Hate on the increase

[Revmitchell]

All Christians all over the world experience hate when they are taking the gospel to the lost. The hate is stronger in some areas than in others but it hate all the same. Peter encouraged the believers to understand what it is and what it means to suffer from it.

It is not as strong in the US as it is in other areas of the world. I certainly saw it first hand in India and Israel. But neither do we want to just sit idley by and let it grow more and more. This country was founded on the right to speak against it. And to stand strong in the face of it. And that is what we as Christians should do.

Do not let anyone tell you that as a Christian we need to just sit down and shut up. If we do the gospel will be squelched and our rights as Christians will be lost. There is no biblical mandate to allow ourselves to be silenced.

 

[saturneptune]

All Christians all over the world experience hate when they are taking the gospel to the lost. The hate is stronger in some areas than in others but it hate all the same. Peter encouraged the believers to understand what it is and what it means to suffer from it.

It is not as strong in the US as it is in other areas of the world. I certainly saw it first hand in India and Israel. But neither do we want to just sit idley by and let it grow more and more. This country was founded on the right to speak against it. And to stand strong in the face of it. And that is what we as Christians should do.

Do not let anyone tell you that as a Christian we need to just sit down and shut up. If we do the gospel will be squelched and our rights as Christians will be lost. There is no biblical mandate to allow ourselves to be silenced.

I would like to get your opinion of something I have noticed over the years. It usually involves a local election, and usually the subject is making a district wet from dry, or allowing a new form of gambling. It seems when a group of churches, including ours, takes an active role in the campaign, the harder we try, the more the opposition reacts. We have lost several times. My question is, do you think we are doing more harm than good by making an issue of it? In other words, would it be more likely something like that could be defeated by staying low keyed?

 

[Revmitchell]

I would like to get your opinion of something I have noticed over the years. It usually involves a local election, and usually the subject is making a district wet from dry, or allowing a new form of gambling. It seems when a group of churches, including ours, takes an active role in the campaign, the harder we try, the more the opposition reacts. We have lost several times. My question is, do you think we are doing more harm than good by making an issue of it? In other words, would it be more likely something like that could be defeated by staying low keyed?

I know from experience that with stuff like that there are always back room meetings, politics, and large amounts of money involved. Political ground games are launched and money exchanges hands.

How is saying nothing going to defeat anything? But the church has got to work to be an influence in the community in other ways as well. For example:

How about that single mother who has three kids who spends far to many evenings at the laundry mat because she does not own a washer and dryer. Why can't the church take her one, expecting nothing in return, but only to minister to her so she can spend more evenings at home with here kids helping them with their homework.

Or how about that elderly couple who's children have moved away and they can no longer take care of their house themselves. Why can't the church show up and mow the yard and mend the roof, expecting nothing in return not even to show up to church, but only have the goal to minister to them.

We have got to be business owners and counsel members and part of the communities. We can't just oppose those things. We need to be an influence in many ways not just one.

 

[saturneptune]

I know from experience that with stuff like that there are always back room meetings, politics, and large amounts of money involved. Political ground games are launched and money exchanges hands.

How is saying nothing going to defeat anything?

We have never said nothing. I just notice that the more intense the campaign, the more the opposition organizes. I am just asking if you think that contributes to a loss. We have always been involved in issues like this, even out of the local community at times.

 

[Revmitchell]

We have never said nothing. I just notice that the more intense the campaign, the more the opposition organizes. I am just asking if you think that contributes to a loss. We have always been involved in issues like this, even out of the local community at times.

See my amended post

 

[Yeshua1]

I am becoming ever more aware of an alarming rapid increase in a hatred for God and the Christian faith. I was wondering if any others are experiencing the same thing?
Here is a link to a trailer of the most blasphemous movie I have ever heard about.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oaS_N1zsqo

have you heard of the facebook page that has the deal that Virgin mary should have aborted Jesus?

 

[Judith]

have you heard of the facebook page that has the deal that Virgin mary should have aborted Jesus?

No but if you know of such a page you should report it as hate speech to get it shut down.

 

[Sapper Woody]

I don't see any hate in the trailer. I see ignorance. I see people trying to make money. I see making light of a serious manner in an inappropriate way. But I do not see hate.