I get that Christians are being frustrated about all the irrational mess that is occurring every day now, I really do. However, we were told in 2 Timothy 3 that "perilous times would come", that means in the original language "ragingly insane" times in which nothing would make good sense. And, in my humble opinion it means that everything would be orchestrated by devils, in other words, it would be a culture dominated by demons propagating lies opposite of God's principles and commands.
People will say and do things, even so-called "Christians" that are directly opposite of what God commanded in His word, calling this disobedience good as though God would be pleased with the rationalizations for rebellion. I have encountered many Christians who fight and argue to defend their sin. They make excuses based on circumstance or their own sinful desires. Feelings take priority over God's truth with most people in the church today.
Often we will be chastised for bringing scripture to the discussion among "Christians" as though we did something wrong in doing so. Most "Christians," today think the Bible is a book of suggestions that can be ignored and that anyone who actually says we should obey His commands is a legalist and a wacko, someone strange to be avoided.
Let me be clear, it is not legalism to want to obey God. Legalism is making rules and standards that God never commanded. It is not legalism to preach obedience to God's rules and standards.
What are the tactics of demons? Everything opposite of what God would want, absolutely on purpose. We cannot expect anything to be resolved or improve, it will only become worse as the world marches headlong into the tribulation very soon. Should we attempt to stop prophecy?
Our marching orders are to bring the gospel to the unsaved and encourage the believers that their home-going is soon. We need to keep on keeping on with great expectancy that God is going to exact justice very soon.
Fighting with the world over their insanity is an exercise in futility. It's like trying to make a cat understand that yarn is not to be played with, the cat can do nothing else, it is hard-wired to bat at yarn. Anyone who has cats understands there is no teaching a cat not to take swipes at yarn or that they should not catch mice. Unbelievers cannot understand God's ways, they must become born again to understand.
1 Corinthians 2:13-15 "…13 And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words. 14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment."
Arguing with an unbeliever about public policy is insanity, it brings only arguments and fighting. They do not understand God's ways.
1 Corinthians 2:14-15 "14 The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned. 15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.…"
Rather than trying to argue the principles of God with the unsaved, we ought to be sharing the gospel with them. Only if they become born again because the Holy Spirit is working on them will they be able to know the principles of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:17-18 "…17 After that, we who are alive and remain will be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air. And so we will always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore encourage one another with these words."
There will be a cleansing of the earth and a judgment and we will get to see it. We have no need for revenge or forcing others to do as we think is right, we only have to trust in Christ, He is the One Who will make things right.
When we come back with Him after the marriage supper of the Lamb to destroy evil, He will do all the fighting with the Word of His mouth, we will be with Him.
2 Thessalonians: Read it to find the entire story.
I have no interest in attempting to stop what God has ordained. It is prophesied, however, I do want to warn others of what is coming if they do not believe in Christ. Perhaps someone will repent and become born again, avoiding the wrath of God that is coming on the entire earth.
I have never seen as many warnings on the internet as I am seeing now, it is God-directed to be the last step in warning before the church is removed, and literally, all hell is loosed upon the earth.
Warnings, the gospel to unbelievers, and encouraging the believers, is our mission until Christ takes us out of here.
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