“Blessed are you when men shall persecute you…”  (Matthew 5)

 

I would suggest to you to spend time on anti-Christ-ian chat rooms and comment sections under anti-Christian news articles or even pro-Christ-ian articles.  In these on-line eye-openers you will learn so much about the world and you will see how accurate Christ and the Scriptures are on future events that have become current events.

Some of the commonalities one will find is ignorance, shallow thinking, unsupportable one syllable one liners and hatred unbound.  Once in a while you may come across some one that is intelligent and can make some “logic sounding” arguments that ultimately fail.  Sometimes you will find someone that is obviously angry with God for “not existing.”  Sometimes you will find someone desperate to believe but doesn’t know it.

“I wish Billy Graham would die and go to Hell.”  I want all Christ-ians to die and burn in Hell.”  Christ-ianity is so stupid.”  “—- all Christ-ians.”  “I want to kill Christ-ians.”  —- you -.-. ”  “Grow up.”    “Your stoopid.” And that is their spelling.”  “The bible is fairy-tales.”  “Jesus never existed.”  There is no proof for the bible,”  “There is no historical evidence for Jesus.”  “Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.  %$^^, *(&^, Blah, blah, blah, blah…….”
The above, in this paragraph, are only a few of what one can find in most anti-Chris-ian comment rooms.

I read one article recently that spoke about Christ-ian persecution.  In the comment room, like most, the anti-Christ-ian vile and hate-filled spewings, those commenting were betrayed by this ignorance.  When I say ignorance, I mean ignorance by it’s proper definition as not knowing.  Most of those commenting on Christ-ian persecution do not know that persecition comes in many forms and have varying degrees.  They do not know that persecution can be the suppression of speech and expression,  the hatred of others that take on a life of it’s own.  A Christ-ian not being cosidered for a job or losing a job due to one’s faith.  When Christ-ians are over heard and receive negative reactions that are meant to hinder their continued dialogue, and extends all the way up to arrest, torure and murder.

In California there is a bill, that I think will fail, floating around that would illegalize the Bible as well as anything including books and Christ-ian counselors and I suppose churches that speak out against the “alternate life-style,” such as homosexuality, transgenderism, lezbianism and the rest of the alphabet.  Even though this may not become law, the very fact that it has gotten this far and has become a subject of public discourse foretells what will  come.  It is no doubt that some form of this bill will pass at some point.

Do you not remember hearing, years ago, that there will be pro-homosexual depictions on television, even homosexual leading roles?  Do you remember how you didn’t believe it?  You didn’t believe it most likely.  Do you remember hearing about the first time a kiss between two members of the same gender would be shown on television and you thought, “what?!”  The events in this present paragraph were not long ago and the events in the previous are not far away. The events in the previous paragraph would not have occured lest the events in this present article did not come to pass.

In Christ-ian history and in the Word of God persecution would not have come to pass if Christ-ian persecution did not begin quietly and with babysteps.  When I discuss this anti-Christ-ian, pro gay bill in California most, if not all believers say,  “It’ll never happen,” and this is why it will definitely happen, Reader.

This writer cannot begin to understand how believers see our brethren being arrested, tortured, killed, and massacred in large numbers in other parts of the world, if they even know this, and still remain blind to the coming persecution that is in it’s early stages in this country. It begins with the suppression of Christ-ian expression and the vocal expression of pro-Christ-ian hatred being allowed if not incited and speech against homosexuality and islam being thought to be hate-speech, that persecution and it’s progression must, must continue. Reader, this has all been foretold and promised.

With news stories being written, whether true or not, on the decrease of Christ-ianity and the increase of Islam trending, the boldness of homosexuality, Islamists, and anti-Christ-ian sentiment grows more and more bold and receives a greater hearing, and acceptance.

Pastors, and fellow Christ-ians, the day is far past and darkness is growing and spreading. We must awaken out of our sleep and lethargy and “stand” after preparing ourselves in the whole armour of God and putting on the Lord Jesus Christ. Some of you, if paying attention, might think. “Wait… he said we must wake up because the day is far spent and darkness is growing. Does’nt he mean, that we should wake up because it is day time?”  No Reader,  I am suggesting that darkness is coming and now is and we have been sleeping while it WAS day.

How and why has Christ-ian persceution come upon the church?
*By the Christ-ians silence, weakness, and doubt or ignorance of God’s promises.
*By the subtleness of television writers. Writers has made the Christ-ian look stupid, unaware, judgmental, one-sided, and evil, agenda-driven, old-fashioned, gullible, naive, bigoted and racist, etc. etc. etc…  These writers have also made pro-gay, homosexuals, transgenders, lezbians, etc. to be tolerant, wise, and having all the answers. Young Christ-ians have fallen for this writing and indoctrination and this falls back to my first bullet point.
*Politics focusing on the favourability of lillegal aliens, the alternate lifestyles, minorities, and lying about the other party and keeping their mostly policy ignorant voters.
*Christ-ians or some of them giving true Christ-anity a black eye and lost persons being welcomed into the church and giving them a vote and a voice, the name of cheap grace and unsound un-Biblical evangelism practices.
*Some may take offense to the above bullet points, but the proof is in the culture of America today.
*THe above is not meant to be an exhaustive list, but it is a start.

Godspeed and i pray you will not be the blind led by the blind.