The next Parts provide summary thoughts and applications from those preceding. The writer avoids repeating himself if possible but may do so when necessary.
A Russian Christian verbally defended Christ when hailed before a kangaroo communist court. No silent dissenter, she vocally used her very appearance there as a pulpit, asking why the leaders persecuted the very people who upheld the nation’s good. They prayed for the leaders. They loved their neighbors. They helped those in need. They modeled the righteous life God demanded of his people. It didn’t save her from a prison term. It did prove that in the absence of evidence against Christians the leaders upheld communist dogma against those guilty only of faith in Christ. Richard Wurmbrand, heroic Romanian Christian, wrote that the communist jailers were happy when beating Christians under their control. However, the Christians, like the apostles, Acts 5:41, rejoiced being “counted worthy” of being beaten. That way, Wurmbrand ruefully stated, both groups were happy. Ahab’s initial response when seeing Elijah after 3 ½ years re-kindled the animosity last felt for him. The king’s charge against Elijah strongly resembles America’s present spiritual warfare against Christians faithful to God’s word. The biblical ignorance of SO MANY Americans considers Christians enemies of the country because, in conformity with God’s word, we support marriage over living together, heterosexual over homosexual relationships and Christ’s Singularity as God’s Only Begotten Son and humanity’s ONLY Savior and Lord over religious diversity. In turn, all that unbelievers produce in “evidence” is their willingness to blame God for being God, because they want to be their own deity. They mock his Word, because they want to make their own rules. They ridicule a Single Savior sufficient to save ALL, EVERYWHERE, because they refuse to accept SIN as everyone’s COMMON problem. Ahab at least had enough religion left in him that he wore sackcloth—very un-king-like-apparel—when warned of doom awaiting him and his entire family I Kings 21:20-29. NO repentance is seen in society today. Only stubborn defiance in people to live as they please. It’s also the basis of the Inter-Faith Movement, which subconsciously creates the impression of “good in all religions” leading to “equality of all religions” so long as they offer help in time of need. But the leaders DO NOT want Christians intolerantly evangelizing those of different religious views. While they intolerantly tear the evangelistic heart from Christianity’s Founder. Though he came as SAVIOR to Sacrifice himself to SAVE all from their sin Matthew 28:18-20. As ONLY historical figure promised in prophecy as SAVIOR, Isaiah 53, and incarnating himself as JESUS—Savior—Matthew 1:20-21, Luke 1:31, 2:21, 26, 28-32, Mark 10:45, Luke 23:34, 24:45-49. All unbelievers, whatever their religion, including some who claim to be Christian, want Christ’s disciples to weaken his word and nature so those who don’t believe in him, and who have their religious faith, can feel comfortable. They have no fear of rejecting God, but tremble with anxiety when thinking of hurting the feelings of mortals like themselves. After all, those people are our friends, neighbors, work associates and family members. Thus, we have a politically-correct world because we have a nationally-depraved spiritual life by defying God. Christians…who love Jesus Christ first, most and always…take time to study, not simply read, God’s word. The Holy Spirit continually supercharges every passage with spiritual truth. And take time from the noise of life to “be still before God”, to:
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