Humanitarianism is the expression of stupidity and cowardice.
What good fortune for governments that the people do not think.
Who says I am not under the special protection of God?
the above are all quotes from adolf hitler. a few years ago i remember a conversation with a fellow church member during home group about what GOD allows to happen in this world and we discussed the holocaust; what evil presents itself to our eyes, but yet we choose to ignore it.
a quote i read some time ago has stayed with me regarding the passivity of the human race now - "we always say such is life, and we ignore it." i think one of the hardest things in the world is too stand up for what you believe in; to fight. one of the greatest acts of christianity is to give to others, to love others as you would yourself. we are that nation. we were created because of GOD. we were created because our founding fathers believed in HIM.
i fear that our deeds for the world will come back to haunt us. i fear that we have become too tolerate and have failed to protect our nation. i fear that americans are listening to rhetoric that portrays this country as evil around world. we are not that nation. we are a nation of strength. the challenges that we are facing now we must pay attention to, because evil could spread all over this country if we are not prepared.
over the course of my journey i have judged far more than i should have. as i read scripture i have a tendency to look at others and think of what they should be doing and not look at their hearts. we usually surround ourselves that are strong in faith, but not the weak in faith. i've heard many christians are leaving the church, because sound doctrine is not being taught. my question though is if you are leaving the church because sound doctrine is not being taught, are you really living a CHRISTLIKE life?
the history of hitler and the holocaust astounds me because one man preyed upon the ignorance of mankind to create such evil. we rely on too many others to educate ourselves, and do not take enough time personally to teach ourselves and our children. every religion is corruptible. every faith has evil, it's just whether or not we fight it. CHRIST talks of the poor, and i don't think that HE just meant the poor financially, but the poor in spirit also. the world is telling us what is acceptable and we are ignoring what GOD said was acceptable.
the bible teaches what we should be paying attention to. it doesn't say just to pay attention to the love and grace of GOD, but also to pay attention to the sin that could corrupt us if we become to lukewarm in our journey. below is from a blog posting i read regarding revelations 3 and the church. it sounds pretty much like what it is happening today in a lot of churches and congregations around this country.
i believe that if we don't pay attention to what is going on we will continue to fail. i fear that as individuals we have lost the simple acts of accountability and humility. i fear that as christians we become too judgemental of another and aren't keeping our own sin in the back of our mind. i fear that we aren't teaching what true grace and forgivness is because we have become too prideful in our journies.
"We are told in Revelation 3 of the 7 Churches. The last church or church age is symbolized by the Church of Laodicea. Laodicea means "the rights of the people." Thus, this was a church governed by the will of the people, rather than the will of God. This is the church age from which the Antichrist and the False Prophet will emerge. It is the church age Paul talked about that would not endure sound doctrine, but would gather around them teachers that would say what their itching ears wanted and desired to hear (2 Tim 4:3). This church is described as lukewarm, indifferent, not concerned with right and wrong, or with good and evil. They take a neutral position: one of "live and let live; don’t rock the boat; and don’t cause waves." They are trying to serve two masters—God and self (or the world).
"We will continue to monitor the church's faithfulness to the teaching of the Word of God, realizing that the church of the last days will be marked by apostasy and a falling away. This does not mean that God is not moving and doing great things - but can we also identify the wolves in sheep's clothing? "For false Christ's and false prophets shall rise, and shall show signs and wonders, to seduce, if it were possible, even the very elect". (Mark 13:22)."
“Judge not, that you be not judged. For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother's eye." Matthew 7:1-5
"Do you suppose, O man—you who judge those who practice such things and yet do them yourself—that you will escape the judgment of God?" Romans 2:3
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