Is it possible that those heavily invested in politics are using it as a distraction to make themselves feel superior when there is much arrogance and pride in their hearts? Just asking!
I am now convinced that many people who attend institutional church gatherings are satisfied with thinking they are better than others, rather than self-reflecting to discern whether or not they are walking as circumspectly as they wish to believe about themselves.
If a person can point to others as worse than themselves, they can remain oblivious to their own flaws that offend God. If they can focus on "making the country great again," they can blame others instead of looking into their own heart of rebellion.
Yes, it is rebellion against God to accept divorce and remarriage as normal and acceptable within the Christian community.
It is rebellion to place unbiblical rules and standards on others that God never made, merely to make oneself seem superior.
It is rebellion to refuse to look into the Scriptures to discover what God wants for us. The more a person ignores some scriptures and uses others out of context to justify their sin, the more they harden their own hearts.
Even worse, those who live in rebellion punish those who call out the sin of rebellion. Isolating them, gossiping against them, withholding love from them, and more as they seek to ruin relationships with those who know their sin and refuse to accept it as normal.
We cannot change anyone's heart; we can only make the truth known and walk away, leaving the results to God. Continuing to remain friends with those who hate Christ and hate us makes no sense; it merely keeps the drama going without results. Human results based on manipulation are useless; it is God's results when He works that matter.
To remain friends with those who despise us is pride; that if perhaps I will just hang around and be friendly, they will like me and like what I say, is nothing more than subtle manipulation.
Luke 17:3 "Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him."
Leviticus 19:17 "You must not harbor hatred against your brother in your heart. Directly rebuke your neighbor, so that you will not incur guilt on account of him."
God considers it hatred toward our brother when we refuse to tell them the truth. Love of self is what motivates us to remain silent when we should speak. The Holy Spirit can help us with this, He will give us the words to say when He wants us to say them. And, He will help us walk away when no one is listening.
It is rebuke, correction, and admonition that restore a relationship on God's terms. To ignore the sin is to be indifferent to the soul of another person. Love corrects for restoration. When someone refuses to discuss rationally and reasonably a matter, then we have no choice but to give up and give it to God.
It is not good for our souls or walk with Christ, nor is it good for the one who will not listen, to remain in companionship with those who refuse to admit their sin.
Proverbs 27:5-6 Better an open rebuke than love that is concealed. The wounds of a friend are faithful, but the kisses of an enemy are deceitful."
May we become so strong that we no longer consider what someone thinks of us, but become wildly in love with Jesus Christ that He is the only one who matters.
