et het hi ngsGodhasc ommandedandr equi r edofuswr ong,andt het hi ngs hef or badeusr i ght eous ,t hatt oo,i si dol at r y .
Chr i s t i annat i onal i s m di v i des ,ex c l udesandent angl esuswi t ht hepol i t i c al f or c es Chr i s t i annat i onal i s m di v i des ,ex c l udesandent angl esuswi t ht hepol i t i c al f or c es oft hi swor l d,whi c hwec l ai m i snotourhome.Choos et odaywhom andwhaty ou wi l l s er v e.I fi tbeGod,t henl etgooft hi swor l dands pr eadt hel ov eofGodt oal l peopl esoft heear t h.
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